Portfolio

Marketing and sales strategies are better received when firms provide information advisers are actually seeking.

There are two that hold stocks that have boosted dividends for 20 years or more.

The firm's headcount has steadily declined since the bogus account scandal came to light last year.

Its local unit is the first qualified domestic limited partner to be granted a license from the Asset Management Association of China.

Although the market continues to rally, a possible setback remains likely and retirement investors should be ready for this scenario.

With smaller paychecks and longer life expectancies than men, one strategy includes moving their IRA assets into a Roth to reap the tax advantages.

The engine of future growth for the top independent broker-dealers is likely to be fees.

The firm joined BlackRock as a strategic partner of the alternative investment tool aimed at wealthy clients. Plus; other launches.

The app allows users, many of them first-time investors, to get started for as little as $5.

"With 15,000 financial advisors, it's hard to change financial planning software. It's hard to change the day-to-day stuff," adviser Jim Denholm III says.