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Retirement plan advocates are urging the federal government to allow Hurricane Harvey victims to withdraw from their 401(k), IRA and other retirement accounts without facing any penalty.

Most Republicans support killing the estate tax as part of a tax overhaul, but doing so could have dire consequences.

In the last month, RBC has hired six teams from wirehouses and other regional firms.

The DoL rule has contributed to both the overall drop and a market shift, say LIMRA experts.

IRA balances are up, and so are divorces, particularly among baby boomers. These so-called gray divorces have roughly doubled over the past 25 years, according to the Pew Research Center.

As prospects for the best interest contract exemption fade, the Labor Department is pursuing a "streamlined" exemption for conflict-free mutual fund shares.

Some firms are hiring more analysts and salesmen in hopes for a windfall from the rules.

Here are six ways to cultivate a relationship with your client that lasts from Financial Planning columnist John J. Bowen Jr.

A cornerstone of what drives American capitalism, the number of IPOs has plunged even as the stock market, and tech stocks in particular, have been hitting new highs.

Advisors must be prepared with tax and planning strategies to help when clients fall ill.