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The IRS has issued guidance on the potential approaches it may take in the future on proposed regulations for the excise tax on high-cost employer-sponsored health coverage in the Affordable Care Act.

The world’s biggest money managers are mapping out proposals intended to grease trading in debt markets that regulators warn are at risk of seizing up in the event of a sudden rush by investors to pull cash.

A broad range of investors who have never thought about a family foundation can use donor-advised funds to pass on core values to heirs as part of their estate planning

Financial advisors and academics are helping retirees ensure their spending plans are on track by offering drawdown strategies that can adjust to age, account balance and other factors; Plus, five benefits of a capital gains retirement strategy.

President Barack Obama throws his support behind the Department of Labor's fiduciary proposal; advisors take to Twitter to voice their reply.

SIFMA's Karl Schimmeck discusses where the threats are coming from and what is being done to mitigate the risk.

A French prosecutor recommended charges for complicity in tax fraud and aggravated money laundering tied to a trust overseen by the firm's office on the island country.

In a rare independent-to-employee move, four independent advisors joined the employee channel of Raymond James.

Now that the Labor Department has pressed forward with a controversial proposal for advisors in the retirement space, where do the rules go from here?

While many of the fundamentals of bank programs haven't changed much, the products, technology and sophistication of advisors and clients alike have increased exponentially.