Practice

Returning cash to shareholders stops companies from doing stupid things with their money. The new 1% levy could open the door to more buyback taxes, and more foolish spending by companies.

Members of the influential fee-only planners group paid tribute to the growth and professionalism during their outgoing chief's tenure.

Americans are facing a $7.1 trillion retirement savings shortfall. Will Congress do anything about it?

A retirement plan and wealth practice spanning $1.4 billion displays how independent moves in 2022 are keeping up with or even surpassing those from 2021.

Why industry veterans Christopher J. Asher, Jason D. Cooke and Vincent J. Camarda, charged in separate cases. will go by "defendant" and not "CFP."

The company's CEO offered a rare perspective on what the industry can learn from it.

The strategy has been portrayed as both an essential investing tool and overhyped approach. The reality is somewhere in between.

American seniors lose much of their income to medical expenses. A new law aims to change that.

An ex-Woodbury Financial advisor faces 10 felony counts as the industry and regulators keep working on getting better at detecting and preventing scams.

Studies show that the market has created a "Goldilocks" moment for alternatives. But technology and the industry need to work together to get it "just right."