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Offering company retirement plan advice can be a shrewd strategy for advisors -- but first they must establish sound and compliant operations, especially in light of pending regulatory changes.

Alternative financial service providers that sell prepaid cards, bill pay, check cashing and other services to underbanked consumers are becoming more sophisticated with the ways they mine customer data.

Revenue grew faster than assets for advisors, a PriceMetrix report finds -- but average client age is now nearly 62, and increasing at a rate of roughly 6-7 months per year.

Four advisors joined the firm from rival brokerage D.A. Davidson.

The demands of Baby Boomers nearing retirement have pushed product providers to market their offerings as not just investments, but also financial wellness tools to manage retirees' lives.

Tax season is supposed to be over on April 15. But among certain groups -- especially the wealthy -- filing for an extension until Oct. 15 is now routine.

In a Financial Planning webinar last week, listeners got some great ideas from a all-star team of practice management experts: Commonwealth Financial's Joni Youngwirth, Fidelity Investments' David Canter and Christine Gaze of Purpose Consulting Group.

If there were ever a challenge that's really an opportunity, this is it. How often can a company act strategically while also doing the right thing?

The Japanese unit of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance sold six times more bonds this year, shoring up capital as customers bought foreign currency policies amid a weakening yen.

For clients willing to wait for the start date, deferred income annuities can offer plump payouts.