Rather than relying entirely on themselves, self-directed investors are consulting more sources of investment information and advice, including real live advisors.

Many investors would like to own high-yielding stocks that have very low risk. Unfortunately, in the real world, such beasts are extremely rare. The following 10 stocks are the current yield champs in the S&P 500 index.

The unit is aggressively pursuing modest mass-affluent investors with less than $500,000 in investible assets and its effort appears to be paying off.

The likelihood that a powerful tech innovator such as Google will enter the asset management space and upend the market has increasingly become a matter of concern and speculation within the financial industry.

With a wider gap in tax rates, moving reported income among family members could have a big payoff. Advisors should consider a few if these strategies.

Worries about a tidal wave of retiring advisors may be overblown, say some wealth management executives.

How much money could the U.S. government potentially save by providing additional financial planning to service members?