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Recent cost-of-living adjustments have made waiting to claim the benefit more lucrative.

A soon-to-retire woman wants to travel in her golden years but needs an aide to look after her mother. Will Medicare chip in?

FPA 2022 President-Elect James Lee explains how the organization plans to pursue protection for a title that some advisors say is misused in the industry.

The sustainable investing industry sees state policies as the biggest threat to investing that's meant to further environmental, social and governance goals.

The No. 2 GOP member said Democrats are mischaracterizing the party's proposals as cuts to benefits.

An IRS proposal has spawned confusion about whether non-spousal heirs to Roth plans need to take RMDs before draining the accounts after 10 years.

Efforts to increase diversity in the wealth management industry include Raymond James' Black Financial Advisors Network and the BLX Internship Program.

BNY Mellon and Nasdaq are developing in-house digital-asset custody platforms for institutional investors, making them among the first in traditional finance.

Supporters of panel credit it for collecting data on firms' C-suites, boardrooms. But it's unclear if Republicans in charge would walk away from the efforts.

Rankings compiled through FP's annual RIA Leaders study show how the largest firms are growing at a record clip in offices across the country.

Five (or six or seven) little words should tell the story of your firm and embed themselves in the minds of potential clients.

Industry representatives fear DOL misclassification rule will lead to costly court battles

Ignore the stigma of borrowing from your retirement plan — a life raft for cash crunches — but be aware of the rules.

In an event led by two respected RIA thought leaders, FP recognizes a half dozen people whose talent and accomplishments have them poised to advance the planning profession. What are the key factors shaping the industry's future?

Behavioral finance is increasingly influencing how wealth managers serve their clients. How is the field evolving, and what are the freshest insights?

A new study found high rates of stress among professionals in the field, which is adjusting to a growing focus on work-life balance for employees.

After pinning down a client's interests and expectations of returns, the research and due diligence begins.

The young and wealthy instead see more potential in assets like cryptocurrency, real estate and private equity, a study says.

Some older Americans worry that if they return to work, they'll get less money from Social Security. In fact, the opposite is true — but advisors need to get the word out.

Sexual assaults, lurid propositions and a sex tape pack the latest filings in a class action against Goldman Sachs. But it's a boss's comment about his assistant's engagement ring two decades ago and a woman who complained an executive checked her out that have set off an especially bitter dispute in the case.