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There's a safe harbor for gift tax reporting, but the American Institute of CPAs recommends families educate themselves as the accounts go live July 4.

Subscribers can stay up to date on key industry issues while earning one hour of continuing education credit toward maintaining professional certification.

Financial therapy helps people analyze thoughts, feelings and limiting beliefs surrounding money. Therapists shared what they want advisors to know about approaching client relationships.

Although low-cost ETFs remain the most common component of model portfolios built by BlackRock and other third parties, private credit, equity and other alternatives are gaining ground.

Whether advisors choose individual stocks or not, the SEC's proposal to allow semiannual reporting rather than quarterly could impact clients' portfolios.

Many clients avoid consolidating their assets at a single firm because they don't want the hassle. Advisors say it's important when to know not only when they're most likely to want to move assets, but also what to say.

Kevin Warsh set the table for change. Marvin Loh, managing director at State Street, discusses the FOMC meeting and Warsh's press conference.

Financial advisors can avoid a conversation mismatch by focusing less on what they do, and more on what clients care about.

In sessions at last week's Morningstar conference, Dimensional Chairman David Booth, "Unreasonable Hospitality" author Will Guidara and behavioral finance experts shared tips on how financial advisors can provide valuable coaching to clients.

The head of client segments in Morgan Stanley's wealth division acknowledges AI could one day be the primary source of financial advice for mass affluent clients. Morgan Stanley advisors working with wealthier investors will have to up their games.