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The life planning innovator hopes to spark hundreds of conversations aimed at building an ideal civilization.

CEO Manny Roman expects the move will help the firm cash in when the next economic downturn comes.

Clients surprised me when I asked for their opinions about the planning tool. Plus, how to find out if you're an "innovator" or a "laggard."

In addition to health insurance considerations. people considering this need to determine whether they can afford the missed earnings and the ability to continue building their nest egg.

Financial services professionals often shy away from social media, fearing the time commitment and compliance risks. The upside, however, is too great to ignore, social media experts in the industry say.

A Florida court will hear a client’s claim that the firm charges processing fees that had ranged as high as 10 times more than the stated purpose: transaction and clearing costs.

Small company stocks stumbled in the very recent past but have outperformed over the long term.

You’ll probably find administrators blocking the backdoor Roth IRA strategy more than anyone else, says Kimberly Foss, planner, author and Financial Planning contributor. That’s when you’ll have to adopt the role of educator, she says.

Advisors see raising their rates as a difficult topic to broach, but one RIA coach has a variety of methods for approaching it.

The deal is the latest consolidation in the industry, which is experiencing pressure on revenues as investors flock to low-fee, passive index and ETFs.

Earnings reports this week showed the firms are increasingly rushing into a booming market for lending to wealthy clients. So far, it’s paying off.

The launch adds to the trend of banks attempting to tap into their base of retail checking account customers as a way to create instant scale in low-cost wealth management.

What's to stop financial planning from being shrunk entirely into a free app?

Sales of the fee-only products have expanded in a major way, but they have yet to win over advisors.

Firms who "do nothing" will be in a "precarious position," advisors are warned at a Fidelity conference.

More states should follow in California’s footsteps in making it easier and cheaper for seniors to tap home equity, writes Alicia Munnell, director of the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College.

Ex-advisor Dawn Bennett, who allegedly dabbled in voodoo-type witchcraft, was found guilty by a federal jury of defrauding investors.

Still, the bank’s revenue-producing operations are split into four divisions, which are all run by men.

Edward Lee Moody used the stolen proceeds to buy a home and travel to Las Vegas among other destinations.

The deal is Captrust's 31st purchase in the past 12 years.