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It may seem like a good idea to build client portfolios, but advisors might be better off spending their time working on relationships.

Data reported by the Investment Company Institute.

Sept. 18: As the alternatives market expanded 28.4% over the last year, analysts say fund costs will trend downward with time.

Will his candidates be able to tackle major challenges facing the post-crisis era?

These turbulent times of regulatory upheaval have raised the existential question of how to adapt and protect profitability.

The IRS is relaxing some rules to make pulling money from retirement plans easier after hurricanes Irma and Harvey, but clients should remember the taxes and penalties associated with withdrawals are unchanged,

Staying current with where the regulation stands can be hard. Here's what advisors need to know now.

OCIE puts advisors on notice about widespread use of misleading claims and failures of disclosure.

These funds can affordably provide clients with REIT exposure.

"We're offering the same if not better-quality products at a highly reduced fee," said Eileen Duff, head of distribution at iCapital Network.

SunTrust Investment Services collected more than $1.1 million in avoidable 12b-1 mutual fund fees from more than 4,500 accounts, the SEC charged.

We've reshuffled our top 25 program managers to list them solely by average production per advisor. Here are the top 15.

Are HSAs here to stay? One advisor’s prediction.

It can be expensive and time consuming. Is it worth it?

Clients in their 30s offer long-term value and are cheap to acquire. But they can be time consuming, interacting almost 15 times a year on average with their advisors.

Why gaining short-term bond exposure through mutual funds isn’t a smart bet.

“We’ve been very focused on opening every drawer and turning over every rock in the company,” CEO Tim Sloan said.

After spending a week holed up with several dozen employees in a New York hotel, the $1.4 billion hedge fund manager returned to Florida with a new focus.

The program rejoined Cetera's platform after a brief six-month stint with LPL.

Advisors are in trouble if they neglect a client’s health needs.