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Bogle wants to make your nest egg 65% bigger; How smart savers choose between a 401(k) or Roth IRA; Pensions stick with hedge funds despite CalPERS exodus

Census Bureau data comparing U.S. racial demographics with those of advisors show the gap is big. Financial Planning's research has found it may be even bigger.

Female executives from U.S. Trust and Goldman Sachs join New York-based Dynasty Financial Partners.

Morgan Stanley lures highly lucrative talent from Merrill Lynch while Washington Wealth Management grabs advisors from RBC and Wells Fargo plucks four from UBS. Here are the most recent moves among wirehouse advisors.

The firm’s new wealth management arm hopes Sayra will become the voice for women in the industry.

An S&P report finds investors who turn to actively managed mutual funds or ETFs for international exposure aren’t getting their money’s worth, but some experts disagree, pointing particularly to small-caps.

Barclays settles for $15 million after the SEC found its compliance system inadequate following its purchase of Lehman Brothers' wealth advisory business.

Schorsch makes big changes to the firm's executive team with a new CEO as well as the hiring of longtime LPL exec Bill Dwyer.

A workshop on an approach that some say goes far beyond classic principles, gives international players a taste of the process.

Barclays hired Akshaya Bhargava as chief executive officer of its wealth and investment management business to replace Peter Horrell, who stepped down.

How to survive 4 major retirement hazards; Picking the 'right' hedge fund involves more than looking in the past; ETFs should be in your 401(k), says Morningstar

This is one of the most difficult conversations that planners have with clients, and yet it can be the key to success, experts say.

"Despite brave talk about 'I'll never put my kids through what happened to me with my parents,' 75% of people never have that cross-generational conversation," an elder care specialist told advisors at the FPA conference in Seattle, Wash.

Consumer and industry advocates are criticizing FINRA over its alternative to a proposal that would have required recruiting firms to disclose advisor compensation incentives to clients when moving between brokerages.

Unknown health care costs are regarded by many as the biggest threat to retirement plans. At the same time, shifts in the industry are changing advisors' options to help clients plan for the costs of extended health care. Here are the most critical factors advisors should keep in mind about long-term care.

Wells Fargo landed in hot water for failing to act on indications that a broker traded on insider information.

Unknown health care costs are regarded by many as the biggest threat to retirement plans. At the same time, shifts in the industry are changing advisors' options to help clients plan for the costs of extended health care. Here are the most critical factors advisors should keep in mind about long-term care.

Clients' unwillingness to realistically plan for their financial future can pose a challenge to advisors. Here's how to guide clients to make more rational retirement decisions.

American Depository Receipts can provide investors with an easy way to directly hold equities from around the world.

In which the author takes a pair of popular assessments and finds he’s not as daring as he thought he was.