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These 20-somethings are just beginning their saving and investing journey and there's no time like the present to get them on the right track.

Your fee should be about more than just investment performance.

There are few marketing issues in the advisor sector that in recent years have inspired more interest -- and uncertainty -- than the use of social media in the practice.

Here are five pieces of advice that advisors should keep in mind when going through a merger.

Bank of America has expanded its suite of investing tools for its mass-affluent do-it-yourself customers.

For Retired Clients, Dump the Life Insurance Policy?

To help investors cut through the clutter of ETFs on the market, Merrill Edge devised a list of 61 high-quality ETFs from which they can build their own portfolios.

g) – Emerging markets offer good long- term buying opportunities as economies globally improve, Robert Kapito, co-founder and president of BlackRock Inc., said. There is too much short-term thinking in investing and foreign investors should be diversified in order to survive this period of market volatility, Kapito said in an interview with Bloomberg Television’s Susan Li.

Here are five pieces of advice that advisors should keep in mind when going through a merger.

Calamos Investments, a global investment management firm, announced the planned departure of James Boyne, President and Chief Operating Officer, effective September 30, 2013. Until that time, Boyne will act in an advisory role and assist the company in the orderly transition of his duties and responsibilities.

The Department of Labor is pushing back its timeframe for releasing a highly anticipated proposal for expanding fiduciary responsibilities for advisors who work with retirement plans.

The Index wanted a higher-priced stock to help give financials a greater weighting.

Bank of America Merrill Lynch will pay $2.8 million to settle claims that it took too long to compensate departing brokers.

The 2013 RIA Roadshow will kick off a six-city tour of the Midwest on Tuesday September 24 in Troy, Michigan.

For a variety of reasons, there is often far too much fluff and hyperbole in the language being used to describe the typical advisory practice. Follow these guidelines to improve your marketing language.

More financial firms in the retirement space are considering the lifetime value of consumers.

Foreign investors should be diversified in order to survive this period of market volatility.

The Financial Services Institute launched an online social community on Tuesday modeled in part on LinkedIn and aimed at allowing advisors to network and connect privately.

While equity mutual fund investors headed for the doors in droves after getting pummeled during the Great Recession, many 401(k) participants and mutual fund investors have continued to add to their asset allocation funds, which include target-risk, target-date and other mixed-asset funds.

The IRS ruled last week that it will recognize same-sex couples even if they reside in a state that does not recognize their marriage, provided they were lawfully married in a state that does.