Accounting

Technology tools are pitched as time savers, but that’s not how advisors are actually using them.

Who guards the guardians? Regulators, yes, but as CFPs we must also police ourselves

CFPs aren’t excused from acting as fiduciaries — even if they work at a firm that requires them to recommend proprietary funds.

Blucora’s Avantax Wealth Management combines two firms that took competing approaches to serving tax professionals branching into wealth management.

It's a hard truth that minorities and women are not well-represented in the financial planning industry. It's also a business problem.

An online audience clamors to hear about cash withdrawals and weekly budget numbers delivered in a unique way. But what do wealth management pros think?

The indexing giant’s pilot Digital Advisor will be priced at 15 basis points, but allocate client assets almost entirely in proprietary funds.

A task force will issue recommendations to shore up the disciplinary process ahead of the board's November meeting. Here’s what advisors need to know.

After an investigation into the self-disclosure of regulatory incidents, the board is looking to strengthen the review process and clear up public confusion.

With any level of success comes visibility, and with that comes a responsibility to lift up others.

As the season comes to a close, check out these recommendations for advisors and clients.

Ten issues taxpayers and their advisors should be paying attention to right now.

Those who fail to meet the cutoff face a hefty penalty that could hit as much as 25% of their dues.

The stark figures show that only about one-sixth or fewer of the sector’s financial advisors are women.

Rather than learn from the mistakes exposed regarding false listings of advisors’ “fee-only” status, the board doubled down on looking the other way.

The certifying body says it will no longer rely on advisors’ reports and it is convening a new task force to modernize enforcement.

Advisors and their firms should be prepared for how they will respond to expanded fiduciary responsibilities under new standards.

The group cited "confusion" among certified planners sparked by passage of the SEC's less-strict Regulation Best Interest.

The suggestion comes amid opposition from brokerage firms to an expanded fiduciary obligation.

Should the board use 1% of its budget for its own oversight? A former board chairman responds to this proposal.