Client communications

Only about a third of advisors have an asset-transfer plan in place, according to research.

Morningstar’s annual study reveals how investors are catching up to funds by making better-timed trades.

Consultant and author Brian Doherty explains why Social Security is in relatively good shape. In fact, his worst-case scenario isn't even possible until long after you’re dead.

How one advisor sees the outsized influence of Nobel laureate Daniel Kahneman on the financial planning industry.

Because next year will be too late.

Advisors share client anecdotes that made them stop and say “huh?”

Coaching isn’t right for all advisors — but if you think you can accomplish more with your career, it’s worth considering. A coach tells you what to look for.

The New York president questions legality of national chapter's use of local chapter funds for annual forum.

Some may be afraid to deploy cash into stocks now because they think the market will tank sooner rather than later.

LifeYield unveiled its second agreement with an IBD to offer its software, which had previously only been available to large institutional clients.

Kestra Private Wealth Services CEO Rob Bartenstein says the new practice makes the fourth new office added this year by the hybrid RIA.

For most of his life, this finance veteran was a DIY investor. Here’s how a millennial advisor persuaded him to change his ways.

Wealth management allows veterans the chance to help each other in a meaningful way.

"I'm not right for you," along with other surprising things I tell clients.

A pen and paper or more advanced methods of documentation can save financial advisors from a variety of troubles.

A chance encounter in an elevator set Merrill Lynch advisor Adam Rosenfeld on a new path.

A fee-only insurance advisor shared the tricks of the trade to a room full of skeptical NAPFA advisors.

Financial planners typically frame their services in the broadest terms possible, but targeting niche markets, like architects, may be a better move.

As sales of LTC insurance plummet, combination products — annuities with LTC riders — are picking up some of the slack, serving as a useful alternative for some clients.