In a third alternative to an often vexing choice, the pension holder obtains enough life insurance to elect the single life pension at retirement.

The narrative that you can bootstrap your way to wealth is seriously flawed.

To achieve a purpose-driven life after work, critical questions must be asked to seed difficult conversations.

Throughout Black History Month, Financial Planning has covered how the industry continues to confront its diversity issues while acknowledging all of the work that still needs to be done.

The CFA Institute has created a voluntary Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Code for the Investment Profession in the United States and Canada as financial firms wrestle with expanding a more diverse workforce.

A trio of advisors dropped Wells Fargo as practices choose between staying with wirehouses or joining the RIA movement.

Large pockets of the financial planning and wealth management industries have gone back to “business as usual” post-George Floyd.

Retirement plans that shift the approach away from the traditional can reap the rewards, according to experts in an EBRI webinar.

A new study finds that race did not play a significant role in how much consumers trust advisors. But gender was a different story.

With prospects for major tax hikes in the rear view (for now), it’s the time to blueprint ways to reduce clients’ taxable income for ‘22.

Lawmakers want annuities in Americans’ retirement plans in reintroduced legislation.

The “Metrics That Matter” report is a compilation of five articles written by industry pros and academics covering best practices when incorporating metrics into DEI work.

Citigroup said it exceeded targets it set to increase the percentage of women and Black executives among its ranks.

With a track record of nearly 40 years, the first Black-owned money manager is unveiling new collaborations and getting praise from members of Congress.

The firm that helped dozens of practices go independent is using the tactic most often deployed by its previous main rivals.

Craig Young discusses the “unsung heroes” who have inspired his path from poverty in his youth to a major executive role with the wirehouse.

The strategy provides an alternate course to clients claiming their monthly checks as soon as they leave their jobs, experts say.

Net new assets soared in 2021, even though the firm's pandemic-related pause in hiring and training overhaul has trimmed its force of brokers.

The firm’s industry-leading headcount of financial advisors expanded by thousands last year, with more recruits coming in their wake.

The Financial Services Institute and nonprofit Inroads launched a new collaboration designed to foster more underrepresented advisors.