The IRS is extending the claims period for health care flexible spending arrangements and dependent care assistance programs and enabling taxpayers to make mid-year changes to their accounts.

Though IRA conversions during a market correction may enable some clients to save on their taxes, the strategy is not recommended for everyone.

Where can a broker earn the most compensation?

In a still male-dominated industry, does the network help attract and keep more women at the firm? CEO Shirl Penney says yes and has the results to prove it.

Those who feel they have inadequate savings may consider going back to work after the pandemic, even if it's on a part-time basis, according to an expert.

For clients fortunate enough to not need them, minimum distributions are not required this year in most — if not all — cases.

April brought the highest unemployment since the Great Depression. Some of these people are our clients.

Changes to compensation plans get put on hold as advisors and firms reel from pandemic’s economic fallout.

Grid stretches, small account policy changes — it’s a lot to keep track of. Our annual compensation report is here to help.

In just two days, technology and remote staff helped ex-Wells Fargo FAs managing $281 million open client accounts at their new employer.

The lost assets represent a big hit to the firm’s operations in the small Missouri town where the advisor was based, ex-employer claims.

The privately held firm recruited more than 160 reps in the first quarter on the strength of its balance sheet, CEO Amy Webber says.

The No. 1 IBD added Securities America’s largest enterprise, whose founder says the firm’s new private equity-backed owner made him uncertain about the future.

“This virtual program will fill a major a hole left by internship cancellations,” says FPA President Martin Seay.

From digital advice to fee transparency and fintech investment, the pandemic has touched almost every corner of wealth management.

Advisors who switch firms during the pandemic have tough (virtual) conversations with clients in store.

An RIA platform launched by compliance professionals is growing by offering a smaller home for wirehouse and reverse breakaways, Advisory Services Network COO Cindy Halpern explains in an episode of Financial Planning’s Podcast.

The rule change is designed to have an impact in the fight against COVID-19 and applies only to donations made to charitable organizations, an expert says.

How will the relief package impact retirement accounts? CPA Ed Slott fields this and other top financial planning queries.

The majority of U.S. workers do not have enough savings to help them in the event of a medical emergency and often turn to their retirement funds for help.