Our annual analysis of starting payouts for wirehouse, regional and national brokerage firms.

Our annual analysis of starting payouts for wirehouse, regional and national brokerage firms.

Although annuities incur taxes and costs, clients "can invest the same amount into a diversified municipal bond portfolio and pay no taxes,” an expert says.

Advisors need to educate clients — but not dumb down their advice — when it comes to the complex world of these investment vehicles.

Elderly clients should make sure they have enough fixed-income in their retirement portfolios to spin off cash to cover the gap between income and expenses until the market recovers.

“There aren’t many combination opportunities left, so about six or seven months ago we recommitted ourselves to recruiting and got more aggressive in recruiting,” says Michael Purpura, president of D.A. Davidson Wealth Management.

Industry leaders were selected from Voya Investment Management, Franklin Templeton Investments, Carson Group and more.

Financial advice sometimes is — and isn’t — deductible.

"I still feel like NAPFA is one of the best kept secrets in the planning world and we want to change that," NAPFA CEO Geoffrey Brown says.

Less than a third of those polled analyze transaction costs before a trade.

The latest moves bolster the firm’s presence in the Northeast.

The wirehouse recently reported advisor headcount shrank by 258 advisors year-over-year.

The downward trend in the supply chain is already prompting major changes, and it could soon spill over to advisors’ practices.

A Roth IRA is an excellent savings vehicle for older people as it is for younger clients.

The Massachusetts senator is struggling to get data that shows how bad sexual harassment might be on Wall Street.

The firm also opened a new office in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Financial planning professionals tell us sexual harassment is pervasive. Can that change?

Clients have to change their retirement goals and strategies over the years, starting off heavily in stock allocation while in their 30s.

The wirehouse exodus continues, as a team of Wells Fargo advisors jumps ship for the independent firm.

Although their products have won on returns, nearly all the new jobs have gone to men since 2015.