The new fee system will impact more than 800,000 customers.

Making the right hire can ease workloads and free up time to spend catering to clients' needs.

Your client’s long life could be the death of their retirement savings

Bill Hamm’s Independent Financial Partners has grown more than fivefold in 10 years with the No. 1 IBD.

It pays to review the differences between traditional and Roth IRAs.

Like other broker-dealers, the firm is far from achieving a ratio of 50/50 men-and-women planners.

Veteran financial advisors need to play an active role in coaching the next generation. Are you an effective mentor?

The Roth IRA has very low contribution limits, while those in high-income groups may not qualify to contribute to the account.

Firms seeking to recruit high-level talent will have to be creative.

The firm was defined by a culture of “no, no, no,” a top headhunter says as part of On Wall Street’s annual recruiters roundtable.

The $263 million practice’s new IBD reported record recruiting for 2017, helped in part by the movement of advisors following LPL’s massive acquisition.

Updated calculators and a leaner interface are intended to raise awareness of “retirement readiness.”

The continued ascendancy of low-cost passive funds puts pressure on compensation overall, particularly in active management.

Planners have a natural incentive to be narrow-minded when it comes to investment opportunities. Sometimes it’s better to look for reasons to selectively say yes.

While American women earn only 82 cents for every dollar men earn, the wage gap is far greater for female planners.

There can be substantial penalties for those who are late to sign up, but when exactly is that deadline?

A recent report about bad incentives for brokers "did not accurately reflect how we do business and serve our clients," said Jon Weiss, head of wealth and investment management.

Instead of thinking about fiduciary purely as an obligation or regulation, advisors should envision it as something much bigger: a way of life.

Compensation levels rose approximately 7% last year despite mounting industry challenges.

A new survey finds that investors prize full and upfront disclosures about fees and conflicts of interest, but advisors fall short.