S&P 500 company pension plans' funding levels increased a mere 1% despite the $40 billion in contributions that these firms made to their plans.

Retirees can suspend and resume their Social Security retirement benefits any time after their full retirement age even if they started collecting the benefit before reaching their FRA.

Commission-based investors want to keep their accounts, regardless of the fiduciary rule.

There are risks to this approach, however.

A Roth IRA would come ahead of a traditional IRA if clients move to a higher tax bracket in retirement.

A federal judge ruled that the ex-Barclays advisor had been unfairly forced into FINRA arbitration, where a panel had ruled against him.

At least 16 advisers have shuttled between the wirehouse firms so far this year.

Here’s how to decide whether your client should select the traditional or Roth IRA to put away for retirement and boost their savings.

Some questions were as relatively complex as the time-value of money; others were a simple as life expectancy. Answers were poor on all of them.

Each plan has pros and cons: Clients who own a Roth IRA for at least 5 years are entitled to penalty-free withdrawals for education expenses, but they'll owe income taxes on those earnings.

The ex-Morgan Stanley advisers say their niche practice, which is geared toward women and divorcees, will be better supported by Raymond James' platform.

It's possible to use these distributions to preserve clients' savings well past their anticipated lifespan.

Five new firms have joined Dynasty’s outsourcing platform this year amid a rivalry with HighTower.

Young investors highly value advice but are not receiving enough of it, according to Corporate Insight.

The group previously worked at Merrill Lynch, where they generated over $2 million in annual revenue.

The stock market has been on a tear, writes a financial analyst, which helps explain the rising optimism.

The regional broker-dealer has added at least 19 advisers from wirehouse firms so far in 2017.

HNW investors and their planners shun the tax-advantaged savings accounts, according to a study.

Until the early 1980s, Social Security wasn't taxed. But in some situations today, clients may be in for a surprise.

The new recruits are the latest to join the regional firm from Wells Fargo.