Founded by former wirehouse advisers, XML Financial is the seventh firm to join the IPO-bound RIA aggregator this year.

Relura Horton, former regional managing director at Fidelity Custody and Clearing, hopes to attract more women clients to her new firm.

While clients experience various benefits as they age, they still owe taxes after exiting the workforce.

A father, son and daughter leave the wirehouse to form their own business.

Automated investing platforms are making it tougher to charge for some financial advice, says Tiburon Strategic Advisors.

More than 80% of women in the advisory business find the old boys’ network undercuts their professional development.

The firm's newest recruits have been in the business for two decades.

A line-by-line review of this form can spark a broader financial review that benefits clients. Plus, turn medical expenses into deductions for the elderly.

Assets in college savings plans named for an obscure section of the tax code hit a record this summer, totaling $266.2 billion, up 5.1% year-over-year.

Retirees may want to roll over a portion of their traditional IRA into a Roth IRA or use their IRA funds to buy a qualified longevity annuity contract.

Insurance industry giant targets RIA market via fee-based annuities.

Investment alpha is tough given “crazy valuations” in stocks and low bond yields, making strategies based on minimizing taxes essential.

Major home and car repairs are among the unexpected expenses that catch many retirees financially off-guard.

Plus, Merrill Lynch grabs UBS planners who managed $750 million in client assets.

These certificants are multiplying — and so is their revenue.

The new recruit has been in the industry for nearly 3 decades.

The wirehouse's newest recruits operate from two offices on both coasts.

Even as more planners see opportunities in the rule, a large cohort are reconsidering their careers.

For many firms, it’s the single most important financial transaction they’ll ever encounter. Here’s how to get a big-picture view and also stay in control during the entire process.

Three advisers opened a new office for the independent firm, which is affiliated with Raymond James.