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Families that have advisors are far more likely to have a college savings plan in place, Fidelity study finds.

Advisors need to take a more active role in engaging with college and university programs to help bring more students into the workforce, said industry officials at the CFP Board's recent academic conference.

When work isn't perfect, advisors should seek change, but be flexible about it. Here's how to get started.

After working in a nuclear power station, David Fisher decided it was time for a change. His new calling? Financial advisor.

August has arrived and many advisors and their clients are most likely taking a much need summer vacation. But as On Wall Street found, there are some advisors who are neverly off duty no matter the season.

Some advisors are blending their personal and professional lives to boost their business.

Entrepreneurial advisors are leaving the wirehouses and constructing new business models the industry hasn't seen. But before joining these trailblazers, other advisors should think about what it is they want to change.

The wirehouse aims to appeal to the next generation of advisors with its new Team Financial Advisor training program.

Though private, non-traded REITs have very high loads and ongoing expenses, low cost REITs can have a place as alternatives in our clients' portfolios.

For clients, is one type of firm, business model or fee structure better than another?

Advisors can avoid risks and find success in breaking away to independence, says Shirl Penney, founder of Dynasty Financial Partners.

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When the market is doing so well, people develop short memories and start thinking they can manage their investments themselves.

Industry changes mean branch managers risk more but earn less.

Tommy Boyd started his practice in 1984 in Selma, Ala. Three decades later Boyd is working with multiple generations of clients across several states.

Standard monthly payments are just one of several options for paying off loans after graduation.

Investors not only want advisors to earn extra credentials, but they want advisors to work to maintain those credentials, a new study by IMCA finds.

Advisors demanded that the group help 'draw a line' between financial planners and salespeople, and help them solve other challenges.

IMCA is updating the curriculum and exams for its CIMA certification to better prepare advisors for a changing industry, the association said at its annual conference.