Two changes will come into effect by July -- an alternative capstone course, and a broadened definition of experience requirements.

As a new year begins, it’s time for advisors to take some fresh steps to growing their business.

Here are 21 simple steps to make 2015 a great year for you, your clients and your business.

Ultrawealthy clients can be tough customers. One expert suggests a few ways to stay in their good graces.

A big jump in clients’ risk appetite is why the Retirement Advisor Confidence Index climbed 2.3 points in December, reaching a five-month high of 54.

The pursuit of yield has driven both advisors and investors toward newer, more complex ETFs and closed-end funds — products that use leverage, employ derivatives, deal in options and futures, sell short and so on. When such funds are held in clients’ IRAs they can generate additional problems for advisors, creating tax headaches and raising questions about investor suitability.

The industry saw Bill Gross attracting $769 million to Janus, the global ETP market breaking an asset record, a prediction on how much of 401(k) contributions that target-date funds will capture by the end of the decade and a J.P. Morgan executive joining Wilton, Conn.,-based Commonfund as CEO.

The CFP Board’s first computer-based exam attracted over 2,100 applicants.

Bill Gross’s exit unleashed a crisis that Pimco is still trying to contain. His departure was followed by record withdrawals from the mutual fund he once ran, and which he built into the world’s biggest.

Robert Shick, Baird branch manager, explains how a cancer diagnosis changed his life. "I have received so much more than I could ever give."

Advisors thinking of resigning need to avoid the pitfalls--here's a primer on how to consciously uncouple from your employer.

Moving into management isn't a natural progression for some. It requires a different skill set and it's not always the most successful advisors who make the grade.

Alex Vicencio, a financial advisor at Wells Fargo, says that building a business one client at a time was the biggest challenge he faced as an advisor in his 20s.

If you want a better talent pipeline, you should get closer to the institutions minting new CFPs. See how several firms are doing it.

We found a few firms that were getting it right on recruiting next-gen planners. Check out their road map.

Veteran CFP professionals are beginning their own retirement at the worst possible time, when more people need their help than ever. Here's how the CFP Board aims to address the problem.

Wealth management firm Baird has developed a new way to connect with planning students at University of Wisconsin.

Some younger planners are diversifying activities and income streams to create more fulfilling - and flexible - work.

What questions are advisors not asking when buying a firm?

Big tax bill looms for mutual fund investors; 4 secrets to getting more from your 529 account; How taxes and trading costs kill investment returns