Bank customers are staying away in droves as they do more business online. Here's what advisors can do to combat lighter foot traffic at the branch.

Conventional wisdom is often wrong about what it takes to achieve great results.

The financial planning profession ranks fifth among 200 professions, according to CareerCast.com, but what makes financial planning one of the best jobs in 2013?

T. Rowe Price Group has no immediate plans to begin offering active exchange-traded funds, the Baltimore Business Journal reports.

While some men and women have left New York for a better life in Florida, there are other areas that are beginning to attract the financial community.

So many advisors feel alone, are afraid to admit it, and do not know what to do about it. It is a people focused job, true, you get to interact with your clients (and is why your meetings last too long), but so few have people to talk to about being an advisor. So what can you do?

As women increasingly find themselves as the heads of households, advisors find retaining and expanding their female client base is imperative.

As women increasingly find themselves as the heads of households, advisors find retaining and expanding their female client base is imperative.

Asset managers have taken notice of the the proliferation of alternative mutual funds in the retail and institutional channels and have changed their game plan accordingly.

Investors working with financial advisors were more confident and prepared than their unassisted peers both during and after the financial crisis, according to a new study from Fidelity Investments.

Younger advisors are outpacing their elder peers in attracting AUM, according to a Fidelity study that surprised even its authors.

Investors have major trust issues with their advisors.

Fear can be a powerful emotion and drives many bad decisions — don't let your career get sidelined because you let logic fly out the window.

When production stalls, advisors need to either get going or move on.

Are planners better off working in states with fewer competitors? Not everyone agrees on the answer.

Borrowing to buy stocks is back in style, but many planners give short shrift to using leverage to improve long-term results.

Recent tax changes mean that planners may have to rethink the ways they invest clients' assets.

A well-planned gathering can help your firm develop client relationships and strengthen ties with strategic partners.

Wilmington Trust and BlackRock Institutional Trust Company are joining hands for a new suite of retirement funds.

NAPFA's Genesis group, for fee-only advisors 33 and younger, this week launched a set of scholarships to help younger advisors develop their professional skills.