Corporate governance

For clients who care about social impact in their portfolios or financial plans, this relatively young designation can help an advisor deliver more value.

It's cheers for pro bono advisors and people working to diversify the industry, and jeers for planners who defraud the elderly and big firms that let their regulatory responsibilities slip.

From planning for caregiving to helping artists and couples, these five Financial Planning stories from 2023 show how advisors can add value in estate planning.

Though more women are entering the industry, gender bias and other historical barriers remain.

LPL Financial, Cetera Financial Group, Raymond James, Ameriprise and other industry giants drove a much bigger volume of transitions this year.

As Angie Herbers looks back on two decades at the consulting firm she founded, she shares how she grew it from nothing and what peers in the industry can learn.

From estate planning to Medicare advice, financial advisors can offer serious value in the coming year.

The sixth-largest U.S. bank has big plans to grow its private bank by developing young talent, as it prepares to target many of the hottest markets for young wealth.

Electronic messaging, Reg BI, crypto and fraud all appeared at the top of regulators' agenda this past year.

The deal displays the growing flexibility LPL is offering financial advisors as part of its ambition to reach the entire wealth management marketplace.