Financial planning

The fund was purportedly a safe investment based on a computer algorithm. In fact, clients dumped millions of dollars into a fund, which later lost 80% of its value in a single month, authorities say.

Why clients entering retirement should consider adjusting their spending and saving habits; Plus, the 10 toughest investment decisions for retirees.

LPL CEO Mark Casady expects "continued pressure on brokerage sales."

Strategies for lowering taxes for aging clients; plus, why your clients shouldn't harvest losses from IRAs, and the states with the lowest and highest taxes on gas.

When markets make scary short-term moves, the phone starts ringing. Present this evidence to help clients calm down.

Treasuries surged, pushing yields to the lowest in more than three years, as a persistent rout in global financial markets pushed investors into the safest assets.

Don’t take the leap until you’ve asked yourself these questions about compensation and other important factors.

Two veteran wirehouse advisors joined the independent firm Stratos Wealth Partners, an independent firm affiliated with LPL.

The nation's biggest brokerage firms took a beating last quarter.

There are many misconceptions about pay at advisory firms. Here are the most common.

Why a federal judge ruled that a retirement plan is required to show the custodial agreements it forged with a service provider; Plus, the only annuity solution 'bonus' investors should be looking for.

Revocable trusts have been used mainly to avoid probate, but they also can help with a variety of unwelcome contingencies.

Top priority: Simultaneously taking care of yourself, your clients and your employees.

The fourth-quarter was the "most challenging" for the firm in years, according to CEO Sergio Ermotti, who has been scaling back the investment bank to promote wealth management.

There are 3 keys to entering the held-away kingdom, says Quovo’s Niko Karvounis.

The Fed still expects to raise interest rates gradually but is prepared to postpone its plans if market turbulence proves more than a passing squall.

Voices: Mariner Wealth's Brian Leitner says there are key steps to take to ensure your practice actually benefits from the new (and costly) tech tools you want to implement.

These funds have the lowest 12-month price-to-earnings ratios. Does that present an opportunity for value-oriented investors, or does the risk-reward ratio lean too much toward risk?

The weird, the oddball and the most far fetched tax deductions clients have tried to take on their returns.

An advisor encourages her client to take advantage of ex-spousal benefits even though the client didn’t want anything to do with her ex.