Financial planning

With little practice, retirement income planning beginners can use Last Advisor's simple platform and a create plans in well under an hour.

When it comes to financial technology startups, regulators must manage prudent oversight without limiting innovation. An ex-agency head has suggestions how to achieve that balance.

A new Inspector General report faults the security of the computer connections at the Internal Revenue Service.

Which banks are advisors moving to? Nine recently switched to Bank of the West, Citi Private Bank, Franklin Synergy Bank, U.S. Bank and Wilmington Trust.

Family office advisor Rick Flynn rebrands his practice and teams with two other veterans.

This year may be the best time for business-owning clients approaching retirement age to sell.

Attorney Alan Foxman answers readers most pressing regulatory and compliance questions, including from one advisor who ran into troubles after being given authorization by a client to make trades on their behalf.

Finance for Teachers Network helps advisors provide fiduciary financial advice to educators.

When, and when not, to use stop-loss orders to determine the maximum loss for selling a security; Plus, how smart retirement investors profited from the August market plunge.

Family office advisor Rick Flynn rebrands his practice and teams with two other veterans.

United Capital anticipates adding $1.5 billion in assets in buying Select Financial Group and PSA Insurance & Financial Services.

The wirehouse advisors joined forces at Dynasty Financial Partners to launch Cardan Capital Partners.

Is it time to take a closer look at private foundations?

The restriction prevents clients from selling at a loss and buying back the same asset within 30 days. But there are strategies advisors can employ to use the rule to their clients’ advantage.

Companies that provide advice on Social Security are rushing to update their computer after a new law scraps "file-and-suspend" strategies; Plus, five smart things your clients should do the minute they retire.

Advisors who focus on getting all the assets of their crème de la crème prosper.

Family office advisor Rick Flynn rebrands his practice and teams with two other veterans.

The wirehouse is developing an automated investment prototype for Merrill Edge, its discount brokerage for accounts under $250,000.

The deal should be a signal to robo platforms they need to pair their technology with traditional advisors to remain competitive, analysts say.

With labor-market slack continuing to shrink, October's pop in wages may prove more than just a one-month blip. All of this is key evidence for those Fed officials who'd like to start raising interest rates as soon as next month.