Financial planning

There are benefits and drawbacks to using smaller, standalone ETFs. Here are seven that advisors may not know about.

There are benefits and drawbacks to using smaller, standalone ETFs. Here are seven that advisors may not know about.

In its first day of hearings about the proposed fiduciary rule, the DoL has heard testimony from advisors, legal experts and other industry representatives — many seeking revisions to minimize the ‘burden’ of the rule’s future implementation.

Clients planning to retire with adequate savings are advised to reduce their spending and develop a strategy to lower their tax burden; Plus, how clients should decide on the right 401(k) and are baby boomers too optimistic about retirement?

The five-advisor team gives the roll-up its first offices in South Carolina.

A week of hearings on contentious fiduciary proposal gets underway as SIFMA chief warns brokers will abandon retirement market if rules take effect.

Which banks are advisors moving to? Six recently switched to Red River Bank, U.S. Bank and Wilmington Trust.

Retirees can expect no inflation adjustment in their Social Security benefits in 2016; Plus, the cheapest and most costly states for retiree health care.

The changes may lead to more short-term trading, not less, says broker and tax expert Robert Gordon.

Commentary: All signs point to the need for advisors to change, simply in order to remain relevant to clients and prospects.

The firm will "re-focus" its business on Cetera, which will enter into a "strategic relationship" with Apollo Global Management to offer that firm's sponsored alternative investment products.

Deductions high-net-worth clients won't want to miss. Plus, how to save on Social Security costs and doing the math on real estate taxes.

After "deep consideration" and despite legal obstacles, Kimberly and Jeff Camarda say they still want to right "grave wrongs."

Commentary: Firms can more effectively compete with digital upstarts and grow AUM by adopting new strategies that scale the business at a much lower cost.

Take a more strategic look at the role of Social Security benefits in your clients' retirement accounts; Plus, how to play catch-up with your clients' retirement savings and the rules for making penalty-free withdrawals.

Robo fears are based on newer technology where the motivation is to replace people, says the CEO of Addepar. Its portfolio analysis platforms currently serve $300 billion in AUM, the firm says.

A year after they teamed up with the goal of building a $1 billion firm, the two best-selling authors split; "That is how life goes sometimes," Edelman says.

Creating a high-end brand from scratch is a daunting prospect, says Jeff Spears, chief executive of Sanctuary Wealth Services.

Guidance for advisers helping clients boost income during retirement.

How one son's distribution mistakes when inheriting his late father's IRA can be avoided; Plus, the IRS and U.S. Treasury say no more lump-sum offers and how one couple plans to retire at 33.