Financial planning

Public hearings begin on Aug. 10 and comments may stretch beyond four months.

"Clients balk at giving even a close relative a POA that is immediately effective, (but) really, if you are going to trust someone with your finances when you’re incapacitated, you should be able to trust them when you know what’s going on."

Investigating potential elder abuse can be tricky, particularly when dealing with a long-time client who might be suffering from cognitive impairment.

Gen Xers are more pessimistic than baby boomers about their retirement prospects; Plus, the surprising new company benefit that's helping Americans retire.

Tax advice focuses on reducing adjusted gross income, accelerating and decelerating income and other strategies.

Planners learn strategies for guiding soldiers and veterans on unique financial challenges.

Whether they like it or not, RIAs must pay careful attention to their firms' compliance practices. Here are 23 important guidelines to follow.

Key to the hire was ex-Fortigent CIO Scott Welch's strong relationships with many of the country's top RIA wealth managers.

The vast majority of Americans cannot afford to send their children to college, finds Edward Jones' fourth annual 529 Plan Awareness Survey. Here's how to help your clients.

Independent advisors are bucking the broader trend and going to work for wirehouses and regional firms, ditching managerial tasks for simplicity and payoff.

How to cut your clients' taxes with ETFs: Plus, using tax-sheltered accounts to save on capital gains taxes and tax-efficient strategies for making distributions from retirement accounts.

To help clients envision their long-term needs, show them how much more they can receive from the government if they wait longer to file for benefits; Plus, reverse mortgage can help in the right situations.

Federal and state examiners still see compliance failures when advisors take to social media to promote their practice.

Virginie Maisonneuve, chief investment officer for global equities at Pacific Investment Management, will be leaving after helping shutter three active stock strategies at the firm.

Individuals don't need to talk to an insurance provider about long-term care, they need to talk to a financial advisor.

Impressed by LPL's size and scale, Faubourg Private Wealth Advisors also liked the idea of working with super-OSJ Level Four for additional flexibility, the firms' investment models and multi-custodian platform.

An increasing number of emerging markets players are paying dividends -- and seeing higher average returns than non-payers.

Gen X has more money than the younger millennial cohort -- but it has the same cultural disconnect with advisors. Advisors should start worrying.

State securities officials are drafting a model rule that would provide advisors cover if they delayed a transaction when they suspected the client was the victim of exploitation.

It doesn't have to be long, but your annual business plan should be on paper. Here's why advisors should write out their plan each year -- and what they should include.