Financial planning

As boomers cross the 65 age barrier, they may face elder scams and dementia, but advisors are in a position to help.

A plan to avoid capital gains taxes; Plus, seven valuable things your clients can learn from their tax return.

Long-term care costs are rising steadily nationwide, but the costs vary significantly across the country, within each state and by the type of care needed.

Using insights from behavioral finance, advisors can better help clients answer the question: What do you really want your money to do?

Workers aged 65 and above accounted for more than 16% of the labor force in 2010, up from 12% in 1990, according to the Census Bureau--and many of them have no plans to quit.

Teams can be more productive, acquire more clients and tend to have better long-term growth, but joining or building a group that will thrive is no small task.

Bill Gross said he wouldn't hire Ben S. Bernanke as an advisor. He'd rather read the former Federal Reserve Chairman's blogs and tweets.

LPL's net income dropped 4.6%, as the firm recorded $11 million in regulatory and legal bill for the first quarter.

If clients need to scramble to pay out-of-pocket medical expenses, that's just one red flag they haven't saved enough: Plus, some investors can't wait for higher interest rates.

In the first few days after the 7.9-magnitude earthquake, Fidelity Charitable grants sent $2M to aid victims; Schwab Charitable grants added another $568,000.

An in-person getaway offered substantial benefits to members of an online, geographically diverse mastermind group. The group had a few tips for other advisors.

One factor prodding firms into quick adoption of Apple Watch apps is the fear of missing out on the latest technology.

The U.S. Social Security system is stronger than many people realize. Yet there are some long-term funding issues that need to be addressed. Here are some of the ways the feds could fix the system.

By overlooking the federal program, advisors may be skewing asset allocations of their clients' retirement portfolios.

Leverage technology and emphasize marketing, branding and service to compete with robos, IMCA attendees are told.

Former Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke is joining as a senior advisor, his second consulting agreement with a top money manager in as many weeks.

Asking the right questions early on, especially when a client runs a business, can avoid headaches down the road, says James Bergeron of Nuveen Investments.

Clients often confuse risk with uncertainty -- and other insights from author Stephen Dubner.

We've restructured our planning sessions so that our advisors team up with a second CFP to deliver more robust advice. Here are three ways the approach pays off.

Instead of shifting all their assets to bonds and other safe investments, retired clients should keep some in high-quality dividend stocks; Also, clients should be self-centered when planning for retirement.