Financial planning

As fiduciary debate heats up, Garrett takes advantage of presidential spotlight to tell advisors to sign a fiduciary pledge.

Beyond insurance options, a CFP/MD lays out the protocols advisors should follow to help clients best prepare for their later years.

BlackRock’s iShares, Vanguard Group and State Street collectively control 82% of the roughly $2 trillion invested in ETFs -- but other funds are gaining market share. Here's a ranking of the fastest-growing funds.

With estate-tax exemptions higher than they used to be, other issues (like income tax) may now be more important for some clients. Here are several planning issues that deserve a rethink.

Are you likely to change your job? Is your spouse unemployed? Do you expect non-taxable income when you retire? These reasons and more for why you might need an individual retirement account.

Wading into a battle between Wall Street and the White House, SEC Chair Mary Jo White said the agency will develop stricter rules for brokers.

How advisors can use 1099s to help address investment reporting issues that clients may have overlooked.

Here are some of the top questions advisors have when they consider outsourcing parts of their business operations to a third party.

More than half posted gains that exceeded benchmark indexes in 2015 through March 6, for their best start to a year since 2012. But the S&P 500, up 1.1% this year through Monday, is poised for its worst first quarter since 2009.

Which banks are advisors moving to? Ten recently switched to BNY Mellon, MainSource Bank, TowneBank and U.S. Bank.

Help make sure your clients aren't among those who say they wish they had saved more, or started at an earlier age. Plus, questions over the proposed revamp of Medicare payments to long-term-care hospitals.

The IRS issued a consumer alert warning taxpayers to beware of tax preparers who tell clients to give them their health insurance paymen

The heads of the employee and independent advisory channels will report to Ameriprise CEO Jim Cracchiolo when Don Froude steps down as president of the firm's Personal Advisor Group.

Instead of a broad stock index, should advisors consider ETFs weighted by dividend payments?

Even after defaults, high-yield bonds have earned above-market returns.

Handing off responsibility can be scary and challenging. But it's the only way to empower staff and position your firm for growth. Use these tips to be more effective.

The wirehouse lost one of its biggest producers, but pulled in two teams from rivals RBC and UBS. Meanwhile, Baird lured away a $260M team from Morgan Stanley. See these and other moves in our latest recruiting roundup.

Do women investors really care about the gender of their advisor? Conventional wisdom says yes, but a new study offers a different perspective.

Increased longevity and the fact that those belonging to the Greatest Generation married at a young age are two reasons for the increase in dual-generation retirements; Plus, the reason why parents shouldn't be too generous with their children's college education funds.

The Senate Finance Committee heard testimony about the increasing prevalence of tax scams and identity theft, with senior citizens finding themselves especially vulnerable to callers impersonating IRS employees.