Financial planning

Israel and Gaza. Russia and the Ukraine. When does smart money bet on the conflicts subsiding?

As more companies offer ‘financial wellness’ benefits to employees, planners have a chance to build new relationships.

Nicholas Schorsch boasts of new RCS platform's offerings and advisor payoff, but user interface offers glitches, confusion.

Independent Financial Partners, an LPL firm, tapped a financial services veteran to recruit advisors from the wirehouse channel.

A Simple Way to Shrink Taxes; A trust protects a doctor’s office project; Investors should address aggressive corporate tax planning.

Michael Aronstein, a portfolio manager for Marketfield Asset Management, says the Fed moves have forced advisors to rethink the way they use bonds in a portfolio.

"Our industry is at the early stages of disruption by robo advisors. It's not a question of if this will happen but when and how much," says planner and industry consultant Deborah Fox. Here are three upgrades advisors need now.

For some advisors, a virtual office model offers advantages other than a reduction in costs.

Applying your fantasy football skills to retirement savings; 7 fatal flaws in America's 401(k) plans; 3 steps to protect your portfolio in the next market crash

Achieving these three goals can help advisors meet their firms' ultimate growth objectives, an online marketing exec tells advisors.

"Emails are a great way to share news but not a great way to have a conversation," a document management specialist tells advisors.

Frontier markets exhibit the same signs of possible profitability that could be found a decade ago in emerging markets.

The financial services sector as a whole is chasing short-term gains and in the process saddling investors with the costs of higher trading volumes and often not acting in their best interests, says Vanguard founder John Bogle.

The deal with Joseph Capital Management gives Modera a Florida presence plus tax and technology expertise.

During a time period while stock markets and housing values were on the rise, wealth and income fell for Americans aged 45 to 64, according to a new study from the Federal Reserve.

A new research paper identifies several elements tied to the most satisfied dealmakers. See the takeaways for advisors.

If Scotland votes for independence from the U.K., will that bolster or threaten the Scottish economy? What could it mean for ex-pat clients?

High-net-worth women are savvier about alternative investment choices than their male counterparts, says a study by New York Life MainStay Investments.

Annuity sales are up, even as some experts question whether certain products make sense for clients in a low-interest rate environment.

How to prepare for retirement on a low income; How much do you really gain by waiting for Social Security; Manage your health records online