Financial planning

One of the benefits of an investment philosophy is that it can provide your clients with more consistent experiences and help them feel more confident in your advice. But if your philosophy is based on forecasting which stock or market sector will be "hot" then those client experiences might not be very consistent.

Exchange-traded funds offer advisors a way to be aggressive when they spot an opportunity in the market.

Universal life insurance policies written decades ago when the average life expectancy was lower when interests rates were high are now causing headaches for financial advisors when planning for their clients' trusts and estates.

Exchange-traded funds offer advisors a way to be aggressive when they spot an opportunity in the market.

Market Street will hardly be the only new kid on the block fighting for market share in New York.

Securities America picks up a team with $100 Million in client assets while a Goldman vet heads to CapWealth. Here's a roundup of some of the most recent moves among independent financial advisors.

Kevin Keefe replaces Adam Antoniades as RCS boss shuffles executives for the first time since buying five IBDs.

With low valuations and improving investor sentiment, emerging markets equities may rebound from their recent correction.

From slower sales cycles to different long-term care needs, female clients often need a different planning approach.

Here are the best and most eye-opening takeaways from IMCA's annual conference, held this week in Boston.

With low valuations and improving investor sentiment, emerging markets equities may rebound from their recent correction.

New rules up the ante on estate planning, making it imperative that planners change their tactics.

A large majority of women are feeling anxious about their retirement security; at the same time there is a significant gender gap within the advisory sector, new research shows.

Creating allocation "no-trade zones" can ease the pressure to make an immediate sale in a soaring asset class.

As business owners prepare to sell, advisors have new opportunities for growth. Here's what you need to know.

Creating allocation "no-trade zones" can ease the pressure to make an immediate sale in a soaring asset class.

The nation's fourth-largest bank has opened another mini-branch in hip Washington, D.C., neighborhood teeming with young professionals. Is this the prototype for the urban branch of the future?

As advisors work with an increasingly older clientele, it's imperative they arm themselves and their clients with the right documents to prepare for the inevitable.

Dynasty began to "unwind" its service agreement with Further Lane following SEC actions against the firm in late October 2013.

A former Morgan Stanley advisor team that managed $600 million in assets has left the wirehouse to join forces with HighTower.