Financial planning

Using these two simple techniques, one firm acquired over 100 new clients through social media last year.

Younger investors have eight times more money in Roth IRAs than traditional IRAs, according to one recent report.

Staff loyalty must be earned. Use these tactics to make sure your employees feel connected and committed to your firm's success.

A new PriceMetrix study shows jump in assets & revenue, but highlights other worries for the industry.

Using these two simple techniques, one firm acquired over 100 new clients through social media last year.

An advisor team with $1.2 billion in assets under management has left Morgan Stanley to join Lebenthal Wealth Advisors. But Lebenthal isn't the only wealth manager with new talent on board. Here are the most recent moves among wirehouse advisors.

Here are some of the most common mistakes advisors make in running their practices -- and how you can avoid them, according to one practice management expert and former advisor.

A former client rediscovered this advisor -- and his new specialty -- by searching for advice and finding his blog posts online. Here's how social media can lead to compliments and a real-world payoff.

A former client rediscovered this advisor -- and his new specialty -- by searching for advice and finding his blog posts online. Here's how social media can lead to compliments and a real-world payoff.

A bad website or emails with typos will work against you in just the same way as scuffed shoes and a messy desk, says a former advisor and social media expert. Here are three quick ways to put a fresh shine on your social media sites.

Head of LPL's Advisor Services' departure 'not related to company performance,' according to a company statement.

World's largest mutual fund company pulled in more than 90% of the more than $15 billion that investors poured into U.S.-listed ETFs in Q1, adding to fears that Vanguard is becoming a near monopoly.

Integrating online and in-person advisor experiences to keep up with the competition will be a critical priority for wealth managers, according to the report.

Interest in alternatives is rising among investors as they look to manage volatility in their portfolios - and advisor education is critical to meeting that tidal wave of demand.

The Treasury Department and the IRS said they will treat 19 countries that have reached agreements with the U.S. on the FATCA as having those agreements in effect until the end of 2014.

Transamerica Financial Advisors, one of the nation's largest independent broker-dealers, is reimbursing more than 2,300 accounts in a settlement with the SEC after being charged by the regulator with improperly calculating advisory fees and overcharging clients.

'People don't understand it, but it sounds bad,' says one advisor. Here are a few ways to frame the conversation.

Employees are putting more money into their 401(k) plans and Health Savings Accounts, according to a new study from Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

Some advisors and industry players are encouraged by the SEC’s endorsement of certain social media practices while others fear it will open a dangerous Pandora’s Box.

Louisiana-based Summit Financial aims to expand establish itself as a regional power in the Southeast, leveraging its location between New Orleans and Houston.