Financial planning

To protect clients, make sure you understand the difference between regular dividend increases and "extra" or "special" dividends.

Raymond James has gone on a recruiting spree, poaching million-dollar producers from all four wirehouse firms. But they're not the only ones signing up new talent. Here are the most recent advisor moves.

Advisors and their HNW clients too often shy away from difficult conversations about inheritance planning. Here are some ideas for advisors to help start the dialogue.

The asset management industry has stepped up marketing efforts aimed at advisors, hoping to boost both sales and credibility.

For wealthy and high-profile clients, privacy can be hard to attain. But most people don't want their personal lives made public, especially when they are going through a divorce. Here's how planners can help.

Financial advisors who use active management may have a lower-cost option when considering actively managed ETFs – but some advisors express doubts on the real value for clients.

SEC examiners frequently cite firms for insufficient disclosures, an SEC official says. Here are some of the most common conflicts that advisors fail to disclose adequately to their clients.

Hiring the wrong person can seriously damage your firm. Here’s what to avoid.

Cybersecurity is an area of growing SEC concern and examiners will increasingly be expecting RIAs of all sizes to have in place more robust policies and procedures to deal with the growing threats to their information systems.

The firm grabbed a team with $2.5 million in production for its independent broker-dealer channel.

Portability shelters up to $10.68 million from transfer taxes for couples in 2014, but HNW clients can benefit from additional tactics.

Advisors and clients are gravitating toward the RIA model -- a trend that experts expect to continue.

For wealthy and high-profile clients, privacy can be hard to attain. But most people don't want their personal lives made public, especially when they are going through a divorce. Here's how planners can help.

Portability shelters up to $10.68 million from transfer taxes for couples in 2014, but HNW clients can benefit from additional tactics.

RCS Capital is following through on its promise to launch a research division with the hiring of two non-traded investments analysts.

Vanguard Group, the third- largest U.S. provider of exchange-traded funds, has asked regulators for permission to open actively-managed ETFs.

After variable annuity sales plunged in 2012, expectations are high for the coming years for new players and higher sales.

The commission is committed to moving forward on a uniform fiduciary standard for advisors and broker-dealers and also expects to finalize money market reforms by the end of the year.

Bill Gross questions whether he is truly a great investor as he ponders his legacy in a new era of shrinking bond returns in his April investment outlook.

Wealthy clients who frequently request services beyond traditional financial planning can create a challenging balancing act for advisors who serve this highly sought-after client base.