Financial planning

Preparing now can position your firm for a tidal wave of success, but failing to understand and adapt to generational differences may create a shock wave for your firm.

Assets managed by dually registered advisors are growing faster than any other channel -- underscoring the industry's "slow but steady migration" toward independent models, according to new research from Cerulli.

The principles that served him well in selling Paine Webber to UBS, Donald Marron says, helped him pull the trigger to sell Cetera.

RCAP buys J.P. Turner for $27 million; Schorsch is calling IBDs, large and small, in search of deals, says Cambridge's Schwartz.

Northwestern Mutual is fishing for talent -- and it's using 6,400 hooks.

On the heels of a companywide rebrand, some advisors think 'Here we go again'; others are happy with the change.

Edelman Financial Group announced Thursday that Tiburon Strategic Advisors managing partner Charles "Chip" Roame has been added to its board of directors.

A number of Morgan Stanley advisors have left the firm to join independent broker-dealers and advisory firms.

RCS Capital moved to become the nation's second-largest independent broker-dealer by advisor count on Thursday by agreeing to purchase Cetera Financial Group for $1.15 billion in cash.

Without a steady stream of content to share on your social media platforms, the opportunity to connect and inspire your audience is gone. Here are some tools and tips to help you plan and share content without taking too much time out of your busy day.

Two Florida planners have asked the court to sanction the CFP Board. The organization calls the suit "without merit" and declined to answer dozens of questions in the first deposition.

A federal district court judge has ruled in favor of the federal government in a lawsuit claiming that the IRS did not have the authority under the Affordable Care Act to write rules providing tax credits to individuals purchasing health insurance on the new health insurance exchanges.

The $1.3 billion Rockville, Md., advisory firm has added two prominent advisors to its team, adding roughly $50 million to Highline's assets under management.

The FPA and other organizations calling for stricter regulatory oversight of investment advisors reacted with dismay to the omnibus federal spending bill unveiled this week, which they say will leave the SEC unable to effectively police the industry and protect investors.

As the cost of recruiting new advisors has soared, says CEO Erica McGinnis, such small-scale growth has become more difficult -- and more expensive.

America's emerging millionaires are well positioned for asset growth but are also in need of more financial planning, according to research released Wednesday by Fidelity.

High-net-worth investors have increased their number of provider relationships, according to Cerulli Associates.

While spending years in litigation over a single piece of art is unusual, family fights over valuable or sentimental personal property left by a deceased loved one are far from uncommon. The mess involving a Warhol portrait of Farrah Fawcett offers an important estate planning lesson for advisors.

As advisors increasingly move toward a fee-based business model, BIC looks at the most successful advisors in the channel. Here are the top 25 bank advisors based on their fee-based business.

Many considered Dec. 31, 2013, the final date for year-end tax planning, but there are numerous planning actions that you can take in 2014 retroactive to 2013. Here's a quick and easy guide to help with planning.