Financial planning

Treasuries fluctuated before the government sells $32 billion of two-year notes as part of $96 billion of coupon-bearing securities auctions this week.

Some planners have implemented online capabilities to serve an increasingly tech-hungry public. But how much tech is enough – and does too much get in the way of good planning?

What could cause the dollar to fall and inflation to rise? Planners should keep their eyes on three potential triggers.

An SEC advisory committee on Friday recommended that the commission appeal to Congress for authority to collect user fees from advisors to enhance its oversight of the RIA sector and enact rules to tighten regulation of broker-dealers.

A 529 owned by a grandparent doesn’t count as an asset on the standard financial aid form but planning is necessary to avoid an aid reduction when money is withdrawn to pay college bills.

Blogger, equities analyst and CIO of Ritholtz Wealth Management, Barry Ritholtz responds to the 'counterintuitive claim that portfolio rebalancing doesn’t really work,' in a recent column by Paul Merriman at MarkeWatch.

The on-again, off-again nature of the federal tax provisions traditionally known as tax extenders is leading to uncertainty and unnecessary complexity, according to tax policy experts at the American Institute of CPAs.

To solve problems and get fresh ideas, two minds -- or 5 to 6 for that matter -- are better than one. Here are a some study group best practices for advisors.

Senior financial services executives said the industry needed to move more quickly to promote diversity and inclusion throughout the organization.

Janet Yellen’s nomination to be chairman of the Federal Reserve won support from the Senate Banking Committee today in a 14-8 vote, moving her bid to be the Fed’s first female head to the Senate for confirmation.

Keith Morris, managing director of Conshohocken, Pa.-based Morris Capital Management Group,has left Wells Fargo to affiliate with Raymond James Financial Services.

Marital divorce is by definition an adversarial process, but from a financial standpoint it works out better for both parties if it’s also a cooperative one.

Here’s a sampling of bank reps who were recently promoted or moved to new organizations to assume roles of greater responsibility.

These advisors ranked 51 through 100 in our final analysis.Today we are showing Nos. 76 through 100. Check back tomorrow for Nos. 51 through 75. And next week, we’ll have 1-50.

Two Florida advisors have been charged with defrauding their clients, including many retirees, in an offshore fraud scam.

To report a capital loss yet retain a position in the relinquished asset, clients can double up in November and sell the original holding after waiting more than 30 days.

G. Moffett Cochran, co-founder and chief executive officer of Silvercrest Asset Management Group Inc., a New York-based firm catering to wealthy families, which went public in June, has died. He was 63.

Essential elements of a risk-based plan include a thorough analysis of future cash flows combined with in-depth conversations regarding the client’s priorities and goals for a variety of scenarios including death, disability, long-term care, property losses and civil suits.

The selling advisor tends to think their practice is worth a lot more than it may be. Here are five things to ask the selling advisor and the appraiser before you buy a practice.

As a startup planner, I find I need to try new lines of business. My recently launched video series recently got its first customer.