Financial planning

A pair of the country’s largest independent broker-dealers are the first firms to get the new recognition.

Successful San Francisco advisor says the strategy has helped her own firm's business -- as well as progressive causes.

Technology has made clients and prospects hungry for information, but are you doing everything you can to satisfy that hunger when a potential client finds your firm online? Here are three ways to enhance your digital brand.

The SEC says it has reached a settlement with a Nebraska investment advisory firm charged with breach of fiduciary duty involving three funds it managed over the course of the previous decade.

Firm founded by ex-PayPal & Intuit CEO opens Denver office as digital upstarts jockey for tech-savvy clients.

Although a good chunk of our lives is spent at work, it is surprising that so few people actually put much time into evaluating their career options.Here are six fundamental questions most people neglect to ask themselves before selecting a career.

The IRS has temporarily stopped sending out tax refunds and the Tax Court has suspended operations as lawmakers in Congress continue their fiscal battle.

VisionPoint Advisory Group is looking to use the giant independent broker-dealer as a base to expand by recruiting more advisors.

Independent RIAs in the increasingly competitive -- and lucrative -- San Francisco Bay Area market may have to raise their game, according to a leading investment banker.

Case studies can be a great way to communicate the reasons a client should work with you -- as long as they want to read all the way to the end.

As the court battle between Michael Jackson’s heirs and entertainment company AEG heads to the jury, the case highlights five legal challenges and complications that the estate executors have had to worry about in the last few months alone.

A partisan stalemate that partially shut down the U.S. government may lessen the appetite of lawmakers for risking a debt default later this month.

Revised rules mean bypass trusts can be used to improve the overall tax situation of multiple descendants.

The move could offer a simple way to cut risk and boost returns, but many advisors don't see it that way. Here's why they should.

The bond market has suffered one of its biggest sell-offs in years. With investors shifting their money into other asset classes, bond prices have been left incredibly undervalued. There are several reasons why now could be the best time to go into the bond market.

All in all, a government shutdown would be a major irritant, but would not have much impact on our clients or commerce in general. The trouble starts if the government defaults on its debt.

Two planners who are suing the CFP Board amended their complaint to seek unspecified damages in addition to earlier claims seeking an admission of fault from the board as well as the quashing of a public sanction for calling their practice fee-only.

Few firms have provided staff members with formalized career paths. This disconnect creates significant untapped potential for firms to better harness their human capital -- by actively engaging their teams for growth and greatness.

If the health insurance exchanges succeed in making coverage more affordable, planners say they expect some clients who are separated to opt for divorce.

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