Financial planning

Despite the slow economic recovery, many wealthy business owners are increasingly confident about their finances.

Work-life balance can be difficult to achieve for some. While working on a family vacation, new solo advisor Dave Grant began to wonder if he was addicted to work. Are you?

Americans renouncing U.S. citizenship surged sixfold in the second quarter from a year earlier as the government prepares to introduce tougher asset-disclosure rules.

Membership in these organizations is by invitation only -- but the top advisor execs who belong say the select clubs offer a big payoff. Here's how they work.

The company announced Thursday that Schwab Investment Management would be introducing six new ETFs, weighted by fundamental factors instead of by traditional market capitalization.

When using hashtags for business and thought leadership purposes, there are three best practices to keep in mind.

Our attention spans are growing shorter and competing with multiple devices – often simultaneously. So in order to express an idea that gets noticed and shared, you need to trim your critical points into sound bites.

Clients often dream of retiring overseas for a change of scenery and lifestyle. Here’s what independent advisors say about some of the most popular overseas retirement destinations among their clients.

For the third year in a row, Financial Planning and the Foundation for Financial Planning jointly present the Pro Bono Awards to recognize both individual advisors and teams of planners who provide exceptional free planning help to those who could not afford it.

Women are a growing economic force, and as most advisors know, it makes good business sense to learn how to attract and retain these economically powerful female clients.

It is a common practice for doctors and attorneys to dictate their notes following an appointment, thus creating a digital record for future reference. Financial advisors should be doing the same thing.

There are plenty of myths about women and money and it's important to bust these myths wide open. But people also have misconceptions about men and money. Here are just a few.

In TD 9626, the IRS issued final regulations under Section 337(d) of the Tax Code to provide guidance concerning certain transfers of property from a C corporation to a regulated investment company or a real estate investment trust.

Focus Financial Partners, one of the country’s largest RIA aggregators, has recorded its fourth deal of the year.

The CFP Board is hosting a webinar on "how to avoid misleading compensation disclosures" -- the very issue at the heart of the board's public sanction of former CFP Board Chairman Alan Goldfarb.

Investing directly in private companies is becoming increasingly popular with wealthy families.

Do other planners or professional colleagues know your ideal client profile? You may be missing out on business if they don’t know who to refer to you, says new solo advisor Dave Grant.

Former U.S. Senate aides Michael Piwowar and Kara M. Stein won confirmation as members of the Securities and Exchange Commission. The current SEC chairman Mary Jo White was also confirmed to a full term that expires June 5, 2019.

Some technology challenges come even after you've made your software decisions. Recently, new soloist Dave Grant has been struggling with his CRM system.

Brokers who hold investors’ assets will have to file quarterly reports attesting to compliance with measures toprotect customer money and securities under rules adopted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.