Financial planning

Consider the possibilities and problems dealing with wealthy clients seeking to act before a possible cut in tax exemptions.

For bank reps looking to advance their careers, there's no better news than a promotion or a job offer that's too good to refuse. Here's a sampling of bank reps who were recently promoted or moved to new organizations to assume roles of greater responsibility.

When it comes to choosing an advisor, mass affluent investors are very selective. According to a survey by the Spectrem Group, it all comes down to these five factors.

Despite posting solid gains as a group, some S&P 500 stocks went into the tank last month. Here's a closer look at some of the laggards.

August's Top 5 Equity Vesting Awards

Stocks from three industry sectors stood out from the pack last month. Did you have your clients locked into any of these summer standouts?

The Olympic Games have been a training ground for some into a second career as a financial advisor. On Wall Street caught up with several of those advisors as this year's games heat up in London. Take a look at who they are, the challenges they faced as athletes, and how that prepared them for their advisory careers.

Financial Planning and the Foundation for Financial Planning recognize life-changing volunteerism with the 2nd annual Pro Bono Planners of the Year Awards.

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

To help protect assets and reduce taxes, consider family limited partnerships and family limited liability companies.

State Street Global Markets' Investor Confidence Index showed a slight increase in global investor confidence in July.

Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner said Thursday a stymied plan by U.S. regulators to reform money market mutual funds must be allowed to move forward.

Here's what advisors need to know to help their clients build affordable and well-diversified portfolios using unit investment trusts.

Many bank advisors feel they aren’t getting enough referrals from branch employees. What can they do? Here are five tips to get your bank referrals flowing.

If anyone needs proof of the importance of revisiting their estate plans annually, the case of the high-net-worth Tweten family on the West Coast should supply it.

Here's a closer look at the compensation rankings for top-producing advisors at the nation's leading wirehouses and regional B-Ds. Also see: Ranking the Top-Paying Independent Broker-Dealers Top 40 Financial Advisors Under 40: No. 20 through No. 1 40 Under 40: No. 21 through No. 40 Top 5 Regional Advisors Under 40

These 12 bad brokers not only did harm to their clients' portfolios, but their clients themselves. Check out BrokerCop's "Dirty Dozen" with offenses ranging from mail fraud to murder. Source: BrokerCop Also see: 5 Financial Advisors Caught in the SEC's Crosshairs 7 Ways Bernie Madoff's Scam Forever Changed Advisors' Lives 10 Mind Tricks That Keep Your Clients in the Red

June was a terrific month for the market overall, but these stocks didn't deliver the goods last month.

Investors sold in May, but then they didn’t go away. Here’s a closer look at the top-performing S&P 500 stocks in June. Also see: June Swoon: 20 Worst-Performing S&P 500 Stocks 10 Dividend-Paying Stocks Your Clients Will Want in 2012 5 Best-Performing Growth Mutual Funds This Year May Flowers: 10 Best-Performing S&P 500 Stocks May Flounders: 10 Biggest S&P Laggards

Here are five tips to help financial advisors make optimal use of their time during their first sit-downs with retirement plan participants.