Financial planning

Phil Waxelbaum, a longtime industry recruiter, talks about what large firms can do and are doing to remain attractive to long-standing advisory teams with sizable sums under management.

As tax-friendly as the rules are for HSA funds during an individual's lifetime, they can become much more punitive for funds left over after the original account owner dies.

The retirement legislation has several new provisions that tackle student loan debt, emergency savings and retirement benefits for small businesses.

Asking the right questions early on can help a planner identify gaps in an emerging estate plan and uncover opportunities for clients down the road.

Winning multi-millionaire clients looks different today for advisors — here's what's changed, a Cerulli study reports.

In 2023, Financial Planning's op-ed section featured nearly 100 original columns penned by experts across wealth management, from tax pros to tech founders and seemingly everything in between.

Doctors face many personal finance challenges, from hefty student loan debt to temptations to overspend. Experts share how to win them as clients.

A new ranking of the channel by SmartAsset includes arms of Sammons Financial Group and McKinsey and global portfolio management firm Cambridge Associates.

Between the diapers, doctor visits, toys, formula and the delivery itself, having a baby is expensive. How can a mother-to-be get ready?

The trends we saw pick up speed last year, like AI-aided advising, will gain momentum and force this year — the advisors who adapt them will be better positioned to attract next-gen clients.

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The combined net worth of the 500 richest people surged by $1.5 trillion in 2023, fully rebounding from the $1.4 trillion lost the year prior.

Financial advisors should start the new year right by modernizing their planning tools to reflect clients' heightened demand for reliable, easily digestible information about their assets.

Issues like Medicare increases and student loan relief will impact employees' ability to plan for their financial future.

From planning for caregiving to helping artists and couples, these five Financial Planning stories from 2023 show how advisors can add value in estate planning.

The sixth-largest U.S. bank has big plans to grow its private bank by developing young talent, as it prepares to target many of the hottest markets for young wealth.

Gen X workers have the biggest gap between their savings and what they think they need to save for retirement than any other generation in the workforce.

High net worth Americans are unprepared, research suggests, as risks from issues such as climate disaster and personal liability are growing.

A new Cerulli report suggests that one of banks' best opportunities to grow in the coming years is right under their nose, with a client segment they often ignore.

Apollo and other alternative asset managers are vying for executives with connections to the world's biggest fortunes.