Practice management

Financial Advisor Phoenix Advisors LLC is hiring three financial advisors from Capital Financial Advisors.

Looking for a different culture, Paul Keats, who had over two decades at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, and John Keats struck out for a smaller, regional firm.

An arbitration panel has struck down an investor's $1 million plus claim against Morgan Keegan's troubled bond funds, citing the standard industry warning "Past performance is not guarantee of future results."

OneAmerica has teamed up with Edward Jones to provide 401(k) and 403(b) retirement solutions to employer clients.

Former brokers at Merrill Lynch, Citigroup and Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. won a reversal of their convictions for tipping day traders to confidential data on their internal "squawk boxes," after an appeals court said prosecutors withheld critical evidence.

There have been more advances in technology for independent advisors in the past decade than there were in the previous 30 years. And the speed of this change is accelerating even faster today, giving advisors more tools to provide even better service to an even larger group of clients.

The Bush-era tax cuts were extended by the House of Representatives, but advisors are not likely to see any clarity on the matter for some time.

The Retirement Income Industry Association has released the first of a series of surveys to find out what it takes to become a top retirement income advisors.

Members of Gen X and Y have less allegiance to their investment providers than previous generations, according to a new report.

Allianz Life survey also finds many ignore the effects of inflation and taxes on their retirement income; company launches online retirement planning application.

High-net-worth investors are moving their money around on news from Europe more than uncertainties in the U.S.

Citi Private Bank has hired Deutsche Bank executive Steven Young as a managing director and ultra-high-net-worth private banker in New York.

Steve Sanduski, The Prosperous Advisor, says some advisors are uncomfortable explaining their value and justifying their fees. If that's you, it's time to stop discounting your value by following these simple steps.

The days of filling a conference room with prospective clients for a retirement planning seminar at the local Holiday Inn are pretty much over. If advisors really want to grow their assets under management these days, they need to get mobile and social as soon as possible.

Exchange-traded funds are the ultimate better mousetrap. But despite all the benefits they offer, there are some risks as well, partly because institutional investors have rushed in. Are they right for your clients?

How brokerage firms can prepare for the implementation of FINRA's new requirements.

Many reasons exist for going paperless, including saving time and reducing clutter.

Resist these common mistakes and make a smooth transition when hiring.

The CEO of NYSE Amex Options explains the benefit of owing options and the challenges in the industry.

As the London games take center stage, former athletes turned financial advisors talk about the big event and their careers.