Practice management

While 2010 was an all-out scramble by Democratic leaders to harness outrage over the financial crisis to push reg reform over the finish line, the legislative outlook for next year ...

Public relations is one of the best ways to increase awareness and build credibility, yet many advisors don't take full advantage of this marketing tool.

Behavioral finance has been kicking around the halls of academia for several decades, but now some financial companies are finding ways to apply these concepts in the real world.

What you don't know could negatively affect your clients' benefits.

Interest in boutique firms has accelerated because they offer creativity and a known brand.

Brokerage firms are using all available measures to support their advisors and regain client trust.

The number of delinquent mortgages rose while foreclosures also jumped in the third quarter, according to a report released Wednesday by federal regulators.

The Financial Stability Oversight Council was created to identify systemic risks and act to disarm them. But the first five months of the council's existence have been underwhelming.

BlackRock, which manages $3.4 trillion of assets for investors, will launch its own trading platform inside the firm. The move will cut costs for its customers.

2011 will be critical as regulators across the globe start the difficult task of implementing the new Basel III rules even while they tackle issues left unfinished by the agreement.

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation said Tuesday it plans to add a chairman of the board, with separate duties from that of its chief executive officer, Don Donohue.

No one even knows whether using social media helps advisors, but one thing’s for sure — prevent advisors from prospecting and you’ll lose them.

Just three years ago, the very idea of a consumer protection agency was dismissed by most bankers and industry representatives as a pipe dream. But after a brutal legislative fight this year, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau may prove to be the most important agency to watch in 2011.

The social media landscape is still a jungle for many financial institutions, but a few have cut a clear path for themselves.

Americans are feeling badly about their financial security -- and are giving President Obama reason to worry about his job security, given his work on reviving the economy, according to a new Harris Poll.

One of the chief goals of the Dodd-Frank Act was to end the notion of "too big to fail," but months after the law's enactment, a debate persists over whether that goal will be met.

Retirees who started saving in their 30s have an average net worth of $1.1 million, while people who started saving in their 40s are worth an average $868,000, a Consumer Reports survey finds.

Deciding which financial firms beyond banks are systemically important is one of the biggest decisions still to be made by regulators under the Dodd-Frank Act.

Opposing advocacy groups complain that new whistleblower rules could allow too much internal corporate interference or provide whistleblowers with too much financial incentive.

Smaller financial advisors can build relationships and improve communication with this market segment by engaging them online and through their mobile devices with practical content that helps them make better financial decisions.