Practice management

Only 47% of U.S. respondents were living their ideal life in their golden years.

Many advisors don’t have the practice they thought they would 30 years down the road. That can change—all you have to do is close the gap.

The company, which filed the claim Tuesday, filed a notice to dismiss all claims without prejudice in the U.S. District Court for the Northern Distinct of Georgia on Friday.

Baird lured eight advisors from Morgan Stanley's Lynchburg, Va., branch.

How can advisors expect to reach individual investors when there are 76 million of them?

Although art is poorly correlated with the stock market, art is a pure and independent alternative asset class.

Financial advisors are also trying to incorporate more products with guarantees as their clients remain nervous about the economic outlook, according to a survey.

Contributing to retirement savings is not a strong suit for most Americans, which is why ING Group Inc. wants to make it easier for individuals to develop that much-needed nest egg.

Many advisors who are interested in social media are kept on the sidelines by their fear of wasting too much time in addition to uncertainty over the effectiveness of social networking.

Advisors who can maintain high production levels this year will be richly rewarded.

Strugglers' eligibility for small-business funds is in question

UBS is offering new recruits a "no-cap" deal, provided they can hit the ground running.

The products protect participants’ retirement income when the market drops, gives them some of the upside when the market rises, and guarantees retirement income for life.

Second major hiring move this week by a banking company, following BofA's announcement that it would add 2,000 advisors.

While a whopping 84% of asset management firms believe social media will have a lasting impact on financial services, only 48% engage in some form of social media.

Getting Americans to save for retirement is difficult, but getting financial advisors and experts to weigh in on the best ways to save isn’t.

Decline in funding status for pension plans complicated by limited credit available to many sponsors.

WASHINGTON — Though President Obama began a concerted push this week to encourage bankers to boost lending to small businesses, some are wondering if the government will come to regret trying to force the issue.

The Simsbury, Conn., company will work with a national network of nearly 200 third-party administrators that sell such retirement plans to nonprofit healthcare, charitable, educational and religious organizations.

Speaking at the National Institute on Retirement Security in Washington, Putnam President and Chief Executive Officer Robert L. Reynolds urged Congress and the Obama administration to strengthen all of America’s retirement savings systems, public and private.