Practice management

Earning the designation is a grueling process that can seriously benefit an advisor’s trajectory, but it’s also not a panacea for an ailing career.

The impact of technology on client-facing jobs has been grossly overstated. Their threat to the back office, however, is very real.

The new wave of advertising will highlight the emotional benefits of having a financial plan. Some CFPs have grumbled about funding previous advertising initiatives with their certificant fees.

This environment allows advisors to demonstrate their value to clients.

The No. 1 independent broker-dealer has grown beyond the wirehouses, but it added about 100 fewer advisors than expected from its major acquisition.

At least $20 trillion of new financial wealth will be created over the next five years.

As baby boomers exit the workforce, they perpetuate a problem that has long dogged Social Security in that there aren’t enough workers to replace them.

Scrutinizing recent performance isn’t a recipe for long-term investment success.

Advisors have a responsibility to draw them into discussions about end-of-life financial planning.

The service offers some do’s and don’ts for taxpayers who get a frightening envelope.

It's not easy to talk about health and sickness with clients, but advisors must explain the options.

The wirehouse's latest initiative is effectively a way for the firm to circumvent the protocol without actually getting out of it.

The No. 1 IBD’s top recruiting executive announced his retirement after the firm disclosed some mixed recent results.

Parents feel an uncontrollable urge to help their kids, no matter the cost to themselves. Here’s how advisors can help.

Since the bottom of the housing market in 2012, home prices have increased 75% but wages have only increased 13%.

Drop that Excel spreadsheet. Here’s why your business plan should fit on just one page ... in Word.

A widower wanting to claim at 64 learned he’d have to wait until full retirement age before he’d start receiving benefits.

Helping clients navigate life choices is critical for differentiation.

A frenzied M&A market means owners are getting full payment for acquired firms sooner.

Want to know where the smart-money minds go when off the clock? It’s here.