Practice management

Advisors should carefully manage implementation and expectations.

The underpinnings of the Hippocratic Oath, the phrase is as applicable to providing investment advice as it is to medical care.

Investing is far from simple once all the relevant aspects are considered – such as distribution and taxes. Advisor and retirement coach Holly Kylen discusses how advisors can educate and simplify the complex.

The firm uses academic research for specific guideposts on its way to serving clients and advisors.

When the markets post 10% returns, everyone feels great. So why do investors only glean a small portion of those gains?

It's a draining process for clients, but financial planners can provide real support.

Independent and regional firms have been maintaining strong appeal with new recruits.

To connect with prospective clients, an advisor tried offering presentations and lectures. He found what was looking for — and more — when he went back to school.

Advisors are offered new automated tools to help clients manage a life after work.

Most advisors loathe hitting clients up for prospects, and now they don’t have to.

What advisors need to know when a couple’s financial situation is more difficult — or sinister — than meets the eye.

A segmented market is ready to embrace scale, says Raymond James president Bill Van Law.

Michael Parker joins the regional firm as it ramps up recruiting efforts, netting a number of large wirehouse teams.

Practices can almost get rid entirely of expensive outside accounting services.

The certification tells clients you have their best interests at heart. After that, is the name of the school important?

Check out these three-steps to broaden the firm’s reach from sea to shining sea.

Russia, Brazil, and Canada saw big jumps in their populations of high-net-worth investors last year.

How Hurricane Harvey and mentoring efforts helped two advisors reframe their thinking about their industry and themselves.

Most advisors don’t have required safeguards in place, one expert says.

The storm devastated Puerto Rico, which has seen a surge of client complaints.