Practice management

Whether by partnering with outside professionals or gaining additional certifications or qualifications, advisors have been adding guidance on insurance, health care, taxes, estate planning and more.

It's never too early to school future heirs on the mechanics and productive uses of family wealth.

Insurance, emergency savings and estate planning documents are among the topics advisors should consider reviewing with clients.

Part of clients' anxiety about this issue stems from the uncertainty of how much or how long such health care expenses will be incurred.

The many technical skills and professional requirements get most of the attention. But experts say a transition also requires a great deal of time and other capabilities.

Advisors say it's important to help clients plan ahead of time in order to survive and ultimately rebuild after an emergency.

The emotionally and financially taxing process of a separation demands careful planning, multifaceted form-filing to the IRS and, probably, an advisor for each spouse.

CEO Ted Pick said nearly half of net new assets Morgan Stanley brought in last year landed in fee-generating accounts — and that's right where he wants them.

Top deals from Q4 include Wealth Enhancement Group's deal with Levy Wealth Management Group and Cetera's bid for Concourse Financial Group Securities.

The regional giant reported $2.2 trillion in client assets last year, despite seeing its net new flows decline.

The Pentagon agreed to create streamlined processes for those discharged under "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" to apply for new military records.

A Tax Court ruling that limited partners in an investment manager must pay Uncle Sam could cause some restructuring across the industry, an expert said.

Regulators have handed down more than $3 billion in penalties over employees' alleged failures to record business-related messages sent on services like WhatsApp.

Regulators accused the online brokerage of failing to accurately report trades, comply with short selling rules and maintain proper books and records, among other things.

Lawsuits before the Supreme Court and in lower federal courts across the country could further reduce enforcement powers at the IRS and the SEC this year.

The firm says a summer intern who was turned down for a full-time position sent harassing messages that led it to close its Atlanta office for two days in January.

When he's not preparing to climb the world's highest mountains and run the major marathons, Joe McQuaid, managing director of platform solutions and advisor experience, ensures Concurrent Investment Advisors' tech stack has stamina.

The mega bank says more than half of its roughly 300,000 are already back in the office every day of the work week.

The asset management giant called out the method of offsetting capital gains in this year's edition of its oft-cited study tracking the "alpha" of financial planning.

The answer depends first and foremost on how much time financial advisors have for an emotionally and technically challenging process, experts said.