Practice management

The profession might be consolidating but solo advisers will survive and thrive, says columnist Bob Veres.

Either a Clinton or Trump presidency could potentially bring changes in estate tax laws, so start preparing now.

What it really takes to transition your practice.

Like many planners, Shane Larson never received any training in psychology. Now he finds using basic counseling skills can help make relationships with his clients stronger.

TDFs allow advisers to help create a retirement glide path, but selecting the right fund for the right path can be a challenge.

To help identify fraudulent advertising , advisers will be required to create and maintain documents that demonstrate performance calculations or returns.

The fundamental nature of the social network is interaction and conversation — not the simple spouting of PR.

Sure — if you can identify duties that hit these four categories.

Ways to interconnect technologies may be limitless. But advisers and advisory firms will demand more, as their clients demand more.

Given retirees’ unease about the future, spending down principal can prove a curious challenge.

The country's largest independent broker-dealer says compliance with the new fiduciary rule will offer competitive advantages.

This in-house position helps one firm attract larger clients and build contractual relationships with descendants.

Advisers may want to entertain a settlement offer from the regulator, even when planners disagree with allegations made against them, says our compliance expert.

By educating themselves and clients about these possibilities, advisers can diffuse some retirement planning worries.

Baha helped Jeffrey Gundlach turn DoubleLine Capital into a $100 billion asset management firm.

After the DoL’s fiduciary rule, this is just a cost of doing business for those offering retirement advice.

After DoL’s fiduciary rule, this is just a cost of doing business for those offering retirement advice.

How many women advisers work for the leading independent broker-dealers?

It begins with recognizing that this is a critical investment for succession planning and cultivating the next generation of clients.

Planners need to understand the needs and goals of athletes, and parlay those insights into a plan.