Practice management

Why a federal judge ruled that a retirement plan is required to show the custodial agreements it forged with a service provider; Plus, the only annuity solution 'bonus' investors should be looking for.

Top priority: Simultaneously taking care of yourself, your clients and your employees.

There are 3 keys to entering the held-away kingdom, says Quovo’s Niko Karvounis.

Voices: Mariner Wealth's Brian Leitner says there are key steps to take to ensure your practice actually benefits from the new (and costly) tech tools you want to implement.

Why the compensation model for variable annuities may need to change because of the Labor Department's fiduciary proposal; plus, the pros and cons of 401(k) loans and six critical moves for a carefree retirement.

An advisor encourages her client to take advantage of ex-spousal benefits even though the client didn’t want anything to do with her ex.

Michael Kitces, who helped launch XY Planning Network, says he wouldn't be surprised if the market evolved to include hundreds of similar groups of young planners serving young clients. "We have 200 advisors and there are 80 million millennials."

Greg De Jong took the plunge and sold his $200 million firm to a much larger one for equity, cash and a five-year note. Looking back, he has no regrets.

Knowing what to do as an investor and actually doing it are very different things, and your clients are feeling that internal struggle.

Retirement savers need to review their asset allocations because many investments are becoming more correlated as the global economy increasingly becomes intertwined; Plus, why the gender gap haunts women even in retirement.

“If you continue to work the way you have been, you may not be in business in five years,” says United Capital CEO Joe Duran.

Good compliance management software means no more overlooked emails, or documents gathering dust in filing cabinets, says BasisCode Compliance CEO.

A recent tax law creates a permanent 100% tax exclusion on capital gains from C corporations.

Should advisors fear digital wealth management incarnations like Vanguard Personal Advisory Services?

Advisors dish on clients who tried to game the system a little too aggressively.

To attract and keep successful clients, advisors need to be transparent about fees. Here’s how one advisor navigates those touchy conversations.

Whether an advisor should steer clients into currency-hedged international funds is a very close call. Here’s how to make it.

Here’s how to assemble teams that meet their immediate objectives, but then go on to excel.

When clients begin to decline, advisors should be cautious about family members who might exploit them.

Clients know that profits don’t always point up all the time. Don’t try and fool them.