Practice management

An advisor, along with his 3 partners, creates a new firm but must wait a year without being able to solicit previous clients.

A 25-year-old employee with $40,000 in annual income can expect $190 more per month in retirement by saving $33 more per month now. But if clients have reached 50 with little savings, here’s how to help.

Rocketing education costs and loan debt are giving advisors a great opportunity to help clients navigate the college-planning maze.

SEC officials warn many advisors and brokers have next to no cybersecurity policies in place, exposing them to data breaches and potential enforcement actions.

Most families muddle their way through. Your goal is to make the muddling a little more sensible.

During the transition in independence, avoid running afoul of legal breaches and other quicksand that can drag you down.

Only 25% of retirement savers who qualify for this tax credit are familiar with it, according to a new survey; plus, the two best ways to structure a QLAC.

The firm has launched a new online tool that it says will help advisors at partner banks and credit unions expand their relationships with clients.

A new study finds that 36 online calculators provide "extremely misleading" advice about retirement planning; plus, dreams of living well in retirement dim for Americans.

Over half of people in their 60s have done no retirement planning in the past three years, according to one survey; plus, Medicare's biggest problem is not what your clients think.

Advisors should go behind the music before signing up tomorrow's stars.

How to score big with business-owning clients and prospects.

It's never easy to talk to strangers, but establishing a swift rapport with prospective clients is vital for building your business. Advisors share their best tips for getting these conversations underway.

President Obama's proposed 2017 budget includes provisions that would scrap the "backdoor" Roth IRA and Roth contributions after 70, ending the tax benefits from these strategies; plus; are 401(k)s and 529 college savings plans safe places for clients to invest?

Voices: Sometimes ‘intimidating’ but valuable ways to boost referrals find new prospects and build stronger relationships with current clients.

Seniors who consider living in 55+ communities should determine whether the homes are age-ready and conducive for people with diminished physical activity; plus, how boomers became the disillusioned generation.

About 75% of what's in the proposal will probably stick, says a leading retirement expert. Here's what advisors can expect.

Applying for Social Security benefits early doesn't necessarily mean that applicants will receive the benefits early, an advisor explains to 64-year-old widowed client.

Advisor compensation is one of the stickiest problems for firm owners. Ross Lawrence and Greg Hoffman of Hoffman Financial Resources solved it through equity ownership.

Do you have enough saved for a stand-alone RIA? EPAN's Ron Briggs challenges advisors on this and other considerations of going independent.