Practice management

Potential clients won't know how good you are unless you can articulate your value and show them how you’ll fix their problems.

A promising app from Finance Logix could help engage clients in the planning process. But there's one key aspect that may prove controversial.

"Advisors that know their clients can smell when something's up," says regulatory and compliance consultant Daniel Bernstein.

Two federal agencies have charged William Quigley, Trident Partners' ex-compliance chief, with using his position to defraud overseas investors.

Over the past 50 years, dividends of the S&P 500 have grown an average of 5.7% a year, outpacing the average inflation rate of 4.1%; Plus, how Social Security could be used by the government to address retirement inequality.

Alejandro Ariel Torres allegedly cheated a customer out of nearly $60,000 in a start-up scheme that purportedly made the client a 50/50 partner. Torres was ordered to make the customer whole.

To keep your best advisors and other employees on board, you'll need invest strategically in the right people, offering them a rewarding career path.

Only one-third of wealthy clients say their advisors are talking with them about planning for longevity risk, according to a new U.S. Trust study.

Kirsten Flynn Hawkins stole roughly $500,000 from a longtime customer over 33 months, starting shortly after he suffered a debilitating stroke in July 2011.

New digital tools are paving the way for advisors to create hybrid services that will increase both reach and profitability. See a few of the newer options.

Clients give up access to their money with annuities, so they are advised to use only a portion of their savings in these products; Plus, they should activate a fraud alert if they think their Social Security number has been compromised.

Co-sponsor of legislation to derail Labor Department's fiduciary proposal admits that the bill's greatest goal is to put political pressure on the administration.

Discussions about cognitive impairment and end-of-life issues might be difficult, but they need to happen, and could yield an upside for the advisor's practice.

The top lawyer of Goldman Sachs Group’s asset management unit is leaving the bank to become the top aide to U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Mary Jo White, the agency said Wednesday.

The revised proposal would require brokers to disclose to clients the compensation they receive when jumping to a new firm.

Fewer than 14,000 American households received 5.6% of adjusted gross income in 2012, according to data released by the IRS that underscore the increasing concentration of income.

Nearly all the top bank insurance programs in the nation established a profiling process to gather data on their customers' life insurance needs, according to an industry study.

In all, 81% of advisors surveyed said they used or recommended ETFs versus 78% who used or recommended mutual funds, according to an annual FPA survey.

Trust is integral to any advisor-client relationship -- but what happens when clients hold back information that's critical to their financial health?

Clients are advised to name a beneficiary and back-up beneficiary of their accounts, and designating a trust is a good option if there are children from a previous marriage; Plus, how to prepare for a long retirement.