Practice management

Here are some of the top questions advisors have when they consider outsourcing parts of their business operations to a third party.

Help make sure your clients aren't among those who say they wish they had saved more, or started at an earlier age. Plus, questions over the proposed revamp of Medicare payments to long-term-care hospitals.

An advisor's initial instinct when notified of a pending examination may be to worry or be nervous. We recommend that you take fear out of this process, though. Once you receive notification of a regulatory examination, stay calm and follow these seven steps.

Among the wealthiest clients, Fidelity and Vanguard retain their perennial leadership positions in firm perception, but there is room for others to advance their brand, according to a new study on investor sentiment toward insurance and retirement investment product providers.

Handing off responsibility can be scary and challenging. But it's the only way to empower staff and position your firm for growth. Use these tips to be more effective.

Do women investors really care about the gender of their advisor? Conventional wisdom says yes, but a new study offers a different perspective.

Increased longevity and the fact that those belonging to the Greatest Generation married at a young age are two reasons for the increase in dual-generation retirements; Plus, the reason why parents shouldn't be too generous with their children's college education funds.

Household wealth in the U.S. increased from October through December by the most in a year as stock prices advanced to an all-time high at the end of 2014.

A forced convalescence impels a top wealth management executive to practice some fundamental principles that he was usually too busy to perform.

This is the beginning of a relationship, so the process should more closely resemble a courtship begun on eHarmony than a purchase made via Craigslist.

An ex Wells Fargo rep allegedly improperly obtained almost $100,000 from a bank trust account, while a former First Brokerage America broker forged a notary's seal and signature on customer documents.

Why Congress needs to stop Medicare from lowering the fees paid to physicians; Plus, a study that says that many workers could see cuts in pension benefits.

An avid surfer, this wirehouse recruit made the move to Integrated Wealth Management.

While managed account programs are projected to grow significantly, many advisors are not confident in their platform's ability to meet their needs due to the difficulty in integrating data firmwide.

A wealth manager has been hit with 14 customer disputes since entering the industry in 2005, FINRA records show.

Clients need to know the facts when offered a lump-sum payment for trading in their pensions; Plus, seven questions to ask before buying a qualified longevity annuity contract.

Planners are demanding more sophisticated tools and vendors are responding. Here are the top takeaways from this year's Technology Tools for Today Conference.

The finance industry faces a steep, uphill battle in trying to convince the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau that the long-standing use of arbitration agreements is beneficial for consumers.

Online competitors like Wealthfront and Betterment are taking issue with Schwab's characterization of its automated investment service as cheaper, better and not just skewed to millennial investors.

The U.S. has a record 10.1 million millionaire households, a Spectrem Group study shows.