Practice management

Advisors must be aware of the basics of protecting their more vulnerable elderly clients. Here are a few tips to keep in mind.

Fake identity fraud is growing, due to the plentiful array of consumer account and card data available in the wake of massive data breaches. It's a crime banks find almost impossible to detect and deter

Change is coming and certain new technology trends will play a significant role for planners.

A pair of sessions at the FSI OneVoice conference focused on recruiting and retention challenges facing IBDs, many of which center on hybrid or dually registered RIAs who are edging toward greater independence.

Retirees need to carefully consider using robo investment advisors, which could put their investments at risk in the coming years; Plus, what Medicare costs in 2015 and what's covered.

Oppenheimer Holdings will pay $20 million to settle U.S. regulatory claims that it improperly sold billions of shares of penny stocks on behalf of an offshore brokerage.

Raymond James & Associates recruited advisors from Oppenheimer & Co. and Wells Fargo Advisors, each with close to $1 million in revenue.

The claim represents more than half the awards handed out by the regulator against advisors so far this month.

Two wirehouse advisors generating $1.3 million in annual revenues joined RBC Wealth Management.

One of the first new investments from parent company RCS Capital will become available to all nine – and eventually 11 – IBDs by May.

Clients can lengthen their long-term care insurance policy's elimination period, making the coverage more affordable; Plus, deciding whether a Roth or traditional IRA is right for your client.

The regional broker-dealer lands three new recruits for its employee channel, including one who managed more than $100 million AUM.

FINRA banned a rep for allegedly forging a customer's signature on bank withdrawal slips, a move that allowed the customer's sister to steal $3,900 from the customer's account. Two others were suspended for relatively minor infractions.

The asset management firm made the new hires during a recruiting push in the last quarter.

Focus partner firms managed $31 billion and advised on another $10 billion, according to their recent ADV filings -- considerably less than the $70 billion in "total client assets" the firm had previously publicized.

Two Merrill Lynch advisors left the wirehouse for independent firm Snowden Lane Partners.

There are 13 states that subject Social Security benefits to tax; Plus, why investors shouldn't hold an annuity in their Roth IRAs.

Congress should revamp Social Security to ensure that retirees will receive at least 75% of their benefits in case the trust fund is depleted, says a professor.

Investors have regained their faith in financial firms, but advisors still have work to do, a new study shows.

Client confusion over what Social Security agents can and can't do means missed opportunity and money left on the table. Savvy advisors can help.