Practice management

In the digital age, advisors are prime victims for attackers seeking pertinent information. Here are some preventative tips to fend off cyber-attacks.

The seven-member group left Morgan Stanley to join Wells Fargo.

Raymond James lured away a Morgan Stanley advisor managing more than $85 million in client assets.

Customer alleged that broker made unsuitable recommendations of mutual funds, structured products and equities that set him back more than $125,000.

The additional revenue from President Obama's expected proposed tax increase would be used to fund programs to assist the middle-class; Plus, how to help a client who missed employer's matching 401(k) funds.

Seth Barnes was promoted to oversee 10 branch offices at the wirehouse.

Why is inheritance planning so difficult? Fear of exclusion along with existing family dynamics can complicate the process -- and strain relationships.

Jones' football prospects are certainly bright. But what about his hoped-for career as a financial advisor?

Make flash cards of potential spending goals -- funding a grandchild's education, buying a yacht -- and ask clients to make piles of high-priority cards, suggested Harold Evensky during a session on communication tips.

Social media sounded like a terrible idea to me at first. Here's how I came around.

While underfunded public-pensions have been in the spotlight in recent years, another problem that has not received as much notice is the nearly $1 trillion in unfunded health care liabilities.

Two advisors left Wells Fargo to join Stifel.

For Victoria Collins and Jennifer Cagle, a succession plan was complicated by a pending public offering. One kept a valuable equity stake, the other got the client base.

An advisor managing more than $188 million in client assets joined Raymond James & Associates.

Forty years after it was launched, the IRA has turned into a major retirement vehicle, but it is no longer the same as it was when first introduced in 1974; Plus, three smart ways to maximize your Roth IRA.

Here's what the brokerage industry's disinformation-mongers might be telling senior brokerage executives.

Dan Overbey, president of BISA, and president and CEO of Atlantic Capital Advisors, outlines his top three issues regarding long-term training for bank advisors.

The firm hired the former CEO of Source Capital Group as a regional manager.

Many IRA investors make the mistake of having an extreme stock-and-bond allocation; Plus, the better way to plan retirement withdrawals.

Even the wealthiest clients are happy when their advisors uncover extra cash for them. Here’s how to do it.