Practice management

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.

When does it make sense to buy your list of clients? Attorney Alan Foxman explains.

Newly bereaved spouses can face a host of unfamiliar financial issues, and older women are at particular risk. Here are a few specific ways that advisors can help.

Bob Kerrey, a former U.S. Senator and governor of Nebraska, says that people who have Social Security as their only source of income need more help: Plus, cheap oil prices won't cause your 401(k) to crash.

Bank advisors produced an average of $32,888 in revenue in November of 2014, down 16% from the previous month, according to BISRA's most recent Monthly Bank Investment Services Monitor.

Many advisors miss the old culture at their firms. What exactly are they longing for?

A wealth manager with 30 years of experience left Citigroup Global Markets to join the year-old Lebenthal Wealth Advisors as a producing branch manager.

Two advisors left Barclays to join regional bank First Republic.

Norm Champ, the SEC’s director of investment management, will resign after five years at the agency, the SEC said.

New legislation is needed that would include provisions to curb number of fund beneficiaries and enable more of them to return to work; Plus, Calpers not cutting its private equity allocations, but is reducing the managers it works with.

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.