Practice management

How your client can avoid capital gains tax on stocks and lower their tax bills.

Nearly 97% of respondents said they were very or somewhat knowledgeable about saving for retirement, but just 20% passed a test to prove it; Plus, strategies to increase retirement income.

Use these practice management approaches to give yourself an edge over the competition and help you attract ideal clients for years to come.

At a roundtable with federal and state regulators in Los Angeles this week, bankers offered some fresh ideas about possible regulatory relief. Here is a sampling.

A FINRA arbitration panel found Morgan Stanley liable for "causing humiliation" when terminating an advisor's employment at the wirehouse.

As 2014 draws to a close, there may be more planning opportunities than ever before, but also more traps for the unwary, according to Grant Thornton LLP.

When Debra Wetherby started her investment advisory firm in 1990, she was 32, just married and had less than $50,000 of capital.

Some retirees regret past decisions based on greed, others for tinkering too much with their portfolios or keeping too much cash on hand; Plus, how to max out Social Security benefits.

A new UBS/Wealth-X report reveals where the ultrahigh-net live, how they made their money and what they need now.

The industry regulator closes the comment period for its controversial data-reporting initiative as brokerage trade groups warn of privacy concerns and compliance costs.

The broker involved in the dispute invested 40% of the clients' assets in short positions in U.S. Treasury bonds betting that interest rates and inflation would rise.

Merrill Lynch lost a group of advisors managing $535 million in assets to Raymond James & Associates.

On this day dedicated to giving back, a pair of CPAs have some advice for those who are planning their end-of-year charitable giving.

Conventional wisdom says investors should reduce equities in their portfolios as they age, but a study takes a contrary view; Plus, more information doesn't necessarily make for better investment decisions.

Retirees should consider downsizing their homes before taking a reverse mortgage; Plus, the only time when retirees should use retirement funds for something other than retirement.

As the rate of change accelerates, advisors face big shifts in automated tools, portfolio management and rebalancing. Our annual report shows where the action is.

Planners offer their guidelines for helping wealthy clients accomplish more good with their money.

Technological shifts happen quickly. The industry finally seems to have noticed.

Creative ways to measure the effectiveness of an advisor's online efforts.

Robert Shick, Baird branch manager, explains how a cancer diagnosis changed his life. "I have received so much more than I could ever give."