Practice management

The FPA’s new president-elect, Pamela Sandy, wants to help create a more diverse face of the advisory profession, raise the organization’s profile among lawmakers and build a culture at the organization to attract a new generation of planners.

A Raymond James advisor has left the firm to join U.S. Capital Advisors, a small regional wealth management firm experiencing rapid growth.

Families that have advisors are far more likely to have a college savings plan in place, Fidelity study finds.

Collecting Social Security benefits on your ex-spouse's record; No need to worry about Social Security; How a mini-retirement can rejuvenate your career

HighTower has recruited newly formed 401(k) practice Fiduciary Plan Advisors to its network platform.

Trying to woo Hispanic clients? Talk to them about simple, low- or no-risk investment products.

Do retirees take the right amount of risk?; An overlooked vehicle for retirement savings; People don't realize they have self-directed brokerage accounts

The Philadelphia-based wealth management firm announced late Friday that 30-year industry veteran Michael Lynfield has joined Janney’s Fairfield location in the role of first vice president/investments.

A set of mid-1990s recommendations aimed to reform Wall Street's culture. They didn't, however -- and the real losers were investors.

Several factors are pressuring margins for everyone in planning, says LPL Financial's Bill Morrissey.

Persistence angle adds to active-passive debate; Best ways to snag a job in retirement; Are you as healthy as your 401(k)?

The 92-year-old brokerage is looking to head off a projected shortfall of financial advisors by sponsoring training classes at U.S. universities.

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Average IRA contributions reach all-time high; Why you need a second-career matchmaker; Time to retire Social Security numbers?

The coming year expects to be hectic for banks' regulatory teams as a bottleneck of new rules come due, including everything from the proprietary trading ban to Basel III to a new mortgage disclosure framework.

Are advisors doing clients a disservice when they prepare to hand over the reins?

A former Merrill Lynch advisor has joined Abbot Downing, a unit of Wells Fargo that serves ultra-wealthy clients.

Why your awesome 401(k) is still not as good as cash; Ignore this savings plan at your peril; Will benefits continue to increase if you wait past 70?

After listening to advisors pitch their businesses, a panel of investors explained what works. Advisor and consultant Ron Carson shares the most important takeaways.

The CFP Board is seeking to position itself as a guidepost to advance varied efforts to even out the gender gap in a profession in which men hold a substantial majority of positions and dramatically out-earn their female colleagues.