Practice management

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By focusing on what really needs protecting, advisors can help bring insurance spending under control.

UBS' Barry Ringelheim has seen enormous changes in the industry during his 46-year career as a financial advisor. But he says earning clients' trust remains the foundation of the business.

Even minor run-ins with the law can haunt you if you don't report them properly.

Some broker-dealers and some issuers have distorted the truth about the municipal advisor rule, said a former SEC lawyer who worked on the new regulatory regime.

New York is attracting financial technology startup companies and venture capitalists, who like the proximity to large banks. But watch out for London.

Comprehensive financial planning isn't just good for clients. It's also good for business -- and advisors and their firms are paying attention.

Common Mistakes in Retirement Savings; Tuition vs. Nest Egg; Alternatives, Yes or No

Cantor aims to bring on 250 to 350 advisors within three to six years and is prepared to be "extremely competitive" in its pursuit of wealth managers and advisor teams.

The Atlanta-based bank has formed a medical specialty group dedicated to working with independent medical practices, owners, physicians and their families.

Father-and-son advisor team managing more than $200 million in assets left Sterne Agee for Raymond James.

The group stands to lose at least one prominent member, and possibly dozens more, over the next 12 months.

Selling a home in retirement; Frailty risk different from health care expenses; State of senior health, by state.

Most of the world’s economic growth will come from outside the U.S, yet most American investors are still under-diversified in international assets.

Advisors are using an array of sophisticated techniques to build engagement with existing HNW clients and garner interest from new ones. Here are 14 ways to win and retain ultra-wealthy clients.

Joseph Ellison claimed that while he was promised that he'd work at JP Morgan, he wound up getting old Bear Stearns.

On October 22, 2010 the U.S. Department of Labor proposed to broadly amend the definition of fiduciary under ERISA as a person who provides investment advice to plans for a fee or other compensation. The rule has generated a lot of controversy, and the DOL has delayed the redraft of it until at least January 2015.

Lawmakers asked to back proposal to assist troops, vets with severe money woes with enhanced financial planning services.

A Stifel advisor team that managed almost $200 million in assets has left the firm to join Raymond James & Associates.

The value of small-cap value funds; Managing the "new retirement;" Clients want to be more "hands-on" with their 401(k) plans.