Practice management

Justin Reckers and Michelle Smith explain how and why to look into a wealthy client's assets during a divorce.

"There's still an employee mentality, even if an advisor is the founder or principal of a firm," says Stratos CEO Jeff Concepcion.

Reluctant advisors are advised to get over their reservations and start extending their marketing efforts to social.

Caveats aside, advisors can use social media to boost their business and build stronger relationships with clients.

Heavily discounted, online rivals are challenging the planning profession's right to exist. Here's how to fight back.

Big Blue is trying to combine the products of several security-tech companies it has bought in recent years into a fraud detection system that compliance-minded banks want to buy. The challenges facing the vendor and its clients overlap considerably.

Bankers should view complaints on sites like Facebook and Twitter as an opportunity to publicly score points with customers.

The ability of advisors to recruit and manage millennials will likely play an important role in the industry's sustainability.

To help clients, make sure you understand the answers to a few of the most common Medicare questions -- and can suggest resources for more information.

The Washington, D.C., area firm hopes its six-member board will help it better understand and serve female clients.

Raymond James is recruiting the industry's top talent at the expense of the wirehouses.

Citi Private Bank has quietly overhauled its app for customers with at least $25 million in net worth in recent weeks.

Low-deductible plans have thrived under Obamacare -- offering new tax strategies for both clients and advisors.

A Morgan Stanley broker and the managing clerk at the law firm Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP were arrested today for an insider-trading scheme that authorities said netted $5.6 million in illicit profit.

If transparency is so important to us as independent advisors, why are we using so much jargon?

U.S. Senators Carl Levin and John McCain urged the Justice Department to seek extradition of about 30 Swiss bankers and others who are charged with enabling offshore tax evasion and haven't appeared in federal courts.

A sharply increasing number of plan sponsors want financial advisor guidance -- but many of the RIAs on Fidelity's platform are just dabbling in the area, the custodian says.

Janney Montgomery Scott recruited a veteran Merrill Lynch advisor with $1 million in production.

The two regulators are organizing outreach programs to provide an opportunity for advisors to talk directly with regulators about risk management, regulatory issues and compliance practices.

Having a long-term horizon for the sale of a business puts the owner in a better position to optimize tax strategies. It's also an opportunity for advisors angling for the investment business a sale will produce.