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The move is part of a shift of emphasis from life insurance "to a more well-rounded protection and retirement planning approach."

Self-employed individuals and small-business owners may not meet the requirements of new mortgage rules that went into effect Friday and could face hurdles obtaining new home loans.

A new PriceMetrix study outlines critical factors for keeping clients connected.

Want to be a divorce financial planner? Here are the top tips to help you be successful.

In the bank channel, fee-based business is the Woodstock of strategies--everyone says they're doing it, but few really are.

If you asked your clients to describe you and your practice in two sentences, would you like what they have to say? Would they even be able to describe you or your practice in two sentences?

The SEC is putting advisors on notice that its examiners will cast a wide net in their reviews of investment advisors over the coming year.

Joseph Dear, chief investment officer of California Public Employees’ Retirement System, the largest U.S. public pension plan, is taking leave to continue personal health treatments.

Commentary: Of the five economic proposals Jesse Myerson lists in Rolling Stone, one stands out, though not in a positive sense: that the U.S. start a sovereign wealth fund. It's a proposal that would prove problematic for capital markets, pose thorny conflicts of interest, and offer vast opportunities for cronyism and graft.

The CFP Board announced this week that it's shortening its CFP certification exam and transitioning to a computer-based testing platform.

FINRA alleges that the firms' advisors sold two types of highly risky ETFs that even they didn't understand.

The big Dutch financial-services company will post a 1.2 billion-euro ($1.6 billion) charge after agreeing to end some payment obligations to its pension fund in the Netherlands.

Members of the Senate Banking Committee and others are raising concerns about the credibility of a pending watchdog report analyzing whether some banks are still "too big to fail," suggesting some experts it relies on may be too closely tied to Wall Street.

An overwhelming majority of Hispanic and African-Americans say that financial services firms need to hire more diverse staffs, according to a survey conducted by Harris Interactive on behalf of Edward Jones.

What is the ideal number of times to be in touch with clients each year? It's probably higher than you think. Here are some ideas to help deepen your relationships.

The SEC tapped one of its own Monday to lead the agency's enforcement division tasked with conducting investigations into complex financial instruments.

The Senate voted 56 to 26 late Monday to confirm Janet Yellen as the next leader of the Federal Reserve Board.

Raoul Weil, once a powerful UBS AG executive, will return today to a U.S. courthouse where prosecutors said last month he ran a business that used Swiss bank secrecy to help Americans cheat on their taxes.

Concern about rate policy shifts is the factor most likely to drive changes to client retirement income portfolios in 2014, according to a new survey from GDC Research and Practical Perspectives.

The Family Office Exchange's newly published Guide to the Professional Family Office offers time-tested recommendations to help wealthy families maintain their fortunes.