Practice management

For financial advisors, tax professionals and their clients, the opportunities and acronyms look endless. Three experts explain the key questions to consider.

With the recent bull market being driven by just a few companies, many clients are asking: Why wasn't I in that stock? Here's how to answer.

After my last column about spreading out the tax season, several readers contacted me to share their experiences about making busy season more sane.

Advisors who don't consistently make their dollars-and-cents value apparent to clients risk not only being undervalued but also "laid off."

Asset-Map's founder and CEO H. Adam Holt talks on the power of creating visuals for clients to see their financial lives and the firm's next steps in going holistic.

An aging advisor base, continuing consolidation in M&A deals and shrinking organic growth are causing teams to consider changes, J.D. Power said.

GYL Financial sees the services as a fiduciary duty to its customers alongside the industry's business incentives and compliance requirements.

The fate of hyperrealistic advisor bots depends on many factors — including the validity of a phenomenon dubbed the "uncanny valley" effect.

Firms that haven't been afraid of generous recruiting offers have shown the greatest growth in recent years.

Art carries higher rates than most investments, but financial advisors and their clients can tap into trusts, charitable donations, loss harvesting and the stepped-up basis.

Leaders in wealth management name their top AI tools used every day in the workplace, from scheduling apps to automating content and slideshow presentations.

FINRA's settlement with Merrill gives the wirehouse credit for "extraordinary cooperation" with its investigation.

Morningstar's study suggests that emotional or personal motivations are just as important or even more significant than a need for "functional" professional services.

As wealth management firms rush to keep up with new technological developments, one common oversight is not testing the tech with the people most likely to use it: the advisors.

The National Association of Treasurers launched a new tool that allows individuals to compare the features of different states' ABLE programs.

Huntington Investment Company is accusing a former advisor of resigning with no advance notice and then using confidential information to drum business from ex-clients.

With rate cuts still on the horizon, some advisors wonder if it's time to look for returns beyond high-yield savings and money market accounts.

More than a half dozen experts explain the key practice management and professional development implications of behavioral finance and financial therapy.

The broker-dealer self-regulator argues that the enforcement decline is a result of its success in driving bad actors from the industry.

The three influential figures' presentations at Morningstar's conference offered a primer on navigating a challenging field increasingly driven by technology.