Practice management

A NAPFA membership rule change has provoked criticism for the way the decision was reached and communicated.

As regulators step up social media oversight, it will help advisors to spot the common danger zones that can trip them up as they engage on social media. Here’s what you should watch out for, and how to stay compliant.

Most financial professionals are not as referable as they think they are or as they need to be to garner a lot of great referrals.

Just days after luring another Morgan Stanley advisor, Stifel announced the hiring of longtime Morgan Stanley veteran Richard Linnihan.

Growth is a goal -- and a hurdle -- for many firms. So what are advisors doing to attract new business?

The number of disciplinary actions rose as the regulator invested in new platforms and technology to broaden oversight.

While most see HSBC’s decision to change advisor compensation to salary and bonus as risky, some see merit in the move.

Eighty percent of investors under the age of 40 don’t feel like they are getting adequate financial advice from their advisors, according to new findings from Cerulli Associates, leaving the doors wide open for asset managers and retirement plan recordkeepers to fill the advice gap.

Should financial advisors leave their smaller accounts behind when they switch firms?

Facebook ad campaigns offer users a lot of data, but what you do with that data is up to you. Dave Grant said he learned some important things from his first experience using Facebook ads and that gave him some ideas about what to change going forward.

Wedbush picked up a legacy Morgan Keegan advisor in Texas.

As a financial advisor working with couples, it is important to appreciate the lifecycles of a couple and how you can help your clients during each phase of their lives together.

Frustrated by a lack of response from regulators on the “ability to pay” exemption, the industry trade group says it’s going to take action this time.

HSBC made the switch to align the compensation structure for advisors in the U.S. with those in the rest of the global bank.

"If an advisor wrote a piece of business and hasn't called the client in over a year, it can't really be considered stealing," says advisor Jeff Arber. Agree?

Advisory firms that truly seek to distinguish themselves as strong, sustainable businesses should be utilizing a business tool that already has saturated most other industries: the dashboard.

Almost half of CPAs indicated that they offer some kind of financial planning services, but a far smaller number have a formally structured practice with their own Registered Investment Advisor or an affiliation with an outside broker/dealer or RIA, according to a new study.

Investment programs are more important than ever. Yet thousands of banks are still on the sidelines. Inertia is a force to be reckoned with but you can still tackle it and win.

Firm-wide performance benchmarking is a powerful tool, but fails to give advisors the data they want most.

Our legal expert discusses how to deal with FINRA investigation.