Practice management

The system isn’t falling apart, but clients in their 60s have more personal concerns at heart—and you need to be able to answer their questions.

A new report on FINRA's 2012 actions suggests the self-regulatory body is getting tougher.

After hiring 3,597 full-time agents last year, New York Life is raising the ante, with a goal of adding 3,700 reps in 2013. Among the new hires, more than half are expected to be women or individuals who represent the “cultural markets,” as the company put it, referring specifically to the African-American, Chinese, Hispanic, Korean, South Asian, and Vietnamese communities.

From future predictions to fee inquiries: Here are a few inquiries that aggravate financial advisors the most.

According to a new Franklin Templeton Investments survey, 73% of respondents reported they find thinking about retirement saving and investing causes them stress and anxiety.

New may not always be better, but it is what the retirement industry needs right now.

Senate Budget Committee chairman Patty Murray, D-Wash., on Wednesday unveiled a fiscal 2014 budget that would reduce the deficit $975 billion by "closing loopholes and eliminating wasteful spending in the federal tax code that benefits the wealthiest Americans and biggest corporations."

As baby boomers’ demands change, the industry needs to take a more holistic approach, according to the president of the Ameriprise Personal Advisors Group.

Millions of baby boomers born in 1948 will become eligible for Medicare this year and face the complexities of choosing Medicare plans. As this group navigates the choices in Medicare Enrollment for the first time, financial planners have a chance to share with them advice that will help them make the best decision.

Washington, DC.-based Convergent Wealth Advisors has hired a new managing director of advisor recruiting.

Among advisory services competing for the wealthiest clients, RIAs and multi-family offices are winning.

The firm's growth spurt has brought Washington Wealth’s total AUM, which was at a modest $100 million in December 2011, to well over $1 billion.

In every organization, there are a few top performers who set the pace for everyone else. Ken Haman says advisors need to explore what the top 20% of your colleagues do differently and what you can do to join them in the top tier.

A dozen Senate Democrats and an Independent lawmaker have re-introduced a bill that would impose a minimum 30% tax on high income tax payers who earn more than $1 million as a way to help reduce the ballooning federal deficit.

Program managers and bank advisors may not agree on everything, but most likely they see eye-to-eye on one thing: the desire to increase an advisor’s production.

Why is branding so important and how can you build a stronger brand?

Mary Jo White, President Obama's nominee to chair the SEC, faced little resistance at a Senate confirmation hearing as she said that, if confirmed, she intends to move swiftly to close the book on an array of rules that advisors have been watching closely.

Mary Jo White, President Obama’s choice to run the Securities and Exchange Commission, may be compelled to provide more information about her ties to large banks as senators press her about how she would operate as Wall Street’s regulator.

Oppenheimer & Co. agreed to pay about $2.9 million to settle claims by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that it misled investors in a private-equity fund.

Fidelity Investments, the biggest U.S. manager of money-market mutual funds, said there is growing agreement among company leaders and regulators to limit any new rules for the products to those eligible to buy corporate debt.