Practice management

To foster the evolution of financial planning as a widely accepted and understood profession, NAPFA announced that, starting Jan. 1, it will only accept the CFP designation for anyone applying to become NAPFA-registered planners

Morgan Stanley Wealth Management has added eight financial advisors from rival firms Merrill Lynch and Barclays.

The new platform will allow advisors to spend less time managing regulatory and compliance issues, and more time growing their businesses.

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said she would try to use a procedure known as a discharge petition to bring a Senate-passed bill for extending the middle-class tax cuts to the floor of the House.

CFOs in the U.S. remain uncertain about the future of the economy and their own businesses, according to a new survey.

The fiscal cliff. Deteriorating fundamentals. Volatility. Is the market about to fall? There is always uncertainty, but the question remains: How will you keep your clients happy when the next bear market comes?

Gen X, Y and Z investors may years from retirement but they already have multiple concerns about their future finances.

Gathering the information needed to make a career move and hiding that research from a current firm can be enough to make some advisors decide to forget it. That’s just where The Advisor Center, an anonymous online recruiting community that launches Monday, comes into play.

The average production at wirehouses is 40% higher than that of banks, and yet those advisors don't have an existing customer base. Why is that?

How to craft a business strategy that will keep you on track in the New Year.

With the threat of the fiscal cliff and other uncertainties, wealthy investors are speeding up recognition of gains and taking other defensive measures.

With the fiscal cliff approaching, it might be time to accelerate income into the remainder of this year.

A run-down of the stories in this issue, including the list of the top 40 advisors under the age of 40, planning for the fiscal cliff, a look at exchange-traded funds, and planning for the new year.

In On Wall Street's sixth annual ranking, the young hotshots of The Street talk clients and strategy. Here's how this year's top 40 advisors under 40 conquered a tough market.

Our legal expert explains what your assistant can and cannot do with trade processing.

With four different generations in the workplace, communication is an essential skill for working with high-net-worth families.

Many woman advisory firms are missing a big opportunity.

TD Ameritrade Institutional's Aggressive Recruiting

Tempted to leave this asset class out of a portfolio? Don't be swayed.

Advisors have been racing to finish what some say is an unprecedented transfer of wealth.