The law allows clients the ability to make tax-free withdrawals for elementary and secondary school expenses.

It’s not easy, but advisors who believe they were wronged can request their records be expunged, an expert says.

While the ranks of women who hold the certification surged, they still make up only 23% of the pool.

The regulator outlined the top priorities for 2018 examinations.

New digital currencies are subject to little or no regulation, the investor protection watchdog cautions.

Known for his advocacy for planning at all income levels, Paré wants the FPA to expand its membership to 24,000 and beyond.

Complaints lodged against the firm through Dec. 15 dropped 18% from the same period of 2016, federal figures show.

Critics say the practice of using non-attorneys, some with criminal records, to represent investors often makes their problems worse. Advocates say it's cheaper.

The online tool, created by the advocacy organization and state regulators, suggests tough questions for the hiring process.

Brokerages have broken ranks in recent weeks over whether to facilitate clients’ bets on bitcoin amid widespread concern that it’s a bubble or that the cryptocurrency’s price is potentially susceptible to manipulation.

For the first time, fund managers must disclose a breakdown of their fees to banks, insurers and other distributors.

The drastic changes are shaking up the status quo of estate planning. Here’s how financial planners need to change their approach.

Special interest groups may weaken the Department of Labor’s best interest standard. Here’s why that’s bad for financial planners and their clients, according to one expert.

Wall Street doesn’t think corporate America will have a hard time coming up with those employee bonuses that were promised after taxes were slashed.

It’s been a busy first year for the firm’s new chief. Jamie Price responds candidly to Financial Planning’s rapid-fire queries.

Deals have heated up. Can the rapid pace continue?

How advisors deal with grievances and arbitration can make or break a career.

The firm displayed inaccurate ratings for more than 1,800 equity securities to its brokers, supervisors and retail customers, FINRA alleged.

Products that best fit clients would have to be offered before those that are most profitable to the sellers, the New York Department of Financial Services said.

It is not the fiduciary rule or whether robo technology is friend or foe.