Independent financial advisors are getting more tools at an accelerating rate in timing and capital investment. Here's how experts say they can adapt and overcome the fear of replacement.

It may sound like science fiction, but experts say estate planners should help clients decide now how their likeness should, or should not, live on after their death.

Niche smart, market human and outsource wisely: insights for financial advisors looking to grow, from the Morningstar Investment Conference.

Under the new law, issuers with more than $50 billion in stablecoins outstanding would be required to submit audited annual financial statements.

Social media and other digital technologies have fundamentally altered the process and, experts say, often distract financial advisors from the most successful methods.

AFE Private Wealth's upcoming move to a larger office will launch what its partners say is a separate but symbiotic pairing with an exclusive gathering place.

What was once largely a source of referrals for outside professionals is moving in-house for financial advisors in many cases. Here are some examples.

When Tony Blagrove, founder and CEO of Traveka Wealth in Los Altos, California, started his independent RIA 18 months ago, his first order of business was being an "early adopter" of these emerging tools.

SmartAsset launched a basic calculator to explain the benefits of comprehensive planning in dollar terms that any prospect could understand quickly.

Around 10% of advisors anticipate transitioning their practice this year, either through consolidation or individual decisions to move firms, according to a new Cerulli study.