Wealth management

To help clients, make sure you understand the answers to a few of the most common Medicare questions -- and can suggest resources for more information.

Reaching the ultra-high-net worth audience requires a more personalized approach than traditional marketing techniques.

The Washington, D.C., area firm hopes its six-member board will help it better understand and serve female clients.

Reaching the ultra-high-net worth audience requires a more personalized approach than traditional marketing techniques.

Investors can still get performance from the region if they know where to look, say the managers of Matthews Asian Growth & Income.

Raymond James is recruiting the industry's top talent at the expense of the wirehouses.

Advisors are facing 'the most aggressive regulatory environment I have ever seen,' a securities lawyer tells RIAs at a Fidelity conference this week.

Consumer finance site WalletHub has released a report on the states with the highest and lowest taxes.

Low-deductible plans have thrived under Obamacare -- offering new tax strategies for both clients and advisors.

If transparency is so important to us as independent advisors, why are we using so much jargon?

As more people live into their 100s -- and as families in which four or five generations overlap become commonplace -- some core elements of financial planning need to change, says one longevity specialist.

The ranks of America's richest investors are growing and so is their optimism, with confidence among global high-net-worth investors reaching pre-crisis highs.

A sharply increasing number of plan sponsors want financial advisor guidance -- but many of the RIAs on Fidelity's platform are just dabbling in the area, the custodian says.

The ranks of America's richest investors are growing and so is their optimism, with confidence among global high-net-worth investors reaching pre-crisis highs.

James E. Stowers Jr., who built a billion-dollar fortune as founder of the American Century Investments mutual fund company, then gave most of it away for medical research, has died.

The two regulators are organizing outreach programs to provide an opportunity for advisors to talk directly with regulators about risk management, regulatory issues and compliance practices.

As fixed-income bets disappoint, multisector bond funds have gained notice. But not all advisors are smitten.

Having a long-term horizon for the sale of a business puts the owner in a better position to optimize tax strategies. It's also an opportunity for advisors angling for the investment business a sale will produce.

Financial advisors' jobs are among those at risk as computerization threatens the U.S. workforce.

Savvy inheritance planning can alleviate HNW clients' concerns that their wealth will be squandered or lead to squabbling among heirs. Here's how advisors can conduct the most effective family meetings to tackle these delicate issues.