Wealth management

The Department of Housing and Urban Development has revamped the rules on reverse mortgages to allow the servicer to foreclose the home mortgage if the account holder dies and the home is left to a non-borrowing spouse; Plus, five ways to talk to parents about their retirement income.

Planners and clients should determine whether the high premiums on stand-alone policies provide benefits that are worth the price -- and whether coverage provided by riders on life insurance policies is sufficient.

In many states, planners are now required to report if they suspect their clients are suffering abuse.

Competitors from traditional and digital sectors of wealth management weighed in on the debate over industry disruption at the LinkedIn FinanceConnect conference in New York.

The regional broker-dealer landed a former business director from Lifetime Financial Growth, who also worked for Merrill Lynch and Lehman brothers.

Walter Bettinger argues robos might work for "a very small percentage of people," but not for the overwhelming majority of the investing community.

The common experiences of this younger generation makes them a different type of client than the traditional U.S. investors.

A look at the best pay for advisors producing $1 million across the employee advisory channel.

More pre-retirees intend to spend all their savings and leave nothing to their children than those who save as much as they can to pass on to the next generation; Plus, retirement saving rules that just don't add up.

If you're pinning your success to an arbitrary AUM level, you've got a problem. Here's what firms seeking long-term success should concentrate on instead.

The advantages of owning individual stocks; Plus, how donating appreciated shares in taxable accounts can produce savings for your client.

One firm offers individuals who lack LTC policies, but still have life insurance, an alternative method to pay for care.

Cetera's assets under management climbed to $46 billion for the first quarter, up 32% from $35 billion for the same period last year. Adjusted EBITDA soared 50% to $36 million.

Envestnet's acquisition of Finance Logix marks the latest in a string of big firms snapping up advisor-focused technology providers.

Andrew Parish, publisher of the wealth management gossip site, admitted he failed to pay more than $341,000 in employment taxes for his recruiting business, Axiom Consulting Group.

A look at the best basic pay for advisors producing $2 million across the employee advisory channel.

Clients who want to roll over their spouses' IRA into their names can only do so if their spouses die and if they are properly named as beneficiaries; Plus, how to avoid running out of money in retirement.

Openfolio has quickly grown into a community of more than 25,000 investors, all drawn to the idea of seeing what various members are investing in and comparing portfolios to measure how they are doing.

You're a financial advisor, not a doctor, but if you're advising older clients, you need to be able to spot cognitive declines.

"LPL's supervisory breakdowns resulted from a sustained failure to devote sufficient resources to compliance programs integral to numerous aspects of its business," said Brad Bennett, FINRA's executive vice president and enforcement chief.