Wealth management

Professionals or any high-net-worth clients who might face lawsuits can often benefit from setting up overseas trusts, a meaningful deterrent when overzealous plaintiffs come knocking at the door.

A positive online presence is crucial to the success of an advisor’s reputation.

To obtain approval and funding for security improvements, bank technologists have to make their case by pointing to losses from recent security breaches. But calculating those losses can be tricky.

From stolen cell phones to email scammers and hackers, advisors face numerous threats to the security of sensitive client data. Here are a few simple ways advisors can avoid getting hacked.

Electronic thieves have gotten smarter - and they’re targeting you. These experts can tell you how to beat them.

Medicare premiums to remain flat; Lackluster savings tarnishing seniors' golden years; Stop tinkering with your retirement portfolio

When hosting a client event, a strategic seating chart can place prospects next to your biggest fans.

When it comes to compliance, do-it-yourselfers must build policies and procedures that can protect the firm. But as practices grow, seeking outside assistance may be necessary.

Pimco’s pain isn’t Bill Gross’s gain, at least not yet.

Bond bears are right, and wrong; The only state where retires have enough income; 3 biggest risks every retirement saver should know

Now that 5-year performance data is available, advisors can compare performance for the ETFs.

The confidence level of investors for advisors and brokers surveyed by the Center for Audit Quality was up to 70% in 2014 compared to 66% in 2012.

How clients can still reduce last year's tax bill before the extended filing deadline of Oct. 15 for 2013 tax returns; Ask the right questions after a manager change like Bill Gross' departure from Pimco; Stretch out tax savings during retirement years

CFP Board drops investigation into activist planner after he drops CFP certification.

Everyone on staff should know how to handle sensitive client information, making it possible for them to be responsive, but not nosy.

Bill Gross’s Janus Global Unconstrained Bond Fund received $66.4 million in client deposits in September, the month Gross announced he was leaving Pimco to join Janus Capital Group Inc.

What to do when your pension is frozen; 8 tips to maximize your 401(k); Should boomers give millennials money advice?

The pool of FINRA arbitrators lacks diversity, and may be biased as a result, claims an investor advocacy group.

Two wirehouse advisor teams, each managing $400 million in AUM, went independent. But wirehouse and regional broker-dealers did not remain idle: Morgan Stanley recruited advisors managing over $600 million in assets, while Raymond James grabbed a million-dollar producer from Merrill Lynch.

As hackers and scam artists become more sophisticated, screening for scams can be difficult. Advisors must understand the top threats to client data and what might happen in the event of a breach.