Wealth management

Former Wells Fargo Advisors with $215 AUM join Baird, a $300 million Morgan Stanley team goes independent and Raymond James recruits several advisors to its ranks. Here are some of the most recent advisor moves in the employee advisor channel

The Minnesota Society of CPAs recently conducted its annual CPA member survey about the most strange and unusual tax deductions proposed by clients. The responses included everything from pets and wedding rings to gifts not given.

Our IRA expert answers questions about the IRS's 6% penalty on excess IRA contributions and the five-year clock on Roth IRA fund transfers.

A deep Morningstar analysis finds stocks to be safer bets than even Treasury bills over the long haul.

Municipal mutual funds reported $82.1 million of net inflows in the week ended Feb. 12, bouncing back from a $227.3 million outflow the week before, Lipper FMI reported Thursday.

Don't ask when clients want to stop working, instead ask what they want to do next, says one practice management expert.

From wirehouse CFPs talking about not telling clients they weren't really fee-only to industry researchers discussing the opportunities for advisors with LGBT planning expertise, here are the most notable quotes from the past week's stories.

The board approved a rule proposal that would impose new limits on financial advisors' ability to remove information about customer disputes from BrokerCheck.

Hot on the heels of record revenues for 2013, LPL plans to repurchase nearly 2 million shares from one its largest shareholders.

The BAM Alliance, a community of more than 140 independent wealth management firms across the U.S., has added nationally-known financial author and blogger Tim Mauer as its director of personal finance.

A cross-border practice in the Southwest appeals to Canadians seeking better weather and favorable tax treatment.

"The timing is right to fully integrate our new wealth management offering into our Global Asset Allocation and PI divisions," a Fidelity spokesman says.

Clients want you to succeed and are willing to help, so here’s how to address the problem of “overservicing” them.

A smoother prenup process can ease clients' embarrassment and protect their financial well-being.

A large majority of women say they would stay with their current advisor, even after the death of a spouse or partner, according to a new study from Russell Investments.

Last year's spectacular S&P 500 gains may have clients demanding more large-cap stocks. Here's how to resist.

LPL Financial is positioning itself as a simplifying agent for advisors facing a stream of new technological innovation.

At Janet Yellen's first appearance on Capitol Hill as the head of the Federal Reserve Board, the country's top central banker did little to depart from her predecessor's views on key issues, often cautiously echoing his message from the past eight years.

Our IRA expert answers questions on maxing out contributions to 457 and SEP plans and beneficiary arrangements for 403(b) plans and Roth 401(k)s.

A prominent provider of custodial services to RIA firms takes a big step to upgrade its core technology platform.