Wealth management

The majority of American workers accept responsibility for financing their own retirement and are relying primarily on their 401(k) to get them there, but many lack the confidence to effectively manage their retirement savings.

As we hit the 20-year mark in the ETF business, one might ask: What will that future bring? History is our best guide in that the next 20 years will look similar to the last 20. And that’s a good thing.

To ensure that your practice is meeting the needs of female clients, create goals for working with them -- and measure your success.

The financial planning industry is in need of young talent. Is a new scholarship program the answer?

Here’s a sampling of bank reps who were recently promoted or moved to new organizations to assume roles of greater responsibility.

A spike in the proportion of RIA-to-RIA deals in the first half of this year may signify that the advisory field is starting to come into its own.

SEC Chairman Mary Jo White said she would push to adopt proposed automated-trading rules after system caused a three- hour halt on the Nasdaq Stock Market.

Edward Gjertsen II, vice president of Mack Investment Securities in Glenview, Ill,. has been named FPA president-elect by the organizations’ board of directors. Gjertsen’s one-year term as president-elect begins on January 1, 2014.

Independent wealth management firm Banyan Partners is nearly doubling its assets under management to $4 billion by acquiring two firms simultaneously.

Federal Reserve policy makers were briefed last month on the potential for establishing an additional tool to aid them when they eventually seek to lift interest rates and tighten monetary policy.

The estate is arguing that a tax bill calculated by the IRS overvalued assets including real estate, a Bentley automobile and the late singer’s “image and likeness.”

When are you most efficient in the day? Figure it out -- and then organize your daily time management strategy with your own circadian rhythms in mind.

"This may sound sacrilegious for a planner, but I’ll admit it: I’m not a big fan of investment management," says solo advisor Dave Grant. Here's why Grant decided to use a TAMP instead.

For traditional Super OSJs to survive and prosper over the long term, they must begin to provide a more dynamic set of services to independent advisors – who increasingly are facing greater practice management, asset management and technology complexities.

American investors say they are looking for holistic financial advice from advisors with a financial planning certification, according to a survey by the CFP Board of Standards.

Are you paying enough attention to your top 20 clients? Here are some tips to help you retain your best clients.

Two of the most influential organizations in the world of independent planners, the CFP Board and NAPFA, do not agree on the definition of one of the most hot-button terms in the profession: fee-only.

AMG Wealth Partners has taken a minority stake in Tarrytown, N.Y.-based Clarfeld Financial Advisors, a $4 billion firm with a London office that specializes in serving wealthy U. S. citizens living abroad. The investment is the second since the division was formed two years ago as a subsidiary of AMG, which has more than $470 billion in assets.

LPL Financial wants its advisors to know that it has heard their complaints and is doing something about them.

Let’s start with the basics: If you are not engaging people on social media as a financial advisor, it’s time to catch up.