Wealth management

The annual gift tax exclusion, which has been $13,000 since 2009, will be $14,000 in 2013, the IRS has announced.

In On Wall Street's sixth annual ranking, the young hotshots of The Street talk clients and strategy. Here's how this year's top 40 advisors under 40 conquered a tough market. And check out the other top young advisors in the industry.

The Women Advisors Forum traveled to Newport Beach, Calif., on Nov. 15 for a gathering that featured new practice management ideas, strategies for success and market updates. Check out these photos for the day's highlights, and look out for more news from our upcoming forum in Boston on Dec. 17.

National Advisors Trust has launched an upgraded version of AdvisorDesk, the firm’s proprietary multi-custodian technology platform.

In the upcoming December issue, BIC will reveal its annual ranking of the Top 50 Bank Advisors. But in the meantime, here’s a sneak peek at advisors 41 through 50.

It’s no surprise the middle class bore the brunt, but what steps can they take?

Want to have deeper conversations with your clients? Start talking about philanthropy, says one expert.

What are the common mistakes well-meaning advisors make when working with women in couples? Wealth psychology expert Kathleen Burns Kingsbury breaks down the mistakes (and how to correct them).

Privately owned banks do not report to the SEC, but they can face challenges if they need capital. This list looks at banks with a physical retail presence and stock that cannot be readily traded on a stock exchange.

These days, it seems like all the media can talk about is whether or not Republicans and Democrats in Washington can come to an agreement over the so-called “fiscal cliff”. But what exactly is it?

Securities America announced Thursday that managing partner of Kelley & Mullis Wealth Management, Michael Mullis, has become a registered representative with the independent broker-dealer firm.

Managing a team is an important part of an advisor’s growing practice. As an individual advisor’s practice becomes more successful and complex, eventually a team structure becomes necessary.

In part one of our two-part series on long term care planning, we looked at reasons behind long term care avoidance among Americans, according to Genworth’s “2012 State of Planning” survey. In part two, Pyschologist and Money Coach Dr. Barbara Nusbaum provides suggestions on how to put these difficult emotions of fear and anxiety to good use.

According to the 2012 State of Planning Survey commissioned by Genworth, Americans aged 35 and over have many excuses for why they don’t have a plan in place for their future long term care needs. In this first part of our two-part series on long term care planning, we look at reasons behind long term care avoidance among Americans.

Winners of Charles Schwab’s seventh annual Impact Awards were announced Thursday at Schwab’s Impact conference in Chicago. Walter Bettinger, Schwab president and chief executive officer, and Bernie Clark, executive vice president and head of Schwab Advisor Services, took the stage to present the three awards.

Charles Schwab's Advisor Services group is planning to launch an internship program next year to help registered investment advisory firms develop and find new talent.

One could only imagine what George Jefferson — the wise-cracking character who was “movin’ on up” on the 1970's TV hit, The Jeffersons — would have said about this predicament. The body of actor Sherman Hemsley, who played George Jefferson, has been kept on ice for the last 3 1/2 months.

The Schwab IMPACT 2012 Conference opened Tuesday in Chicago. The annual gathering of independent investment advisors, now in its 21st year, will go on through Friday bringing together the industry’s best and brightest advisors.

“The financial advisor is critical, as he or she has the job of opening the estate and trust accounts," Peter Lang wrote in a white paper. "This can only be done once the will has been probated, the executor has been appointed, and a Tax Identification Number has been issued by the IRS.”