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This "product" is weakened in the customer's mind when interacting with a living, breathing banker inevitably involves fending off sales pitches, writes one retail banking program consultant.

Staff loyalty must be earned. Use these tactics to make sure your employees feel connected and committed to your firm's success.

Here are some of the most common mistakes advisors make in running their practices -- and how you can avoid them, according to one practice management expert and former advisor.

As regulatory scrutiny intensifies, advisors must design and support policies and processes to avoid compliance missteps. New technology tools can help.

In the March issue, columnist Bob Veres cited seven "dirty words" that were hurting RIAs.

Your team shouldn't suffer abuse. Here's how to protect your staff and know when to bid a bad client adieu.

With an estimated $2 trillion "in motion" due to divorce or widowhood among American women, a thorough understanding of such major transitional moments may help financial advisors protect and even expand their practices.

A business can't have value without having profits. Understand how to calculate existing profits - and then make a plan to increase them.

While headlines suggest that the Social Security system is running deficits, the truth is a bit more nuanced. For one thing, investment income is often ignored.

Here are some of the most significant tax law changes to keep in mind this year as advisors prepare 2013 income tax returns and start planning for next year.