Software is available that gives advisers a fighting chance of determining long-term care costs and the need for insurance.
Girard Secuirities is being audited by the SEC, which is focusing on the firm's supervision of branch offices. CEO suggests move is part of larger investigation.
Subcommittee set to vote on funding as adviser group hits Capitol Hill to lobby for more
When a custodian offers you free technology, that's a good thing, right? Maybe not.
Template-based web design systems might make things easy, but most of them have major drawbacks.
With divorce filings high at the start of a new year, brush up on tax and other implications of marriage dissolution.
Chairwoman says agency is considering augmenting adviser exams with third-party audits.
Cerulli study suggests quantitative manager selection and staying invested during downturns helps home offices outperform advisers.
The agency's Investor Advisory Committee recommends making it easier for investors to track securities violations by advisers and brokers, regardless of who regulates them.
More families are buying second houses as escapes, not as investments. One important question: Will the house still be a pleasure as you age?
Being used in target date funds, but higher fees may prevent widespread use
Republicans stand alone as a barrage of letters flood Capitol Hill aimed at stalling the pending rule – at least, for now.
Nontraditional investment could benefit from long-term trends, values-based investing: CIO Bartels.
Every two years since 2006, Congress has renewed the charitable IRA rollover, a valuable tax planning tool, but financial advisers and donors are never sure if it will happen.
Lynnda Speer, widow of a Home Shopping Network co-founder, alleges excessive trading and negligent supervision by Morgan Stanley in an arbitration claim.
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Firm finds virtual assessments in which candidates perform key duties are better at determining retention.
Rep. Ann Wagner says proponents are 'offering a solution in search of a problem.'
President quoted Sheryl Garrett, founder of an hourly fee network, in supporting fiduciary standards.
Critical thinking that requires human reasoning spells an opportunity for human advisers
