Here's a break down of Congress' latest moves to adjust the tax code.
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Leverage the changes to educate clients about what Social Security will provide and how much of their needs it covers.
Broker-dealers and advisory firms would be foolish not to take regulatory priority letters seriously.
Fees that participants pay must be the lowest possible if the sponsors are to avoid potential lawsuits
The world's seventh-largest economy is gaining appeal with advisers, and investors are salivating over the country's rich demographics.
Naureen Hassan, who previously oversaw Charles Schwab & Co.'s retail robo-adviser platform, has been hired as chief digital officer for wealth management at Morgan Stanley.
Vestorly, a company whose platform allows advisers to sift through content to share with clients, is using the $4.1 million in fundraising it recently secured to implement artificial intelligence technology to its services.
Income-related premium hikes for 2016 confuse advisers, clients.
The $5.4 billion deal could have RBC's regional wealth management business looking more like a wirehouse or private bank than a regional firm.
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Plunge in U.S. stock markets are an “emotional response” obscuring economic expansion
S&P 500 company profits could confirm corporate America has slipped into an earnings recession
President Barack Obama told the nation on Tuesday night that he wants American workers to carry their retirement savings with them wherever their career path leads. But he didn't mention what should happen if they take their savings to a financial adviser.
The SEC must be more transparent about its new questionnaire. What is the ultimate purpose? What justification is there?
Through its queries to financial advisers, the regulator is asserting its presence in an area normally associated with the Labor Department.
The Labor Department wants to update the fiduciary standard, raising the bar for any advice given by brokers. A change is long overdue, says the former SEC chairman.
