Gains are unlikely to top 5% annually, according to the Yale Endowment's David Swensen.
Current rules require different standards based on whether advice is 'incidental' to a transaction.
Experts ponder what a Securities and Exchange Commission fiduciary rule will look like, and whether it will help unify requirements across agencies.
Use of collective investment trusts by defined contribution plans has been hovering around 20% for three years, but momentum is building.
The reasons for affiliating with a brokerage have changed as compensation has evolved.
Abiding a well-crafted IPS can help minimize legal trouble for plan fiduciaries.
The laws underscore the need for advisers to have clients consider a long-term-care planning strategy
Edward Zadworny failed to provide information in connection with annuity sales.
Messaging can take many forms, but it's not sales and you must know your audience.
Trust is the most important quality vetted in the selection process, but other factors go into the decision.
A request for proposal can uncover exactly what fees and services a plan can get in the marketplace.
What small-plan advisers can do to minimize fiduciary liability risk.
Many expect to sell their business to fund retirement, yet aren't preparing properly to do so
Firm failed to fingerprint 95% of its non-registered personnel.
5 advisers offer suggestions on the latest soaring asset to confound investors.
Blame higher Medicare costs on a provision designed to protect Social Security benefits.
Use these seven tips now to help clients reduce their tax obligations before the rules change.
Choosing common technology vendors or bigger brands does not remove the RIA's responsibility to clients.
Advisers and investors will get better look at costs in 30,000 products
The industry is on track to raise just $4.4 billion, well off the $19.6 billion it raised just four years ago, as new regulations hinder sales.
