'Portability' allows a surviving spouse to tack on the decedent's exemption to his or her own. Despite the higher threshold for paying estate taxes in the 2017 tax law, experts recommend filing for the benefit.
To combat fee compression, many look to diversify their businesses.
Demand for new revenue sources points to relationships
CAPTRUST CEO discusses acquisitions and recruiting in the retirement space, and his biggest concerns
It's vitally important to develop new leaders who expect diversity and inclusion to be a core part of company strategy
Pressure mounts for smaller firms, as benefits of scale become more important.
Private-equity firms lead new set of big buyers.
Because after all, advisers are the most informed constituents to weigh in.
Record keepers are offering services to retirement plan participants that are raising the hackles of RPAs.
We break down the data by firm, assets and advisers.
Real talk about real industry concerns.
Advisers need to pay particular attention to Roth conversions and qualified charitable distributions
Small-brokerage executive expresses concern over lack of specifics about what is 'best,' given an inability to make perfect investment choices for every client.
At its second Innovation Symposium, the firm considered which issues will affect the future of financial advice.
The regulator sees patterns in the behavior and disclosures of high-risk brokers.
Instead of reducing equity exposure as clients age, data suggests doing the opposite.
John Hancock policyholders would get a discount on their premium in return for agreeing to pay a bigger portion of their claims in the future.
Run projections now on what would happen if the market falls, and make the tough decisions to ensure your P&L is variable in the right places.
Average user of bank's You Invest platform is 15 years younger than its typical customers.
Morningstar's Sarah Newcomb says ensure clients aren't overwhelmed by having to make too many decisions, and are realistic about spending and saving.
