Deal for Loring Ward Holdings is one of the largest transactions in Focus' history, company's chairman and CEO said
The insurer, which recently doubled down on a strategy to encourage healthy living among life-insurance clients, is now doing the same on the LTC side.
New tools calculate costs, potential savings and solutions.
Only $4.9 million in restitutions were ordered during the first half of 2018, down sharply from the $38.1 million ordered in the same period in 2017.
Brokerage executives expect the industry to put up a fight against the rule, which they say will lead to a complex web of compliance.
At a public forum in New York, advisers ask for help understanding how new fiduciary standard applies in practice.
Supporters hope Senate will move similar legislation to increase chances in lame-duck session
Advisers, firms win for leadership at the 12th annual Invest in Others Awards.
For advisors considering a move, these five elements can help guide your practice to a successful transition.
Membership is growing by leaps and bounds.
Yields on money market funds, short-term CDs and other cash accounts have risen as the Fed continues to raise interest rates, and this has big implications for advisers.
Rep. Stephen Lynch notes Dodd-Frank provision authorizing SEC to impose uniform standard 'no less stringent' than fiduciary duty.
Asset managers have been providing advisers with sales and marketing support, but plan sponsors may view that as a conflict.
New Jersey is the first state to take action on a fiduciary rule after the DOL rule's death, but experts think other states will likely jump on board.
New deal takes direct aim at such rivals as Kestra Financial and Cetera Financial Group.
The agency charged the adviser with lying to dozens of investors about returns.
Attackers allegedly impersonated independent advisers to gain access to VFA's online portal.
Yes, I'm a millennial, but clients in 2018 should not have to print forms and mail in checks.
Most leaders at some point have found themselves discussing how to “keep” a certain talented individual from leaving the organization. There are several powerful tools for retention, but which strategies are proven to deliver real results?
The Labor Department is responding to a recent executive order on retirement security from the president.
