Although Roth IRAs have been available since 1997, changes in recent years to the U.S. tax code have made these retirement savings accounts more popular than ever. Here, with apologies to the Bard, are some pointers for advisers.
RCS Capital continues to expand its reach into financial services, hiring Todd Snyder and John Kearney, widely considered the top due-diligence analysts for alternative investments and nontraded REITs.
Now that you've made the decision to form a revenue-sharing relationship with an accountant, attorney, a P&C firm, or a bank/credit union professional partner, you are undoubtedly thinking about the first steps you should take in establishing this new relationship.
Though the trend of CPAs seeking financial advisory licenses does exist, many successful CPAs believe partnering with top financial advisers is their best way to bring optimum services to their clients.
Five-year rally restores $14 trillion to U.S. equity values, helping push participation rate of working Americans to 40-year lows.
Checkered history, lack of regulation among reasons to be wary of virtual currency, agency says.
The falloff in social media stocks is burning investors who piled into one of last year's most popular exchange-traded funds.
A judge has frozen client assets managed by Professional Investment Management.
Taking a hard look at the age-old rule we seem to live by: If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
Actiance, Erado, Global Relay, Hearsay Social, Smarsh and Socialware join new program.
Implementing a rule that would require mandatory background checks on new brokers could help uncover crucial information
Computers are great. They are ubiquitous, affecting everything we do. They allow us to be more efficient, to multitask, to handle more complexity, but Sheryl Rowling still can't decide whether or not that's a good thing.
Arbitration panel orders Golden Beneficial Securities to pay for failure to supervise
Trio previously worked at J.P. Morgan Private Client Service Group.
Global regulators face a backlash from some of the world's largest asset managers including Pacific Investment Management Co., Fidelity Investments, and BlackRock Inc. over plans that could single them out for tougher regulation.
If second marriage ends, the first one may still count
'FP Hackers' brainstorm issues facing new businesses — and even refer clients to one another
Millions of people have no idea about the true value of the benefits they have earned throughout their careers. One reader finds that claiming after age 66 can result in retroactive benefits; another beneficiary was leaving $1,000 a month on the table.
There are other, more effective approaches to helping clients realistically assess their risk tolerance
