The Department of Labor’s proposed fiduciary rule will cost independent broker/dealers nearly $3.9 billion in start-up costs, according to a new study commissioned by the Financial Services Institute. The industry lobby group released the repo...

Be your own bank...

Consider using the coming weeks and months to put your clients through a tax-day post mortem.

As with any relationship, evaluate your insourced solutions on an ongoing basis — every 6–12 months.

The flip side. | Image via The New York Post The New York Post is reporting that former Wolf of Wall Street Jordan Belfort spotted an acquaintance from his drug-fueled Wall Street wild days in a gallery of images of homeless people sleepin...

The recent unfortunate announcement that Curian Capital decided to exit the TAMP business (turnkey asset management program) put a lot of advisors in a difficult position. Within a day of the announcement, many advisors told me they were inundated...

Like choosing a religion, belief in wealth management requires you to select one approach.