Whether you’re at a major firm or you’re an RIA, it’s ultimately a financial advisor’s responsibility to invest in the infrastructure necessary to service today’s affluent clientele

As if. | Adam Gault/Photodisc/Thinkstock The Treasury Department will stop allowing employers to offer some retired employees lump sum buyouts of their defined pension benefits. Traditional pensions are designed to give retirees income for...

Until someone breaks through and creates a model that demonstrates value for the client, advisors will continue to muddle along with the current anachronistic model. 

Brokers aren’t the only ones who should be concerned about the Department of Labor’s fiduciary proposal, according to a brokerage industry trade group. The Financial Services Institute reiterated Tuesday that imposing a fiduciary...

This week’s episode of HBO’s Ballers serves as an extreme example of how not to handle client relations and the dangers of failing to maintain professionalism. (Warning, spoilers ahead.) ...

President Barack Obama wants to make it easier for Americans to save for retirement, announcing an expansion of state retirement plans and reiterating his mission to crack down on brokers’ conflicts of interest in the retirement advice...