For advisors who were trying to diversify stock-heavy portfolios, 2011 was a year for the record books. While some assets proved to be unusually powerful diversifiers, other investments provided little diversification at all. The unusual pattern...

Here are a few defensive strategies to protect against an end to the runup in fixed income over the past few years.

Advisor interest in social media is accelerating across multiple channels, new research by Registered Rep. shows. The two polls of more than 1,400 Rep. readers conducted just six months apart in September 2011 and in March 2012 showed the share of...

Repeat Offender Brian Raymond Callahan was a repeat offender, as is so often the case with white collar crime. In 2009, the Financial Regulatory Industry Authority barred him from associating with any FINRA member, so he went the investment...

Parents the world over worry about their children, particularly their ability to have success in their careers. Wealthy parents who plan to pass on their business or financial holdings to their sons and daughters face unique concerns and...

Every year we conduct an in-depth study of affluent investors, and the insights garnered from our 2012 Affluent Investor Study likely are going to change how financial advisors go about their business. We are witnessing two changes that are so...

Behavioral finance suggests investors are often irrational when it comes to money. Some financial advisors are having great success incorporating the principles of behavioral finance with clients.