There has been a flood of liquid alts hitting the market, some designed to dampen volatility and some to enhance returns. But only these three categories have beaten the equities market in 2015. 

Life events have a way of intervening with retirement plans. Here’s how advisors can prepare for the unexpected. 

Taxes are about to get much more complex for clients with foreign accounts. 

Activist funds are hot right now, but advisors may want to let the space cool off before jumping in. 

Put clients at ease by dispelling these commonly held beliefs about the college admission process. 

North America is still the largest and most developed wealth market in the world, with wealth growing 5.6 percent in 2014, according to the Boston Consulting Group’s 2015 Global Wealth Study. But most of that growth was due to market appreciation...

There are a number of indicators that the market is at the peak of the cycle, but few speak as loudly as the surge in M&A activity.

"It's a family business. You don't get to choose what you want to do. You fill in and you do the role that you need to do to support the family business."

NorthStar Financial Services, as it’s known today, grew out of Patrick Clarke’s vision to build a small financial planning firm in Omaha, Neb. in 1975...