Attempts to reduce regulatory burden have had only modest effect.

Art dealer Mark Weiss has settled with Sotheby's over the sale of the painting, "Portrait of a Gentleman."

Opening the door to honest communication is key.

With social security planning increasingly accepted as a necessity, Medicare is the logical next step for advisors.

There is a lot of financial uncertainty in the immediate aftermath of losing a spouse.

A Dallas-based advisor files a class-action lawsuit against Ohio National Life Insurance for cutting trailing commissions on some annuity contracts, the first one representing all advisors. It may not be the last.

A handful of veteran advisors say the recent move to charge clients income-based fees has been tried before, and offer some cautionary advice of their own.

Pay attention to the emotional impact of the planning process