Goals were set, analysis completed, and the financial plan worked. But why did this financial advisor feel he had failed his client?
These assumptions, if left unresolved, can have a negative impact on a client's retirement and your relationship with them.
Many retirees count on such investments to support them, but the truth is the income from them can vary, sometimes dramatically.
Advisors will profit if wealthy give to family now. But will clients suffer donors' remorse?
It is reported that over $1 billion was spent on this year's Super Bowl ads. I think the Audi commercial called "Release The Hounds" was the best.
Financial advisors are witnessing an all too common pattern among their clients: financial behavior driven by investors' emotions, not logic.
Former Florida governor Jeb Bush will be one of two keynote speakers at a March real estate conference produced by Financial Advisor and Private Wealth magazines.
How two fee-only planning firms decided merging their practices was the right idea.
Nick Murray, author of The Game of Numbers: Professional Prospecting for Financial Advisors, will be a keynote speaker at a conference sponsored by Financial Advisor and Private Wealth magazines.
Since the financial crisis, there has been a lot more interest in ethics in finance, and the theory and practice of Islamic finance is attracting attention.
Social media is a powerful tool that advisors often underutilized.
Here's what good advisory businesses do to ensure their clients are getting the best advice.
There is a hidden epidemic taking place in the shadows of retirement...
In retirement, a dollar in an IRA is worth less than a dollar in a taxable account, but financial advisors can position clients so they keep the most from withdrawals.
How do we help baby boomer clients who don't have enough money to retire?
We are at risk of overestimating our ability to predict the future, because we have a tendency to overestimate our competence, knowledge and experience, and our ability to control outcomes.
Here's why popular approaches to manager selection often fall short.
How far would you go to help a psychologically impaired client? This advisor went above and beyond.
A successful financial advisor reflects on the road she took to get to where she is today.
Small RIA firms are a slowly dying breed, like one-of-a-kind restaurants, independent cleaners and independent auto repair shops. In this world, the options are to sell or grow.