The need for second-to-die policies would be diminished, though not eliminated.
Can life planning become a profession in its own right?
Liberty Acorn Fund‚s Ralph Wanger thinks small caps are due for a reprise after five years of lackluster performance.
It‚s a malaise brought on by sudden wealth, and more clients are asking what to do about it, particularly when it comes to their children.
A vibrant 21-person planning shop that helps clients confront their money values has emerged from Kathleen Day‚s own quality-of-life struggles.
Enthusiasts say fundamentals haven‚t changed–tech stocks are still the place to be.
Advisors and attorneys make mistakes with these trusts that are costly to clients.
Advisors who don‚t consolidate their performance reporting are likely to lag others.
John C. Bogle Jr. is building an investment-management firm and a small-cap quant fund.
Financial advisor Percy Bolton is the objective stranger tycoons call to intervene in the high-stakes drama of family-business succession.
Life expectancy may increase to 150 years in this century. Here‚s a retirement withdrawal plan for your "Methuselah" clients.
Here‚s how new retirees can maintain withdrawals, even in a monstrous bear market.
Experts say dividing an estate equally among beneficiaries may be inequitable.
We should help clients determine their goals, not try to impose our own.
Over the last five years, the number of people who are managing to earn a respectable living as independent financial advisors have climbed dramatically...
The word "fiduciary" isn't a part of the mainstream lexicon ? yet...
Like many of your other clients, they've got big money and big dreams. The big difference? She earns more than he does...
Like most financial advisors just starting out, Madelyn O'Connell seldom refused new business. Within four years, however, she had become a victim of her own success.