Client referrals continue to be the primary way advisors take in new business, but some are finding additional growth through the use of extra marketing...
For the first time since the September 11 terrorist attacks, affluent Americans are more worried about the country's financial future than they are about the terrorism threat,...
The Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards announced a 58% pass rate among those who took the March 2005 CFP certification exam...
If merger mania isn't sweeping the financial advisory business, interest in it is...
The NASD has launched a new bond information Web site that includes real-time prices on corporate and municipal bonds...
The makeup of the nation's wealthy offers financial advisors broad opportunities for focusing in on a target market, according to a new study...
Charles Schwab has enacted fee reductions and plans for trading platform upgrades in response to what it calls a surge in interest in options trading...
Charles Schwab and TD Waterhouse Group have settled a lawsuit in which Schwab accused TD Waterhouse of "deceptive, misleading and patently false" television advertising...
The Financial Planning Association is looking for members willing to participate in its latest compensation and staffing benchmark study...
The College for Financial Planning plans to offer a certification program that focuses on the special needs of senior citizen clients...
SEI Investments has introduced a new business model that it says will utilize a franchise structure and focus on the special needs of affluent clients...
The Edelman Financial Center, a Fairfax, Va...
Market observers are saying the tempo of the stock market is starting to look a lot like it did in last year...
Business owners make up almost a third of high-net-worth individuals in the U.S...
Independent broker-dealer representatives who provide comprehensive wealth management services are significantly more successful than those focused mainly on investment...
The Financial Planning Association has renewed its legal battle against the Securities and Exchange Commission and its adoption of a broker-dealer exemption, arguing the rule...
The Financial Planning Association is still mulling what action to take on its lawsuit against the Securities and Exchange Commission and its handling of the broker-dealer...
The American College and the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (NAIFA) have teamed to offer a new designation for financial service professionals in the...
Mutual funds that utilize a "socially responsible investing" style are more likely to side with shareholders than conventional funds when it comes to corporate governance,...
The Financial Planning Association, as part of a broad effort to revitalize its advocacy efforts, has named a board of directors to run its political action committee...