A conversation on trends in advisor recruiting with Danny Sarch, president of Leitner Sarch Consultants....

Forget the “studies,” says Elzweig. Complexity in markets and in financial services is good for advisors, even in troubled times, as shown with today’s high rates of customer loyalty. ...

In the second of a series of articles, Marie Swift looks at the issues of acquiring an advisory practice and partially selling a book of business. ...

It appears we are in a trough with further heavy job losses unlikely given continued activity in job postings and aggressive hiring plans being reported for 2010....

There are close to 800 U.S.-listed ETFs, and there have been 42 new issues over the past year. ...

YAO is benchmarked to the AlphaShares China All Cap Index....

Today, we take a look at some troubling short and long-term indicators: ...

ETFs tied to high octane sectors such as financials, real estate, technology and materials are likely to fall harder and faster than the overall market once reality catches up with this over-valued market...

A conversation with Scott Tiras, CPA, CFP, of Ameriprise Financial in Houston....

The broker-dealer’s retirement program gives advisors access to the retirement marketplace and lets them offer plan-sponsor and participant-level advice....

Recent financial-planning research compares six wealth-management strategies for individuals in retirement and focuses on trade-offs regarding wealth creation and income security....

Despite concerns over the changing behavior of retirees, empirical evidence suggests that baby boomers will not sell their accumulated assets quickly after they stop working, according to a CBO study. ...

A new report from the Principal Financial Group analyzes what to do before and after market downturns. ...