Practice Management

In response to the market downturn, financial advisers are adjusting how they construct and manage portfolios to meet the income needs of clients living in retirement, according to...

Retirement plan advisers have an opportunity to help 403(b) plan sponsors reach out to participants in a variety of ways.

Automatic enrollment has helped some 403(b) plans see participation boosts, but many plans still need to overcome the challenge of getting employees to save.

While most high-net-worth (HNW) individuals are satisfied with their primary advisers, 13% plan to shop around for a new one, according to a study by Phoenix.

Apparently workers aren’t the only ones worried about retirement.

Steven Dimitriou, of Mayflower Advisors, LLC, in Boston, Massachusetts, has been named the 2009 PLANSPONSOR Retirement Plan Adviser of the Year, and Fiduciary Investment Advisors of Windsor, Connecticut,...

The economic climate might make client retention more difficult—but there’s also opportunity for retirement plan advisers.

Like many, perhaps most, Americans I have viewed the unraveling “Bonusgate″ scandal with a mixture of disgust and incredulity.

Baby Boomers continue to consume and use more social technologies, and retirement-focused sites are taking up the opportunity.

Advisers can help plan sponsors determine whether cutting the employer match contribution is necessary—and also help communicate changes to participants.

Holistic financial planning has been hailed by many industry studies as the way the advisory industry is moving—and new research suggests it could also be more lucrative.

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Many advisers are trying to juggle increased client concerns with running a business—oh, and having a personal life.

Clients are making unwise decisions more often than usual, according to most advisers.

More than half of advisers said the current market has caused clients to delay retirement plans, according to a report from Cerulli.

Retirement plan participants have a low awareness of retirement income strategies, a report from Spectrem suggests.

A more volatile market and nervous investors appear to be taking more time from their financial advisers.

Trying to work with clients about investment details? Try using red materials. Developing creative strategies with your team? Go with blue.

The details of how the joint venture between Morgan Stanley and Smith Barney will play out are yet to unfold, but retirement plan advisers seem optimistic about the...

Independent broker/dealers (IBDs) say recruiting is important—but the competition for advisers is high.