Ann Marsh

XY Planning Network says about 250 students and 50 firms have responded to a new virtual internship program it launched to fill the gap.

From travel bans to working remotely, here is how firms including Wells Fargo, Edelman, RBC and others are preparing for a possible pandemic.

The takeaway for other firms: Be explicit, clear and public about seeking women employees and creating a safe workplace for them.

With its appointment of Martine Lellis, one of the largest and most-acquisitive RIAs ups its leadership ranks to almost 40% women.

“There definitely will be people who don’t win in this,” says Altruist founder Jason Wenk.

It’s tough enough to grapple with sexual harassment in the workplace. It’s more complex when clients are involved.

Here's how the outcome of the presidential election could affect the trajectory of the Labor Department's regulation.

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, SIFMA, FSI and other groups are asking a Texas court to vacate the Labor Department's new regulations less than a year before the rule goes into effect.

Some insiders at big brokerage firms encouraged the DOL to maintain progress during the rule’s development, which Assistant Secretary of Labor Phyllis Borzi says “kept us going.”

Top DOL official counters that the new regulations will result in “major reform," while not ruling out additional government action.

Labor Secretary Thomas Perez and other political luminaries are set to announce the regulation that many believe could usher in unprecedented change in the financial services industry.

Advisers can keep their "conflicted" commissions, but it's time to stop harming clients by depleting their retirement savings, says the chairman of the Labor Department's hearings on its proposed fiduciary rule.

Payouts from insurance companies for U.S. long-term care coverage hit $7.85 billion last year, an increase of 5% over the prior year, according to a new report. Here are a few facts, forecasts and trends they think advisers should pay attention to.

A joke, a good start or a breakthrough?

When it comes to taking care of their own finances, it turns out that financial advisers aren’t much better than their clients, an FPA poll finds.

When small business owners become successful, they become a magnet for questionable deals and speculative investments. So says Bethesda, Md., planner Jeff Leventhal, who has developed a specialized practice serving entrepreneurs.

A recent Schwab survey of planning students at Texas Tech found that the lure of client relationship management and working in-person with clients remains high, with nearly half of students citing the latter as a priority.

Kristen Luke, the founder of Wealth Management Marketing, gave helpful tips on how advisers can stay engaged on social media at TD Ameritrade’s National Conference last week.

How did your business fare during Hurricane Sandy, which ravaged the East Coast this week? Many businesses learned from Hurricane Irene and had plans in place to keep working through the storm.

As Americans struggle in the recession’s aftermath to prepare for retirement, those who have taken the time to put together a financial plan feel more confident and report more success managing money, savings and investments than those who have not.