It seems Finra is getting closer to requiring advisers with transition packages exceeding $100,000 to disclose the compensation to their clients. After working with thousands of reps over the years, I ...

Despite Law Firm's Failure to Explain to Client, Court Upholds Arbitration Mandate for Malpractice Disputes For an arbitration provision in a retainer agreement to be enforceable, an attorney must ...

Every profession has its own jargon. It's often similar to a foreign language. It allows one professional to recognize another while having a conversation. In social circles, the wealthy talk about ...

In 2008, when the U.S. was navigating the Great Recession, annuity sales set a record when they reached $265 billion. That record was broken last year. Driven by market volatility and concerns about a ...

It’s a classic good news/bad news situation. The Social Security cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for 2023 will be 8.7%, the most since 1981. What prompted it is the bad news. Inflation climbed faster ...

Jed Finn of Morgan Stanley Wealth Management, Rebekah Kohmescher of Altair Advisers, and Michael Kitces of Buckingham Wealth Partners discuss compensation. Welcome to The Big Q, a weekly feature where ...