Wealth management

A new study shows how the estate planning work of financial advisors carries a direct connection to reducing disparities over time.

Target-date fund holders who invested through taxable accounts absorbed a giant capital gains distribution because of the firm's flub, the plaintiffs say.

With 2025 nearly here, year-end tax strategies including gifting, charitable donations, estate planning, retirement plans and more are on the table.

The adjustments reflect how inflation is slowing down and upcoming changes to the rules based on the Secure 2.0 Act and the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

Low interest-rate yields, minimum-asset requirements for investing and higher fees brought lower grades for most of the firms reviewed in an annual study.

Tax cuts and Mickey's slice; avoiding FBARs; COLA wars; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

Do you have three buckets handy?

Financial advisors can delight their newest customers by steering them away from the typical traps, deploying new strategies and using technology, experts said.

Navigating Medicare can be a complex task for retirees, and accountants play a crucial role in guiding their clients through this essential aspect of retirement planning.

The accounts are expected to grow by another trillion dollars over the next decade because of their tax and flexibility advantages, Daffy CEO Adam Nash said.

John Napolitano of Napier Financial takes a long look at the host of unusual investment opportunities available to your wealthier clients.

Whether your firm has a vibrant wealth management division or not is irrelevant when it comes to offering family office services: Consider it outsourced CFO work, except for a family rather than an entity.

The handoff of a company carries important tax implications alongside a plethora of succession challenges. Here's what financial advisors need to talk about with clients.

Tax professionals are calling for changes to the proposal, even though they welcome clarifications they have been waiting on for decades.

This combination of trusts, credits and other tax strategies are great ways help wealthy clients protect their families and their businesses.

The Top 20 Firm is also taking an equity investment in Sequoia Financial, and the two plan to deliver services to each other's clients.

Useful tips; pets and tax bills; becoming simply profitable; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

New rules for IRA beneficiaries, the expiration of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and guidelines for qualified stock make these strategies especially relevant.

The Top 50 firm voted to split leadership of its entities, HBK CPAs & Consultants and HBKS Wealth Advisors, giving each its own top executive. 

Planners can help savers avoid higher taxes, IRS penalties and Medicare headaches by guiding them through the strict guidelines for the accounts.