The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission issued two alerts pointing out risks investors and advisory firms face when using social media like LinkedIn and Facebook.

The CFP Board, which regulates Certified Financial Planners, recently took disciplinary action against 23 of its members.

The Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards’ has opened public comment periods for its proposed amendments to its experience requirement for initial CFP certification and changes to its disciplinary rules.

The Internal Revenue Service has issued new rules separating enrolled retirement plan agent user fees from enrolled agent user fees and lowering the fees charged.

The letters that appear at the end of the names of insurance agents and other financial service professionals can make a difference in their income, according to a new survey.

U.S. workers expect retirement later than the rest of the world and with a lower standard of living, which is why they use financial professionals and prepare earlier, a survey shows.

William Paterson University in Wayne, N.J., has become the first official student chapter of the Financial Planning Association.

A registered representative from Apple Valley, Minn., was sanctioned by FINRA for submitting false financial plans to his member firm to hold onto his title of “financial planner,” records show.

Financial service professionals have a new tool to help them better understand the complex retirement decisions facing consumers.

A new website at the New York Life Center for Retirement Income at …  Read →

The standards board for the Certified Financial Planner designation is considering adding a Financial Plan Development Course requirement to its education standards.

The Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards issued a …  Read →