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John Taft shares thoughts on what can prevent advisors with bad intentions from taking advantage of their clients' trust – and the good news is it's a rule that's already in place.

Of the various challenges and risks facing the financial services industry, there is one I’m reminded of every time I look in the mirror.

Financial capitalism – free markets powered by a robust financial system – is the dominant economic model in the world today. Yet many who have benefited from the system agree it's not working the way it ought to.

An Asset Class Whose Time Has Come?

What a difference a crisis makes: This time, the financial system is working.

The impact of tariffs goes far beyond Canada and Mexico. I sit down with Baird Chautauqua International Growth Fund to talk tariffs and trade.

With the benefit of hindsight, it becomes easier to see where even the best intentions may have not yielded optimal results.

Following the recent closing of Baird's merger with Pittsburgh-based Hefren-Tillotson, I sat down with Hefren's CEO, Kim Fleming, to talk about her firm's unique history and commitment to planning as a core tenant of wealth management.

Like the punch line to the old joke, "How do you eat an elephant?," the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act strives to address America's enormous retirement savings crisis "one bite at a time."

Financial planning without health planning is only half the equation. John Taft explains in his latest post in his WHealth blog series.