Certifications and licensing

"The Listening Advisor" author John Gatewood preaches a five-part framework that he says can help financial advisors build deeper relationships with their clients and open valuable careers to aspiring planners.

The APFC from Sage Financial Solutions represents just one of a handful of coaching certifications that could help planners expand their skills and ability to serve clients with valuable behavioral capabilities.

Some financial advisors are becoming enrolled agents in order to provide tax advice, helping to enhance relationships with clients.

The Iowa-based credit union emphasizes "service-oriented leadership" and empowered" employees.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was created in part to ensure that nonbanks are subject to federal oversight, but the fact is that 99% of banks are exempt from CFPB supervision.

A Consumer Financial Protection Bureau proposal would limit how much Home Mortgage Disclosure Act data is released to the public in an effort to protect consumer privacy.