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As college costs rise, some clients who fear their children taking on early debt make too much to qualify their children for aid, but not enough to pay for school outright.

With three years of market appreciation buoying most advisors' revenue generation, Morgan Stanley says: Produce a bit more or see a small pay cut.

A new Vanguard and Escalent survey finds advisors are still using AI mostly for administrative tasks like meeting notes, even as firms plan to pour $1 trillion into the technology globally this year.

Osaic expected advisor departures during its massive consolidation of nine separate broker-dealers within its corporate structure. But CEO Jamie Price says the effort positioned the firm well for a future liquidity event. Here's how the independent broker-dealer is rebuilding.

Megadeals and private equity transactions usually draw the biggest headlines, but potential acquirers can take their pick from any number of possible sources of financing.

A bipartisan bill awaiting a Senate vote aims to reduce tax burdens for financial fraud victims by restoring an expanded personal casualty loss deduction.

Taxes can erode portfolio value in ways that add up over time. Explore five active investment strategies that can reduce capital gains tax impacts for clients.

Merrill and Morgan Stanley executives' recent statements on recruiting seem to reveal starkly different approaches. But industry recruiters say they are just masking similarities.

A new study based on a survey of more than 500 advisory practices by The Kitces Report sheds light on how the fastest-growing firms are spending their marketing dollars.