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FP's general knowledge continuing education quiz is aimed at keeping advisors current on timely, important issues in wealth management — and helping them maintain professional certification.

LPL executives have said they're well on the way to retaining 90% of the client assets they're seeking to bring over from their recent purchase of Commonwealth. But advisor departures have ticked upward.

The hidden costs of free AI tools go beyond simple feature upgrades. Non-enterprise versions of AI tools often lack advanced data protection features.

With New Year's resolutions on the rise, financial advisors are using the seasonal focus on money goals to engage clients and spark action.

As CEO Sergio Ermotti says it's almost impossible for the firm's U.S. wealth management business to match rivals' profit margins, UBS seeks to help new and existing advisors sharpen their expertise.

Generation Z is favoring Roth accounts like no generation before, new Fidelity research shows. Here's why younger investors are betting on post-tax retirement savings.

Wells Fargo recruits a $543M JPMorgan team, Raymond James adds a $360M family practice and Beacon Pointe acquires a women-led RIA.

Glide paths may not deliver the highest returns, but experts say they account for behavioral limits that other strategies overlook.

This year the top three firms in FP's exclusive study of RIAs that do not do any commission business manage nearly $120 billion combined.