Andrew Shilling

American Growth Fund announces its first offering focused on the legalized marijuana business.

The seven recruits made the move from three wirehouses, Raymond James and Stifel.

The former wirehouse group, which specializes in retirement plan consulting and planning, worked mostly with institutional clients before making the move.

These funds are by definition heavily volatile, but if you were well-timed you might be deep in the money. For those who’ve played the sector for a few years, the pain runs deep.

The number of financial advisers at the firm declines 1% to 15,042.

A longstanding obstacle is getting banks to recognize the opportunities in the wealth business, says Arthur Osman, executive vice president and institution service business consultant at LPL.

The head of the advisory group also was returning to where his career started.

Funds targeting the industry's youngest retirement investors often take the most aggressive allocation strategies – which had the best five-year returns?

There is little to fear from the final version of the Department of Labor's regulation, planners say in a new survey.

These funds have the luxury of time to be more aggressive – which had the best five-year returns?