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It's decision time for Ric Edelman and his new merger partners, including Financial Engines, to pick a name for their new $200 billion RIA.
By Ann MarshSeptember 21 -
Two of the league's top lifetime earners, Tim Duncan, and now Kevin Garnett, say Banks collectively stole more than $100 million.
By Ann MarshSeptember 14 -
The IBD’s advisors did not understand investments they sold to clients, the SEC says.
By Ann MarshSeptember 12 -
The founder of Edelman Financial Services says his critiques of automated advice have been proven right, and that the merger with Financial Engines sets his firm to reach new industry heights.
By Ann MarshSeptember 12 -
Use these best practices to maximize savings for clients' kids — from birth to college graduation.
By Ann MarshSeptember 7 -
Joel N. Burstein allegedly helped his father-in-law defraud foreign investors hoping to immigrate to the U.S.
By Ann MarshSeptember 7 -
Use this checklist to help clients avoid the bill from surprise capital gains distributions.
By Ann MarshSeptember 7 -
State Treasurer John Chiang says that Wells Fargo is keeping patterns of abuse hidden from view by resolving customer disputes through private arbitration.
By Ann MarshAugust 23 -
As some investors flee emerging markets, others see deals. Here’s what advisors should know.
By Ann MarshAugust 22 -
Missouri legislators inadvertently passed a law that would outlaw the Certified Financial Planner credential.
By Ann MarshAugust 16 -
"The process has become enervating and exhausting and to the point where you don't even want to look at it anymore," an expert says.
By Ann MarshAugust 9 -
Planners can help empower clients facing a transition that can feel "lonely and daunting."
By Ann MarshAugust 8 -
An overreliance on disclosure isn't enough to protect clients from bad brokers, the investor advocacy group says.
By Ann MarshAugust 7 -
Confidential emails reveal a top Wells Fargo advisor’s despair after he cried fraud. He could stay at Wells if he was silent, but spoke up anyway — and became a whistleblower.
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This year’s Pro Bono Award goes to Amy Born, who gives one-on-one advice to Habitat for Humanity homeowners.
By Ann MarshJuly 31 -
Didi Dorsett, 2018 Pro Bono Award runner-up, uses analytical skills she learned in the military to offer financial advice at no cost.
By Ann MarshJuly 31 -
Here’s what the two seemingly contradictory trends mean for advisors.
By Ann MarshJuly 17 -
These planners, who have been honored with the Pro Bono Award, model ways advisors can help people in need.
By Ann MarshJuly 16 -
Collusion and corruption allegedly prevented Wells Fargo whistleblowers, and a former JPMorgan advisor, from obtaining justice.
By Ann MarshJuly 12 -
Creation of the blue-ribbon body draws praise and confusion from CFPs who question its utility.
By Ann MarshJune 28
















