Charles Paikert

The firm’s review process is called "paper-thin" after an adviser is charged with selling retirees unsuitable variable annuities and fabricating client information.

Fiduciary rule preparation and new technology lures Integrated Financial Partners.

What Trump and rising interest rates may mean for advisers.

FINRA fines Lincoln Financial Securities for foreign hack attack.

How firms are determining and distributing cash, equity and benefits.

The IBD selects UBS veteran to become CEO

Amid reports of a possible sale, assets rise and expenses fall.

Property can be a savvy investment — and offer significant advantages. But advisers have to know where to look.

Your emotional intelligence, or EI, affects portfolio planning as well as professional relationships. Here’s how to develop and harness this powerful tool.

Too many advisers have damaging misconceptions about how to get influential people to send clients their way.

Clients are “getting into more aspects of their clients lives,” says Schwab EVP Bernie Clark.

“Q3 2016 is the eighth successive quarter of 30 or more transactions,” says David DeVoe, managing partner at DeVoe & Co.

Tibergien: RIA valuations will sink. Seivert: Financing for deals will be just fine.

Industry experts survey the field of potential suitors.

Robert Tricarico worked for five firms and had 16 FINRA disclosures over 20 years.

New capital from outsiders is adding $50 million to the RIA's war chest.

Automated investing platforms are making it tougher to charge for some financial advice, says Tiburon Strategic Advisors.

Beacon Pointe’s latest deal puts the wealth manager over the $2B AUM milestone, and it’s eyeing new markets.

Insurance industry giant targets RIA market via fee-based annuities.

Experts say planners ignore offering counsel beyond numbers and investments at their own peril.