Maddy Perkins

The firm's employee channel picks up two financial planners from brokerage M.J. Whitman.

Advisors Patti Brennan and Judy Rubin offered tips on communicating value to new clients.

Advisors must do a better job nurturing new women advisors and engaging female clients. Even so, AIG Advisor Group CEO Erica McGinnis has high hopes for women in the industry moving forward.

During a session titled "Secrets of a Top Producer," Michelle Brennan Hall offered three questions that advisors can use to refine their firms' direction.

Just after a $150 million deal to acquire rival Sterne Agee was announced, quarterly profits in the firm's wealth management division were up 6.5% year-over-year.

Three former Ameriprise advisors will sign on with the employee advisory channel at Raymond James.

The CFP Board has released two new advertisements for its public awareness campaign -- but is the message clear enough?

Two former UBS advisors with over $120 million in client assets have signed on with Aegis Capital Group, an independent broker-dealer and RIA.

During an interview with CNBC on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, the NBA Hall of Famer praised his advisor -- by name.

The SEC barred an RIA from the industry after the firm was charged with misleading investors -- including falsely claiming that its fund was "SEC approved."

A former RBC team that managed $200 million in client assets has signed on with Raymond James' Los Angeles office.

The SEC has promoted former deputy director David Grim as acting director of its division of investment management.

"I spent the first 21 years of my professional life in the broadcast industry. ... When you’re on deadline, you almost have to become an instant expert," says Edward Jones advisor Alison Gilman Aquino.

The asset management firm made the new hires during a recruiting push in the last quarter.

In the digital age, advisors are prime victims for attackers seeking pertinent information. Here are some preventative tips to fend off cyber-attacks.

Gearing up for tax season? Here are two things to consider when planning for your wealthy clients.

Why is inheritance planning so difficult? Fear of exclusion along with existing family dynamics can complicate the process -- and strain relationships.

Make flash cards of potential spending goals -- funding a grandchild's education, buying a yacht -- and ask clients to make piles of high-priority cards, suggested Harold Evensky during a session on communication tips.

The CFP Board has launched a new online portal intended to serve as a resource for people looking to start a career in financial planning.