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Seven IBDs turn 50 this year. Here's why most of them won't survive another half-century.

You must not overlook important cybersecurity protocols for protecting your email.

Affiliating with a bigger platform is often a helpful and necessary step for indie advisors.

These three succession planning scenarios can make a tough decision easier.

Financial advisors can reduce distractions and increase their profits by outsourcing these functions.

Gun safety proposals and the Affordable Care Act can be polarizing topics, but this advisor tweets about them anyway — to much success.

While it may be unnerving, a notice of an examination doesn’t necessarily mean defeat.

The firm charges a very low fee but then steers customers to — can you guess? — its own funds.

You cannot fake it. You cannot read a book about it. You need to dine at the franchises to best understand this niche market.

Clients surprised me when I asked for their opinions about the planning tool. Plus, how to find out if you're an "innovator" or a "laggard."