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The new recruits come from Morgan Stanley and Wells Fargo Advisors.

Advisers beware: This could be what's wrong with how you're communicating with female clients.

Investors added more than $750 million to ETFs that buy emerging-market stocks and bonds last week, extending the longest winning streak in more than a year.

"There's going to be a lot more raw data that firms will have to collect," says Paul Soltis, global market manager for fund administration service provider Confluence.

Commodities aren't a good inflation hedge, according to one expert. Instead, talk to clients about TIPS or even some securities.

One of the sanctioned advisers has 26 disclosure events listed on his FINRA BrokerCheck record while remaining in good standing with Ameriprise.

The bank ignored fees on structured notes, and clients may have been shortchanged, a consultant says.

A bond subsector worth looking at. Plus, help clients keep what they owe the government to a minimum with a roadmap for drawing down assets.

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

The likelihood of periodic volatility is concerning to retirees, but it's important to try to keep clients calm.