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Clients may not even know the right questions. You need to tell them, and provide the answers.

Some bright spots for advisers: A surprising number of boomers have not begun saving yet for retirement; and millennials will need decades of advice.

The odds that your clients will one day stay in an assisted living home increases 1.4% per year, starting at age 65.

The wirehouse's three newest recruits are all industry veterans.

Peter Danilaitis worked at Home Depot almost a dozen years ago. Building on that experience, he's become one of the top leaders in wealth management.

"The key to success in this deal was finding the right partner," says Haig Ariyan, president of the firm's new Alex. Brown division.

These trends are expected to be at the top of RIA agendas next year, says Fidelity's David Canter.

These independent broker-dealers generated the most revenue from commission-based accounts.

Set the firm’s tone through these imperatives and give a copy to employees in the final interview.

The case is the latest related to alleged misconduct by a barred wirehouse broker who was also a nightclub owner.