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Wealth management advisory work has evolved from the retail brokerage days of the 1980s, when advisors were considered salespeople.

Female advisors from Raymond James' Private Client Group got a mix of planning tips, technology tricks, strategic advice and female empowerment.

When to take a pension buyout; In hindsight, here's what retirees wish they'd known; Changing jobs too often may shrink Millennials' retirement funds

Global private wealth will grow 40% to $369 trillion by 2019, with more than one quarter of the growth coming from emerging markets, according to Credit Suisse Group AG.

Financial advisors get trained in taxes, but many times it’s just a basic framework for how to structure investments. A CPA can bring a much deeper level of understanding to a client’s tax situation.

Professionals or any high-net-worth clients who might face lawsuits can often benefit from setting up overseas trusts, a meaningful deterrent when overzealous plaintiffs come knocking at the door.

A positive online presence is crucial to the success of an advisor’s reputation.

James Katayanagi allegedly created fake ATM cards and used them to swipe more than $14,000 from eight bank customers.

To obtain approval and funding for security improvements, bank technologists have to make their case by pointing to losses from recent security breaches. But calculating those losses can be tricky.

From stolen cell phones to email scammers and hackers, advisors face numerous threats to the security of sensitive client data. Here are a few simple ways advisors can avoid getting hacked.