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Bank customers are staying away in droves as they do more business online. Here's what advisors can do to combat lighter foot traffic at the branch.

New rules to disclose recruitment compensation may be blooming soon.

Our legal expert discusses things to consider before making a referral to a nonaffiliated third party.

Managing staff isn't easy. People don't change and you can't change someone either before or after you've hired them.

Nervous clients might seek negative information to support their beliefs. Here's how to ease their fears.

Starting holistic planning earlier will help preserve boomers' wealth

Twenty- and thirty-somethings take investing cues from their parents, and advisors need to reach them by phone or have face-to-face contact, according to a survey.

The professor of finance at Santa Clara University, Calif., discusses where investors are today and how financial advisors need to address clients' emotional outlook on the markets.

Large banks need to provide better information on these complex securities sold to the wealthy, regulator says.

A run-down of the stories in this issue, identifying the top branch managers in the wealth management industry, and learning what it takes to get to the top.