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For the better part of two years, Mary Schapiro told anyone who would listen that the federal government could not afford another bailout and that the money market mutual fund industry would have to backstop itself.

The fiscal cliff. Deteriorating fundamentals. Volatility. Is the market about to fall? There is always uncertainty, but the question remains: How will you keep your clients happy when the next bear market comes?

For the better part of two years, Mary Schapiro told anyone who would listen that the federal government could not afford another bailout and that the money market mutual fund industry would have to backstop itself.

Few Wall Street professionals were thrilled about the implementation of Dodd-Frank and other forms of regulation. But it seems to have been a blessing for those who specialize in compliance.

Gen X, Y and Z investors may years from retirement but they already have multiple concerns about their future finances.

Having trouble convincing your clients to think charitably? If so, you might want to mention that a number of studies have shown that people who give to causes they believe in find that doing so feels good, really good, according to Eileen Heisman, president and CEO of the National Philanthropic Trust in Jenkintown, Pa, which manages donor-advised funds.

Think you've got your target-date planning down pat? Think again.

Gathering the information needed to make a career move and hiding that research from a current firm can be enough to make some advisors decide to forget it. That’s just where The Advisor Center, an anonymous online recruiting community that launches Monday, comes into play.

The average production at wirehouses is 40% higher than that of banks, and yet those advisors don't have an existing customer base. Why is that?

Community bankers won a critical battle last month when regulators agreed to indefinitely delay implementation of Basel III capital and liquidity rules until various issues with the proposal could be worked out.