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Too many clients are having important conversations with financial planners who don't share a similar background. That needs to change.

Catherine Williams and Daron K. Roberts spoke with Financial Planning about building leadership skills and making time for self care.

The report casts a skeptical eye on the PPLI industry, claiming it functions as a tax shelter for a few thousand millionaires and billionaires.

The No. 1 independent broker-dealer is paying a pretty penny and delighting Wall Street analysts. Here's a deep look at the larger significance to the industry.

The CFA Institute analyzed 110 videos and other social media posts. Here's what financial advisors and other investment professionals should know.

Industry lawyers say the case shows that "half disclosures" of brokers' conflicts of interest won't be enough for regulators.

Crafting and administering an effective RIA compliance policy is hard but essential for firms that seek to avoid fines and reputational damage.

Yesterday's historic "firsts" blazed a trail for those of today — with a moral and business imperative for the industry to learn from these five figures' examples.

LeCount Davis was the first African American to earn wealth management's "gold standard" of certifications. Today he's helping others do the same.

Though she is widely considered the first African American woman to be a stockbroker, some blurriness surrounds what is known about the rest of her life story.