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The founder of an ETF that tracks all American public companies with female CEOs sits down with American Banker Editor-in-Chief Chana Schoenberger to discuss why it matters if a company has a woman as CEO.

At the start of the year, we asked wealth managers to predict the future. Nine months later, it looks like they did a pretty good job.

New research from Fidelity Investments finds that advisors speak highly of independence but lack the knowledge to do it with confidence.

Avantax's parent had sued two firms owned by its future buyer and one of its major branches prior to the agreement to go private in a billion-dollar acquisition.

Proponents expect crypto to gain legitimacy and come to clients at lower costs if the SEC signs off as it's expected to do.

Competitors to the giant custodians say they're developing their own programs even as members of existing networks push back against some of the criticism.

Merrill president and co-head Lindsay Hans said the firm is well-positioned for the "largest asset-gathering opportunity that FAs have seen in decades."

The organization, launched about five years ago by Troy Prince, is seeking more industry collaboration on its mission of "changing the face of Wall Street."

Firms overly reliant on ultrawealthy clients need to ramp up their digital capabilities to attract the growing segment of clients with between $250,000 and $1 million in assets.

Using FP's criteria, data partner COMPLY scraped together a listing of the biggest firms that provide financial planning services but don't accept commissions.