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Advisors and their clients may not yet realize how much the new regulations dramatically change their strategies.

The decentralized and unregulated nature of bitcoin makes it difficult to appoint an heir.

Here's a look at the 10 housing markets with the biggest gap between growth in home prices and wages that could indicate a housing bubble is forming.

Robert Moore divided the firm's six IBDs into two channels, promoted a new COO and hired from a rival.

Raising the payroll tax is the easy way (in theory); here are other solutions for funding the Social Security shortfall.

The Waterbury, Connecticut-based bank wanted to ensure that it was meeting the technology expectations of clients across the wealth spectrum.

The firm invested the widow's money in oil and gas securities, real estate investment trusts and other investments that did not square with her conservative risk profile, her lawyer argued.

Come forward now or face penalties later, the regulator is warning advisors who failed to disclose conflicts of interest around high-cost mutual fund share classes.

A partnership could extend a firm's reach, while ethical investing portfolios offer clients more options.

Homebuyers are most likely to slow their purchases or stay on course if mortgage rates rise above a certain benchmark, but some could act more quickly or drop out.