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This may be the largest financial transaction an adviser will handle.

While a federal court allowed the organization to file a brief saying it upheld fiduciary values, it should not be providing expert opinions, writes the founder of a fiduciary consulting firm.

Assets at firm's Total Return Fund have slipped 70% from its peak in April 2013 to $82.6 billion.

Investments in certain closed-end funds or preferred shares are strategies clients should consider to make their savings last, an industry expert says.

The firm is going for a middle-of-the-road approach that includes fee-based retirement accounts and which also relies on the best interest contract exemption with certain clients, says CEO Ron Kruszewski.

Try this low-key approach with clients for maximum success.

Try this low-key approach with clients for maximum success.

If you plan to join another firm or go indie, you’d better reacquaint yourself with this landmark agreement first.

Amid reports of a possible sale, assets rise and expenses fall.

Proponents of internal crossing say it can reduce costs, while detractors say it's riddled with potential conflicts of interest.