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FINRA's CARDS proposal and the DoL's proposed fiduciary standard are cited as potential threats to the industry and investors.

Wells Fargo Advisors recruited a veteran advisor generating more than $1 million in annual revenue.

Bill Gross’s exit unleashed a crisis that Pimco is still trying to contain. His departure was followed by record withdrawals from the mutual fund he once ran, and which he built into the world’s biggest.

Buying immediate annuities early before retirement may not be a good strategy because the payouts will not account for future inflation; plus, deadlines for retirement plan contributions in 2014 and six things you need to know about Social Security benefits.

Celebrities are the types of clients many advisors only dream of working with. At one firm, these clients -- and the advisors who serve them -- are getting increased attention.

Here are the key pieces of paperwork that can help jumpstart estate planning for your younger clients -- or for your clients' adult children.

Legal experts explain what made an advisor's arbitration victory against Morgan Stanley an unusual victory.

"He confessed that he had never invested my money. ... He had been lying to me all along," alleges a relative of the ex-advisor named in an SEC complaint.

How your client can avoid capital gains tax on stocks and lower their tax bills.

The 378-46 vote Wednesday would provide $42 billion in temporary relief to taxpayers, including companies that rely on the research tax credit and the production tax credit for wind energy.