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The PE-backed consolidators picked up firms with a combined $6.7 billion in client assets as high valuations and expansion plans bring sellers to the table.

An ex-executive with a firm acquired by the network three years earlier will lead FSC Securities as it seeks to grow in a competitive industry.

Policies held in grantor trusts would be subject to estate tax under Democrats’ plan, the latest blow to wealth management for the affluent.

Firms should be aware that cyberattacks are getting more complex and regulators are cracking down.

Here’s what one advisory firm found were the most common financial planning questions among a historically underserved group.

Any type of unreimbursed long-term care expense, be it for a mental or physical impairment, can completely ruin a client’s personal and retirement plans.

Behavioral finance techniques were more successful this year in convincing investors to make more logical decisions about money, new research shows.

Sean Kaligh dropped Wells Fargo for LPL, as more planners leave wirehouses during the pandemic.

Despite BLM, #MeToo and other movements for equality and justice, employers don't understand enough about the impact of neglecting DEI on company health.

Here's what you missed this week in wealth management.