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A Cerulli report puts numbers to the channel's transformation. We have resources for advisors who want to better understand the space.

Francisco Gil tried to claim his status as an independent contractor entitled him to tax deductions for travel, meals and marketing expenses. The IRS and a federal judge said he was in fact an employee.

The largest annual event for Black financial advisors drew support from some of the biggest names in the industry.

A government shutdown disrupts federal agencies and markets. Here's what advisors need to know to guide clients through the uncertainty.

Historic deal volume isn't slowing. Here are our guides for pricing your firm, buying a book of business, going independent and more.

Advisors who hone in on what makes the "forgotten generation" unique will be well-positioned to reap a $39 trillion windfall.

Merrill had sought a temporary restraining order to prevent members of a large Atlanta-based team who left last week from soliciting former clients for their new firm.

For a newly launched RIA, its website is one area in which less can be more — but only if the firm's online HQ puts the right visitors on the path to conversion.

Tips and tricks on building a successful niche. This week, Eric Franklin of Prospero Wealth on financial planning for tech executives and how he reverse engineered a customized clientele.

UBS contends a group of advisors who left this month to form an RIA inherited most of their clients from retired advisors who were counting on being paid from their former books of business.