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The wirehouse aims to bolster its advisory business by gaining a dominant foothold in the stock plan administration software industry.

From travel bans to working remotely, here is how firms including Wells Fargo, Edelman, RBC and others are preparing for a possible pandemic.

The independent firm is pursuing an ambitious agenda, but will do so without a pair of former divisional presidents.

The percentage of women managers fell even among passive funds, a booming area of the industry that was a hot-spot for female talent.

Designating charities as a beneficiary of their retirement accounts is one strategy that can enhance their tax savings.

“It is really as important for plans to get people thinking about income rather than just accumulation,” an expert says.

The deal is the latest by a larger company seeking to gain fintech market share.

Interestingly, the measure often used by analysts and planners just happens to be the one that doesn’t reflect how most clients actually invest or withdraw money.

LPL’s continuing major poaches from rivals make up only one of the kinds of ways that firms are vying to attract and retain advisors.

The new recruits are not the first to trade in the wirehouse for the regional broker-dealer.