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She joined Hennessy Funds as a receptionist nearly 28 years ago. Today Nilsen is chief financial officer and chief operating officer of the firm.

Most Americans are saving too conservatively to generate the income they'll need in retirement even after accounting for Social Security.

The regional firm's latest hires come just a week after it hired a Morgan Stanley branch manager.

The recruit will be a producing branch manager and oversee 10 advisers, according to his new employer.

The launch comes as banks and other players in the advisory industry vie for the $30 trillion in wealth that is expected to change hands in next several decades.

The partnership marks the second since two private equity firms infused the aggregator with capital.

The benchmark MSCI emerging markets index advanced more than 11% last year, and this year to date gained another 14%.

The consequences of the Fed's pullback extend well beyond the credit market.

Having made partner at PwC in 2004, she credits her professional success to mentors and senior managers she worked with along the way.

Without diversifying cash flows across four key categories, retirees might be taking on too much risk, Michael Kitces writes.