Portfolio

As the fiduciary rule pressures firms to develop products and platforms, they must realize I.T. has a seat at the table in the decision process, says Putnam Investment's new chief technology officer.

There are pros and cons to these standalone smaller offerings.

Voices: Abuses in investment advice need to be stopped. But a law without teeth is worse than no law at all.

Private equity firm gets in advice business as another insurance company gets out.

The effects of the fiduciary rule could be dramatic on IRAs, which account for a third of Americans' $24 million in retirement assets.

At the end of the day, manager selection is all about damage control.

Ways the DoL's new fiduciary plan is expected to directly affect advisors; plus, how clients can contribute to a Roth IRA if they're already retired.

Examining these issues may take the guesswork out of a client's estate plan.

Recruits from UBS and Morgan Stanley left the wirehouses for the independent side of Wells Fargo.

The men "plotted to overcharge their clients by millions of dollars," according to U.S. Attorney Carmen Ortiz in Boston.