Portfolio

Charles Hallac, who conceived BlackRock’s investment management platform and founded its advisory business, has died. He was 50.

Travails of parent company RCS Capital have been "distracting" but haven't impeded expansion, says Douglas King, Cetera Advisor Networks' president and CEO.

The past few months have seen a bevy of mega moves, the result of months of planning, recruiters say. Here are the biggest summer recruits.

Retirees should take classes reserved only for seniors and consider taking online courses if going to school is difficult; Plus, what if clients just can't afford to fully retire?

Bennett and her firm claimed to be managing more than $2 billion in assets when the real number was no more than one-fifth of that amount, the SEC alleges.

The market tumult, initially sparked by concerns over an economic slowdown in China, showed a downside, as ETFs can be vulnerable to price swings during periods of market stress, partly because some are less liquid than stocks.

OppenheimerFunds agreed to acquire VTL Associates as part of a push into ETFs that weigh metrics beyond market capitalization when buying stocks.

The independent Fidelity division can never be the same without its founder, but could still grow into a juggernaut, some planners say.

A group of independent advisors want to show educators they have other options for managing their finances than costly products from insurance firms.

Some university FinTech enthusiasts are former employees of traditional financial services firms who seek to disrupt their former employers' wealth management, lending, payments and other businesses.