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Each plan has pros and cons: Clients who own a Roth IRA for at least 5 years are entitled to penalty-free withdrawals for education expenses, but they'll owe income taxes on those earnings.

The ex-Morgan Stanley advisers say their niche practice, which is geared toward women and divorcees, will be better supported by Raymond James' platform.

As a channel, we must get better at attracting and retaining HNW assets.

It's possible to use these distributions to preserve clients' savings well past their anticipated lifespan.

The Lyxor FTSE Italia Mid Cap PIR ETF is the only one compliant with a new Italian law that offers tax breaks for certain investment plans.

These 20 funds didn't just rise with the tide, their returns topped their benchmarks.

Five new firms have joined Dynasty’s outsourcing platform this year amid a rivalry with HighTower.

Branch traffic is down, but the typical middle-market branch customer is not the best prospect for advisers anyway.

Young clients are focused on short-term needs rather than building an entire plan toward a retirement date.

Most funds will have until December to comply with the SEC’s new rules, while complexes with more than $1 billion in net assets have until 2019.