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Jason Kirkland, a former Baird employee, has sued the firm for allegedly withholding his compensation.

The regional brokerage isn’t slowing down its recruiting efforts.

The clients say their advisor improperly invested their funds in a Miami Beach nightclub that failed.

A months-long court fight ended when a judge granted the wirehouse’s request to restrict the advisors’ ability to contact clients.

In this circus of an industry, what chance does an average investor have of finding somebody who will actually work on his or her behalf?

At first glance, it seems the more they give, the less you have to manage. But providing clients with robust charitable giving strategies can return more than you realize.

The regulator accuses her of misconduct; she says the agency is doing Morgan Stanley’s bidding.

Tim Sloan is finishing a year in which the Federal Reserve told the bank to stop growing, scandals emerged in more divisions, and the stock tumbled 25%.

The certification could stop being the gold standard and become the requirement, if only the regulatory path were clearer.

A niece thought her aunt’s caretaker was stealing. How much can an advisor do?