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From barbecue sauce to jumping out of planes, planners share their strategies of bonding with investors.

Consolidators and large RIAs were leading buyers in the third quarter.

Clients have filed hundreds of similar claims against UBS since 2013, with aggregate damages of $2.6 billion.

When two agencies are probing your firm, it doesn’t hurt to ask that they coordinate their efforts.

While it may be unnerving, a notice of an examination doesn’t necessarily mean defeat.

The firm charges a very low fee but then steers customers to — can you guess? — its own funds.

You cannot fake it. You cannot read a book about it. You need to dine at the franchises to best understand this niche market.

Clients surprised me when I asked for their opinions about the planning tool. Plus, how to find out if you're an "innovator" or a "laggard."

A Florida court will hear a client’s claim that the firm charges processing fees that had ranged as high as 10 times more than the stated purpose: transaction and clearing costs.

Advisors see raising their rates as a difficult topic to broach, but one RIA coach has a variety of methods for approaching it.