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This may be the largest financial transaction an adviser will handle.

While a federal court allowed the organization to file a brief saying it upheld fiduciary values, it should not be providing expert opinions, writes the founder of a fiduciary consulting firm.

The firm is going for a middle-of-the-road approach that includes fee-based retirement accounts and which also relies on the best interest contract exemption with certain clients, says CEO Ron Kruszewski.

Try this low-key approach with clients for maximum success.

Try this low-key approach with clients for maximum success.

If you plan to join another firm or go indie, you’d better reacquaint yourself with this landmark agreement first.

CEO Ron Kruszewski says market conditions and the fiduciary rule are dampening growth at the firm and throughout the industry.

Amid reports of a possible sale, assets rise and expenses fall.

The advisers made the move in the wake of new regulatory guidance which takes aim at recruiting deals.

Regulator comes down hard on compliance failures; additional $6.3 million must be paid back to investors.