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Investors can protect their assets by asking their advisors the questions asked by the SEC; plus how to plan for an unplanned retirement and what to do before getting out of debt.

When spouses or other family members can't agree on where to donate their money, it's time for some diplomacy.

Point72 Asset Management said it took a 5.1% passive stake in RCS in a Nov. 14 regulatory filing.

Raymond James & Associates lured away one advisor who generated $2 million in production.

Advisors can help identify those organizations that will be most satisfying to support and may strengthen their relationships with clients in the process.

The 3-year old branding campaign has raised awareness among the CFP Board's target market of mass affluent investors by 6%, to the point where nearly one-third of that audience recognizes the CFP brand.

The likelihood that a powerful tech innovator such as Google will enter the asset management space and upend the market has increasingly become a matter of concern and speculation within the financial industry.

Advisors can help identify those organizations that will be most satisfying to support and may strengthen their relationships with clients in the process.

A hearing last week dealt with one case that could have far-reaching implications -- challenging Maryland's authority to tax all income of a resident whose business pays taxes to other states -- while another case coming up on the Affordable Care Act promises to have even bigger ramifications.

Layout, compensation and training can make or break high-tech, high-concept branches, said bankers at BAI's Retail Delivery conference.