Fiduciary standard

The advisor advocate’s’ term, to begin in 2021, also will focus on increasing FPA membership.

More than 11,000 advisors have earned the education provider’s AIF designation.

Who guards the guardians? Regulators, yes, but as CFPs we must also police ourselves

CFPs aren’t excused from acting as fiduciaries — even if they work at a firm that requires them to recommend proprietary funds.

In five bite-sized offerings, Chairman Jay Clayton fails to tell the public what it needs to know about RIAs vs. brokers.

A task force will issue recommendations to shore up the disciplinary process ahead of the board's November meeting. Here’s what advisors need to know.

The regulator’s move follows a Financial Planning investigation into whistleblowing by former JPMorgan financial advisor Johnny Burris.

Alternative compensation structures may provide more consumer protection, and drive higher client satisfaction.

The rule unfairly gives brokers a leg up in the marketplace, harming the network’s 1,000 independent advisors, the firm claims.

Elias Herbert Hafen, “every client’s worst nightmare,” could face years in jail. The wirehouse says it is repaying clients.