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Joe Duran outlines the company’s strategy for its mass-affluent advisory push.

The competition is clear. The conflicts are just beginning.

The regulator and one of its largest members, LPL Financial, engaged in a back-and-forth on the controversial initiative.

The decision comes a decade after the collapse of the infamous scheme.

Employees clearly preferred, and felt more comfortable wearing, more relaxed clothes every day. Even better, the switch improved client relations .

When the board's new Code and Standards take effect in October, fee-only advisors will be expected to step up their compliance operations.

Practices can dance on the cutting edge by returning to basics in an area where financial advisors are “deeply curious” about the best approach.

The win follows a first-quarter report showing it grew its ranks 3.4% over the prior year.

The Wall Street giant will use the Main Street advisory firm to further its mass-affluent strategy.

Some advisors think they’re stuck with legacy systems. They’re not, says the firms’ managing partner.