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For advisors that make a claim of misconduct the deck appears stacked in favor of the employers.

The No. 1 IBD added a practice with $520 million in client assets from rival Cambridge before walking back a new policy that has resulted in departures.

The Wealth Enhancement Group has reached $9.7 billion in client assets under a slew of M&A deals and substantial organic growth.

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.