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The partnership will help the bank expand the financial advisory services available to business owners in the New York metro area.

Outlook for the planners -- who were recruited with a promise that they would "not [be] required to sell" -- seems to depend on whether you talk to Northwestern Mutual or LearnVest.

A reality TV episode on a bakery's succession plan hits uncomfortably close to home for a wealth management pro.

An arbitration panel confirmed that a former advisor will pay back a promissory note to Morgan Stanley - almost 10 years after leaving the firm.

Launching another volley in the fight over a national fiduciary standard, an investor advocate group argues that brokerage firms are misleading investors.

Traditional firms must boost their digital wealth management tools or risk being overrun by those that already do.

More acquisitions are expected in the digital wealth management space as firms look to quickly add tech platforms and services.

Northwestern Mutual, the nation's second-largest life insurance company, is buying LearnVest, an online financial planning start-up founded in 2009.

Fraud can occur in a myriad ways, from email scams to ID theft to manipulation of investment valuations. See a dozen common frauds -- and ways advisors can help prevent them.

Affiliated Advisors Group, which manages approximately $600 million in assets, will operate as an OSJ branch within Royal Alliance, part of the AIG Advisor Group network.