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Certified financial planners will pay an additional $120 a year for the CFP designation, starting in October. The CFP board said the fee hike will help fund expanded advertising efforts.

Adoption of these applications has grown exponentially, but some advisors and attorneys say caution is warranted.

The firm characterizes the cause examination, a procedure that typically originates from a customer complaint, as a routine matter.

Advisor and women in wealth advocate Cary Carbonaro charts her struggle for respect and pay parity after a buyout by a big investment bank.

Novel legal theories and a lower bar for plaintiffs could unleash an explosion in ERISA-based lawsuits against 401(k) plan providers.

Financial planners who take their customers through a difficult calculation can add a lot of value that may sometimes get overlooked in the profession, one expert said.

Experts say it's not just about cold, hard numbers. Knowing client expectations can also make or break any potential deal.

A judge found that the alleged victims of a scam run by a now-disgraced representative of Oppenheimer furnished no evidence of having direct ties to the firm.

With the market in correction territory, retirees banking on generating income from their investments may need to rethink their short-term strategies.