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Social Security and unpaid student loans, what the feds won't tell you; Medicare is pricier in unhealthy states; How the financial crisis put up more barriers to a secure retirement

Independent Financial Partners, an LPL firm, tapped a financial services veteran to recruit advisors from the wirehouse channel.

A Simple Way to Shrink Taxes; A trust protects a doctor’s office project; Investors should address aggressive corporate tax planning.

"Our industry is at the early stages of disruption by robo advisors. It's not a question of if this will happen but when and how much," says planner and industry consultant Deborah Fox. Here are three upgrades advisors need now.

For some advisors, a virtual office model offers advantages other than a reduction in costs.

Applying your fantasy football skills to retirement savings; 7 fatal flaws in America's 401(k) plans; 3 steps to protect your portfolio in the next market crash

Achieving these three goals can help advisors meet their firms' ultimate growth objectives, an online marketing exec tells advisors.

"Emails are a great way to share news but not a great way to have a conversation," a document management specialist tells advisors.

Janney Montgomery Scott replaces wealth management products chief David Penn, as he steps down to become a financial advisor.

FINRA has promoted one of its own to head the regulator's disciplinary unit, but still has no replacement for Linda Fienberg's other role as head of arbitrations.