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RBC Wealth Management has snapped up a three-member wealth management team from Merrill Lynch in Colorado.

Mutual fund executive John Mattera, of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., pleaded guilty this week to three criminal counts, including conspiracy, securities fraud and wire fraud, in connection to an $11 million scam involving the sale of non-existent private shares in companies such as Facebook (FB) and Groupon (GRPN).

Former Navy Seal imparts management lessons for business and everyday life.

Since it was formed last year, Citi Private Bank's North America Asian Clients Group has increased its client base by 10percent and its assets under management by over 40 percent.

The use of specific words has lessons for all FAs, according to research unveiled at the Raymond James Financial Institutions Division Management Symposium.

With more and more Baby Boomers living longer and the senior population increasing faster than younger generations, we are entering the age of longevity. It's crucial that advisors help clients plan for this new chapter, said Louise Schroeder, a financial advisor and owner of Personal Financial Solutions, Inc.

It is often said that when men plan, the gods laugh. Nowhere is this perhaps more true than when it comes to planning for retirement. While we all acknowledge the risk that finances can play on our retirement plans, the reality is that threats to our retirement plans can come from all areas of our lives.

Big changes to the continuing education requirements for planners are expected next month following a meeting of the leadership of the CFP Board.

Clients with family members with a special need, be it developmental, physical, cognitive or a mental illness, make up a significant number of clients, but the majority of advisors are not serving them, said Mary Anne Ehlert, a financial advisor and founder of special needs advocacy firm, Protected Tomorrows.

Some people say social media for advisors is a waste of time. Not so for Cathy Curtis, of Curtis Financial Planning, now a division of ClearRock Capital, LLC. Curtis has social media use to thank for the merger.