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The announcement came only a day after the largest independent brokerage firm added a big bank-based wealth program with $4.7 billion.

Extra diligence on the advisor's end can help HNW clients avoid potentially disastrous lawsuits

The latest incoming recruit to the firm's Institution Services unit followed a half dozen other big moves by the firm in the bank and credit union channel in recent years.

Americans owe over $1.6 trillion on federal student loans, and repayment starts this fall. There are options for blunting the burden on clients.

Commissioner Hester Peirce warns an unintended consequence of the new regulation could be less thorough internal compliance reviews.

According to the SEC, agreements that violated the cash solicitation rule generated 66,000 new clients and $300 million in AUM for the offending firm.

The firm follows its major move to the Midwest by expanding its executive leadership team.

A lawyer representing Keith Todd Ashley argues prosecutors overreached in arguments used to obtain life sentence against his client.

The pair of financial planners launched an RIA and switched brokerages in search of an "entrepreneurial, boutique experience" to power their growth.

The third time was the charm for LPL, which failed twice to win the big team it finally recruited this month. Here's what worked this time around.