Practice

It took less than six months to hammer out the biggest bank merger in more than a decade, and the price was one of the last things discussed, according to a new federal filing.

Gauging the valuation of your business is a way of knowing the overall health of the firm. It can be a humbling process.

Bleakley Financial has launched its eighth office under its affiliation with LPL and Private Advisor Group.

An example of outdated industry practices, says the chief product officer, is how some brokers still need a canceled check from a client to transfer money.

Changing filing statuses and maxing out deductible contributions to IRAs and HSAs are some ways clients received bigger reimbursements.

The RIA divisions of Raymond James and RBC are also among the companies that self-reported.

Seniors will face a 20% penalty on top of income taxes if they withdraw funds from a health savings account for non-medical expenses before the age of 65.

The $150M RIA left an IBD they had been in business with for 11 years.

With help from automated investing platform Motif, five new funds aimed at innovative fields have launched.

Not having a full understanding could hurt workers’ retirement prospects by causing them to possibly miss out on their employer’s match or not reducing their taxable income as much as possible.