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Schade replaces the San Francisco firm's co-founder and chief executive, Brodie Cobb, who suffered serious injuries in a bicycle accident last year.

Almost half of the advisors in a new FPA study say they don't have a retirement plan; even more fail on business and succession plans.

Former U.S. Senator Judd Gregg is stepping down as the head of Wall Street’s biggest lobbying group, according to people briefed on the discussions.

The enhanced site allows advisors to alter certain components of their profiles at will -- though not their disciplinary history.

Expansion-minded Savant Capital Management has bolstered its presence in the vibrant Chicago metropolitan market, acquiring Paragon Advisors, a $150 million firm in Naperville, Ill.

A big LPL practice with $3.7 billion in assets under management is picking up a $300 million Chicago-area firm.

Even as the SEC is contemplating an expansion of fiduciary rules to include broker-dealers who operate in the retail space, some advocates argue that the regulatory interpretation of the responsibilities under a fiduciary standard has strayed from common-law precedent and become dangerously diluted.

Advisors who add corporate services such as deferred compensation, executive benefit programs and defined contribution or benefit plans to their menu of services, serve business owners and executives better. They also differentiate themselves and boost revenue.

NetVEST, which is returning to LPL, has approximately $200 million in client assets and specializes in establishing revocable and irrevocable trusts. The firm had been affiliated with Ameriprise for the past year; but had been with LPL for almost 20 years before that, however.

One of the most challenging things advisor Dave Grant faced when setting up his RIA was deciding on a CRM system.