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Beinecke is a counsel in the employee benefits and executive compensation practice group at Haynes and Boone LLP who focuses on the areas of compliance and administrative best practices for health and welfare benefit programs.

Key questions to ask when firms choose to rely on the best interest contract exemption. Some policies may drive advisers away.

Sacha Millstone takes up the cause working with Gooding, an indie band that uses music to teach young people how to make better decisions about their money.

The gains in the blue-chip index happened the same day the Nasdaq 100 saw its biggest decline since September, their biggest divergence since the Internet bubble burst.

Here's why holistic planning deserves another look.

Investors should take market volatility as an opportunity to engage in year-end tax planning that includes strategies such as tax-loss harvesting.

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John Taft is vice chairman of Baird. He is a past chairman of SIFMA, the former CEO of RBC Wealth Management-U.S., and the author of two books, “Stewardship: Lessons Learned from the Lost Culture of Wall Street” and “A Force for Good: How Enlightened Finance Can Restore Faith in Capitalism.”

The high cost of stock picking has made clients more passive, an analyst says.

Coming right after Trump’s victory, the move may be an early indication firms believe the regulation will survive.