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The RIA rep fabricated account statements and used forged letterheads as part of the deception, investigators say.

The top independents all state going public is a goal, but there are doubts about broad market support.

Let technology help your practice increase customer retention and find better prospects.

Clients should start shoring up their savings by chipping in as much as they reasonably can to their employer’s retirement plan, especially if it comes with a matching contribution.

The loss comes even as the firm has been acquiring new breakaway teams and RIAs.

Our exclusive interactive infographic reveals some interesting trends on the top 10 new firms and their locations.

The IBD aims to be a 17,000-strong firm, but not every advisor will want to join up, experts warn.

Sometimes it’s business. Sometimes it’s sentimental. Whatever the reason, it’s almost always problematic when a client insists on keeping a very large position in a single stock.

It’s tempting to skip that weekly gathering, but advisory firms may be losing efficiencies if they let them slide, Michael Kitces writes.

Like many financial companies, the brokerage wants to go where customers are. Since that means communicating with them via a third-party platform, it is working through privacy and security issues.