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As more people pile into the markets, it's crucial to foster financial literacy, write Christine Lazaro and Teresa Verges.

While financial advisors may have limited access to offer digital currencies for their own clients, companies are increasingly safeguarding digital assets for institutions.

The veteran FAs’ one complaint blotted their records for seven years.

As a decades-long loyalist of Bogle’s ground-breaking firm for decades, Allan S. Roth worries it’s losing its edge in client support.

The funds are one of the largest forms of short-term debt vulnerable to investor runs in our financial system, writes former CFTC Chairman Timothy Massad.

The asset manager said it's particularly interested in how firms are behaving in the communities in which they operate, be it locally or via their supply chains.

Here are the industry’s top 20, which brought in more than $700 billion in assets.

The Internal Revenue Service is pushing back the tax-filing deadline until May 17 after heavy pressure from Congress and tax and accounting groups.

Major hurdles stand in the way of wide adoption: regulation, security and cost.

“Inflation, currently below 2%, is not going to be below 2% in the next few months,” the retired bond king said.

With a new brand and new leadership, the firm hopes to tap into a burgeoning wealth management sector.

“Even the easy returns are not simple right now,” a CPA says.

“I respect every competitor, I don’t fear any competitor,” CEO Brian Moynihan said.

From digital-tool adoption to changing client conversations, industry insiders discuss the pandemic’s impact on wealth management.

Estate planners are keeping a close eye on the department’s agenda, anticipating the possible revival of several regulatory projects shelved by the Trump administration.

Members of Congress are proposing bipartisan legislation to extend the deadline for Paycheck Protection Program loans another two months as accountants press for more time on the expiring program.

“The name may change but our commitment to the business, our clients and our advisors serving these clients is steadfast,” said division head Barry Sommers.

Three recent criminal cases raise concerns that wealth managers and regulators aren’t detecting alleged fraud quickly enough or disclosing basic information about crimes and disciplinary problems.

The rare move to set aside the regulator’s ruling came more than a decade after the rep ran into trouble by adding notes about his client into a software program.

The IBD network added a community bank’s investment program after exceeding the goals it set at the beginning of 2020, its head recruiter says.