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Technology, declining budgets and other factors are radically changing how and which tax returns get looked at.

Despite recent tax law changes, recharacterizations are still possible and can prove a valuable strategy to correct such missteps.

The potential acquisition would unite two firms that custody assets for more 7,000 independent advisory firms.

he potential acquisition would unite two firms that custody assets for more 7,000 independent advisory firms.

The wirehouse brought on 10 advisors from several rivals.

Wells Fargo welcomed 22 active duty members to its corporate office as part of a corporate fellowship program.

The deal would consolidate an industry under pressure from a price war.

The LPL Financial advisor is using his new influence to help firms create policies to prevent sexual harassment.

After a recent policy switch, many clients at the wirehouse can no longer use balances from their deposit accounts to purchase shares in these funds.

Double-digit gains produced by the mutual funds and ETFs with the most AUM were not enough to best the broader market.

The big shift in future planning: Tech that predicts behavior, says Charles Schwab’s Bernie Clark.

Risky assets outside the U.S. are seeing fresh flows as a potential trade deal with China buoys expectations for global growth.

The IBD’s head of practice management says more planners should explore becoming ensembles, and she also divulged the firm’s “secret sauce.”

Economic factors like changes to the tax code are behind nearly a quarter of all recent giving, according to a new survey.

The discount brokerage sees the move as a way to attract younger, less affluent investors.

The wirehouse is also simplifying its small household policy and boosting its emphasis on financial plans.

Self-directed brokerage accounts at the firm hold about 20% of their portfolios in cash.

Technology can speed up the planning process, but advisors still need to smartly allocate human resources.

The firm also opened a new branch office to house its recruits.

The firm hasn’t made any decisions about advisor retention bonuses, but some top shareholders will earn tens of millions of dollars once the deal closes.