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The deal is the latest addition to the regional BD’s growing portfolio of M&A deals.

The "Rule of 100" follows the rule-of-thumb of growing more conservative as investors grow older, but it also may be obsolete since it was developed when interest rates were higher.

Melvin Leonard Wimmer Jr. is said to have bilked clients out of their retirement savings.

The mutual fund giant's head of wealth management technology says there's a way to improve how financial planning tools work together.

The crash of 2008 was intense but, in hindsight, short-lived. Market gains began a few months afterward and have continued with few exceptions.

The saga shows the ups and downs of partnerships between massive incumbents and nimble startups.

The business of supporting charitable giving has never been so profitable.

Noting how retirement saving has changed, the executive says the “responsibility we have for people’s savings is awesome.”

Large teams formerly at wirehouses now account for 30% of new RIAs, according to new research by Schwab Advisor Services.

Clients want to know all about your experience, a new survey from Charles Schwab finds.

Wirehouses’ overzealous overhauls of compensation rubrics convey a message of instability to financial advisors.

Most of the 150 markets are in areas 30 miles away from the nearest Bank of America branch.

Companies that haven’t released financial reports for extended periods of time are expected to be put under the microscope.

It’s another example of how impactful an update to broker standards of conduct could be.

A new fund awaiting SEC approval seeks “to address the concerns of vegans, animal lovers and environmentalists.”

Being an independent advisor isn’t for everyone.

The firm is set to formally begin raising a new fund dedicated to this practice imminently, according to people familiar with the matter.

Dick Lampen says the SEC charges against Dr. Phillip Frost, the firm’s primary shareholder, won’t affect its “significant” other resources.

The firm had sued a former $660 million team that moved in September to Stifel.

While the No. 1 IBD has retained a significant portion of the hybrid RIA’s advisors, its founder says the firm has major outside recruiting opportunities.