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Dependent care flex spending accounts can help clients mitigate child care costs, but also reduce tax credits otherwise available.

The benefits of going independent are alluring, but wirehouse advisers can't afford to discount the formidable challenges ahead.

Firms will be permitted to place a temporary hold on disbursements of funds when there is reasonable belief of financial exploitation.

The new hires joined the wirehouse from J.P. Morgan Securities, On Wall Street learns exclusively.

At least 27 brokers have joined the firm, including a father-son team from UBS with $261 million in AUM.

Several division executives have moved into new roles, retired or left the company, according to a memo seen by On Wall Street.

This year has been a wild ride for clients and advisers, and it’s only just begun. Here are some things to keep in mind as advisers craft portfolios for the rest of the epoch.

On the same day, the OCC faulted the bank for engaging in an “extensive and pervasive pattern” of discriminatory and illegal lending practices for years.

If your clients pay the alternative minimum tax, these funds can help lower their tax liability.

The wirehouse outlines its competitive digital offer, but it's a defensive play, analysts suggest.

Google Play and CFSI aim to improve use of financial health apps through a storefront organized by consumers' needs and by publishing a guide for app developers.

The firm's advisers and competitors are wondering about its next steps, and who will cash in. The answers will go a long way toward shaping the future of the independent channel.

The regulator suspended the rep for two months and fined him $5,000 for keeping the firm in the dark about his dry-cleaning business.

A federal judge issued a restraining order and a temporary asset freeze against the former broker.

The outflows are another indication of the hedge fund industry’s declining popularity after years of underperformance.

Postponement serves no purpose, because honest consideration will not change the regulation.

If shares of companies such as Wal-Mart start to falter, that'd be a clue that measures such as the border adjustment tax are gaining traction.

A federal judge ruled that the ex-Barclays advisor had been unfairly forced into FINRA arbitration, where a panel had ruled against him.

Big firms are asking for more time, while investors and even some advisers are asking the Labor Department to keep the rule intact.

The famed manager claimed he was ousted by a “cabal” of executives who wanted a larger share of his bonus.