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The latest push-pull episode between the giant firm and its large branches came to light in its earnings call. Unanswered questions loom large for its future.

The regional wealth manager reports losing 41 advisors in the second quarter, although its headcount was still up 4%.

A founder of Harbor Lights Financial Group said he and his partners scouted possible private equity buyers and decided LPL was the best option for preserving their firm's legacy.

Heirs and their financial advisors should start figuring out how to minimize the tax impact of the end of the so-called stretch strategy, experts said.

The wealth management giant questions if there has ever been so large a civil sanction handed down in response to "negligent mistakes" made in an attempt to comply with "unwritten rules."

Gary Quinzel, vice president of portfolio consulting at Wealth Enhancement Group, gives his views about monetary policy and offers his opinion on the FOMC statement and Fed Chair Jerome Powell's press conference.

Researchers wonder if similar regulatory attention could eventually hit the bottom lines of independent broker-dealers and RIAs.

Like cable companies, Fidelity Investments has joined the bundled pricing trend, targeting smaller firms with lower-cost options to access their multiservice platforms.

Beverage giant Coca-Cola said that it will pay the very old debt, but it is still appealing.

The firms acknowledge on social media that they are responding to technical difficulties.

The soliciations can be made only to clients who have a net worth of at least $1.5 million, high risk tolerance and the intention to invest in speculative assets.

The hires add credibility to the wirehouse's renewed commitment to recruiting.

A recent Supreme Court case held that the Code Sec. 965 mandatory repatriation tax was constitutional, but the majority opinion avoided the principal issue presented to the court.

Berkshire still holds almost 962 million shares, the filing shows — worth $39.5 billion at Monday's closing price.

Firms' practice of offering low returns on clients' uninvested cash is becoming the latest hot legal target.

Decisions granting a stay during industry lawsuits challenging the regulation point to a high bar of judicial scrutiny.

Firms like BlackRock and Invesco are among those signaling they want to offer access to private markets via ETFs.

Wells Fargo joins Morgan Stanley, Merrill and Ameriprise in facing questions over its handling of clients' uninvested cash.

The latest court dispute between the two wealth management giants issues a widespread indictment against LPL's recruiting practices.

With the exact timeline and eventual destination unclear, the private equity-backed firm was revealed as one of two major OSJs departing from LPL.