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The firm bought the unit, which has over 600 advisers, as part of a $150 million acquisition deal to boost its overall broker ranks.

It’s time for professional planners, as opposed to sales agents, to define themselves accurately in the public mind. To do it, you need to use key words and phrases with crystal clarity.

Post-Brexit, many clients may want to sell, but others could see the volatility as a boon.

Strategists across Wall Street have been paring back 2016 calls on benchmark Treasury yields, as expectations for global economic growth decline and central banks in Europe and Asia introduce additional policy easing.

'It's wise to pause,' says Eugene Qian, referring to what he has told clients.

LPL touts its size and scale as a plus to attract advisors, but the company's heft can also work against it, consultants say.

Under the current estimate, 2034 is the year when the administration can no longer pay full benefits. But the program should still be able to pay three-quarters of benefits at that time and for decades afterward.

Now is the time to prepare your clients to toughen up (and yourself, too).

U.S. banks operating in the U.K. may have to deal with new sets of financial regulations — a process that will take time and create more uncertainty.

Britain's vote to leave the European Union will almost certainly have repercussions for the Federal Reserve -- and those could play out over days or months.

Reports of the hypothesis’ demise may be greatly exaggerated.

Meanwhile, the SEC hints that more actions could follow the $425 million in penalties levied against the brokerage firm.

Enforcement actions at the SEC and FINRA highlight emphasis regulators are placing on fees and reverse churning, anti-money laundering programs and variable annuities.

Your clients’ generous intentions can actually work against them. How to help navigate a thorny but navigable issue.

Wells Fargo, Morgan Stanley, Bank of America and J.P. Morgan Chase were among the dissenters, people familiar with the matter said.

The wirehouse was hit with sanctions from the SEC and FINRA for disregarding securities rules, misusing clients’ cash and not disclosing product costs.

A court will soon decide if an appeal by Jeffrey and Kimberly Camarda, who allege mistreatment by the professional organization, can move forward.

These firms reported the highest share of accounts topping $100,000.

The brokerage firm promoted one of its own to replace a retiring senior vice president, while picking up two branch managers from rival firms.

Eleven executives were tapped this year to lead wealth management and related investment services groups at Key Private Bank, Regions Bank, U.S. Bank, Wells Fargo Private and Wilmington Trust. Find out who they are and what their new roles entail.