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How working longer can help elderly clients overcome a retirement benefit shortfall; plus, why basing a client's retirement plan on inheritance is a grave mistake.

The following interviews show opportunity for gender equality in the industry, a leading recruiter says.

Sure, many organizers could do a better job, but attendees can also make sure they’re getting their money’s worth, Bob Veres says.

Louis Martin Blazer III allegedly stole $2.35M from clients through his concierge firm Blazer Capital Management.

Earnings have been soft for the industry's biggest brokerages, but lending has helped bolster performance.

The two veteran wirehouse advisers joined Wells Fargo's independent broker-dealer.

FINRA blasted the former rep for allegedly making unsuitable recommendations in unit investment trusts that cost customers more than $1 million in losses.

Telling good stories and providing clear graphics can help advisers manage emotions as well as assets.

The trio expressed confidence in their ability to weather the impact of the rule on their wealth businesses during recent earnings calls.

Sure, major firms offer exit advice to their advisers, but there’s only so much they can do. Here’s how planners can take the next step on their own.

The traditional grid that delivered handsome payouts for advisers will likely go away for all but the top performers.

The firm suffers declines due to below average market conditions, but sees growth in the rank and file.

The firm and industry leaders expect small brokerages to struggle with higher costs, creating recruitment opportunities.

The rep was barred for engaging in money laundering and helping a childhood friend and business associate deceive creditors.

Rogers described any potential impact of the new rule as marginal and noted that it might also offer opportunity.

The wirehouse may be headed for a third straight disappointing quarter in wealth management, its biggest division.

The weak performance was due to challenging market conditions, which reduced assets under management and client activity, the bank's CFO said.

A recent FINRA report actually bolsters arguments against investors using automated advice, according to the author of an agenda-setting study on digital advice and investment law.

Ameriprise lost several arbitration cases in attempt to claw back more than $800,000 in stock awards the firm gave to two former employees.

A recent FINRA action against Raymond James is the latest evidence of competitive tensions in the brokerage sector spilling into alleged privacy violations.