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The amount a client gets back from the government can go right into an IRA for added benefits now and in the future. Plus, keep a parent's savings alive, even if they're not.

Silicon Valley-based Addepar says it is in talks with other wirehouses for use of its software, too.

Shannon Pike will concentrate on bridging adviser communities.

The wirehouse alleges two arbitrators failed to disclose key information about their professional and personal histories.

The regulator plans to ramp up scrutiny of bad brokers and electronic communications, among other new measures.

That's just one solution among several that will help prepare your firm for success now and in the future, columnist Bob Veres says.

A deeper understanding of how to deploy robo technology is needed if a firm plans on offering a digital institutional solution, says Envestnet CEO Jud Bergman.

Exclusive: Advice Period, the newest RIA platform model, offers star power and IBD qualities. Is it enough?

The new exec will advise wealthy individuals and families on tax and estate planning, investing, private banking, financial reporting and fiduciary services.

With the full retirement age increased, the advantages of waiting until age 70 have been somewhat diminished.