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Top official says the industry regulator is combing through hundreds of comment letters on controversial broker data-reporting rules, vowing close consideration of privacy and security concerns.

While auto-enrollment features on a retirement plan are better than nothing, some experts still worry that workers are not saving enough for retirement.

Planners share their best tips for kick-starting the conversation with prospective clients.

Advisors should reinforce habits that ensure ethical behavior to the point that they become second nature.

President Obama has proposed payroll taxes be reshuffled so the portion that pays for the disability fund would be increased by nine-tenths of a percentage point, but Republican lawmakers want changes to address Social Security's overall financial health.

IRA expert looks at potential pitfalls when converting an IRA to a Roth IRA and distributions are required.

Advisors generating $5.8 million in annual revenue left Morgan Stanley for Merrill. The team is led by the No. 7 advisor on On Wall Street's Top 40 Under 40 ranking.

The SEC barred an RIA from the industry after the firm was charged with misleading investors -- including falsely claiming that its fund was "SEC approved."

Your success as an advisor hinges on the relationships you build with clients. But before you can start, you must first appear to be someone with whom that is possible.

To justify their higher cost, advisors need to go beyond a commoditized service. If you're merely providing asset allocation or portfolio rebalancing, you're in the danger zone.