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LinkedIn will not solve all of a financial advisor's marketing challenges, but it provides another arrow in his or her quiver.

From regulators on making improvements to the arbitration and expungement process to managers on why some of the most successful bank advisors are not relying on walk-in traffic, here are the most notable quotes from the past week's stories.

The bank agreed to pay $197 million and admitted that it improperly solicited thousands of American clients, ending a U.S. regulatory probe while a broader criminal investigation of tax evasion still looms.

The agency plans a deeper focus on the role and duties of financial advisors this year, says chairwoman Mary Jo White.

Moving ahead on priorities announced in January, the SEC says it will conduct examinations of a "significant percentage" of advisors that have not been examined since registering with the SEC.

Cambridge's Amy Webber says promotion is next step in complex internal succession plan.

Without viable succession plans, wealth managers are at risk of slowly drifting off into oblivion -- willing partners in their own firms' demise. It's negligent behavior, and anything but benign.

Firm's partners say they wanted 'control of our destiny -- we wanted to own our own equity.'

Make no mistake: Bringing on new talent is a high-risk endeavor. Be sure you get it right.

Social Security is a numbers game, with age being the key to many of the decisions. Here's a convenient reference list of the pertinent ages and what they mean for your clients.