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To find qualified prospects, get out and speak at local organizations. Here's how to get started.

A well-planned event can help you reach high-level prospects—here's how to turn them into clients.

New “article” pins allow users to share more than just photos and advisors should pay attention.

John Lindsey, who left Edward Jones in 2012 and won a FINRA arbitration case against his former firm last summer, has launched The Bold Advisor to provide support, guidance and information to breakaway advisors.

For a high-income individual taking an unexpected hit, a Roth IRA conversion can be a smart solution.

RBC Wealth Management is expanding its presence in Texas. The Minneapolis-based broker-dealer has added six veteran financial advisors from Morgan Stanley to its office in Austin, Texas.

Joseph Contorinis, an ex-Jefferies Paragon Fund money manager convicted of insider trading in 2010, can be ordered to pay $7.2 million for profits he made for the fund from the scheme, a federal appeals court ruled.

The Minnesota Society of CPAs recently conducted its annual CPA member survey about the most strange and unusual tax deductions proposed by clients. The responses included everything from pets and wedding rings to gifts not given.

Our IRA expert answers questions about the IRS's 6% penalty on excess IRA contributions and the five-year clock on Roth IRA fund transfers.

Slowing traffic is forcing banks to train branch staff in the art of making proper referrals, while pushing advisors to be more proactive, say program managers.