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Returns by funds from Vanguard, BlackRock and DFA that use the strategy have outpaced global bonds in recent years, but underperformed stocks.

“The name may change but our commitment to the business, our clients and our advisors serving these clients is steadfast,” said division head Barry Sommers.

Three recent criminal cases raise concerns that wealth managers and regulators aren’t detecting alleged fraud quickly enough or disclosing basic information about crimes and disciplinary problems.

Wealth management firms are consolidating at a breakneck pace in a bid to grab wealthy U.S. clients.

It’s not just $1,400 checks. Here’s what advisors need to know about other financial perks in the massive stimulus package.

The rare move to set aside the regulator’s ruling came more than a decade after the rep ran into trouble by adding notes about his client into a software program.

The IBD network added a community bank’s investment program after exceeding the goals it set at the beginning of 2020, its head recruiter says.

“Investing should be as ubiquitous as shopping online,” says Vlad Tenev.

The investments can pose substantially more risks than typical initial public offerings.

the Labor Department said it wouldn’t enforce Trump-era rules for fund investments or proxy voting, nor will it sanction retirement plans that don’t comply with the regulations.