RIAs

President Barack Obama throws his support behind the Department of Labor's fiduciary proposal; advisors take to Twitter to voice their reply.

After the company combines its custodian and clearing businesses and launches a new tech division, advisors should be alert to any service changes.

The liabilities your broker-dealer faces when supervisors oversee wealth managers both inside and outside your practice.

The former wirehouse group is larger than Dynasty's biggest recruiting grab in 2014.

While regulatory costs pulled-down full-year profits, the giant IBD seemed to turn a page at year end with a 9.8% spike in fourth-quarter earnings.

The robo advisor plans to add 90 to 120 new employees and add resources to Betterment Institutional, which already works with 90 advisory firms.

At Halbert Hargrove, Russ Hill has brought the firm through one transition after another. Now he's creating his own exit strategy.

Ellsworth Private Wealth Management hooks up with Stratos Wealth Partners, citing the use of LPL's RIA and broker-dealer platform.

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."

"[W]e made a carefully thought-through decision to remain a private company and to retain our independence," said Eric Clarke, CEO of Orion Advisor Services, one of NorthStar's subsidiaries.