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While managed account programs are projected to grow significantly, many advisors are not confident in their platform's ability to meet their needs due to the difficulty in integrating data firmwide.

A wealth manager has been hit with 14 customer disputes since entering the industry in 2005, FINRA records show.

Clients need to know the facts when offered a lump-sum payment for trading in their pensions; Plus, seven questions to ask before buying a qualified longevity annuity contract.

Planners are demanding more sophisticated tools and vendors are responding. Here are the top takeaways from this year's Technology Tools for Today Conference.

The new service will go beyond just job openings--it also will show how many advisors work in a certain area so applicants can hone their searches.

The finance industry faces a steep, uphill battle in trying to convince the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau that the long-standing use of arbitration agreements is beneficial for consumers.

Online competitors like Wealthfront and Betterment are taking issue with Schwab's characterization of its automated investment service as cheaper, better and not just skewed to millennial investors.

The U.S. has a record 10.1 million millionaire households, a Spectrem Group study shows.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's second arbitration study indicates the bureau's intent to regulate financial institutions' inclusion of clauses that prevent customers from suing.

Some strategies aimed at reducing a client's FICA tax burden could actually sabotage future Social Security earnings. Here's what advisors must understand.