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Conventional wisdom says that financial advisors choose to work in areas based on factors like the presence of wealthy families. That doesn't seem to be the case in a post-pandemic world.

The Federal Open Market Committee will meet on June 17-18. While no rate cuts are expected at this point, things can change quickly. Lauren Saidel-Baker, economist at ITR Economics, provides her take on the meeting the new Summary of Economic Projections and Fed Chair Jerome Powell's press conference.

The Connecticut-based community bank announced a raft of new board and executive appointments, giving shape to a new strategy aimed at winning more business from high-net-worth individuals.

A new Morningstar study found that long-term care costs can dramatically impact retirement plans, with 41% of households projected to run out of money when such expenses are incurred.

Rulings from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority included a $360,000-plus payout from JPMorgan, scrutiny of B. Riley operations and more in April.

Also this week, Hightower invests in a large RIA and Bernstein names a new head of wealth management.

Despite the notable flows and valuations, some sellers get locked into an ill-fitting parent firm without many options for getting away.

The numbers on fraud, long-term care costs and aging in America are daunting. Here's how financial planners can help clients prepare.

Amid the tariff-related uncertainty, gold hit an all-time record of $3,500 last month as some advisors and clients look for hedges.

Alvin Carlos, financial planner and managing partner at District Capital Management in Washington, D.C., uses Monday.com for CRM and financial planning.

Also this week, a Dynasty Financial firm picks up a $1.5B team from Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo recruits from PNC Investments and UBS, and LPL draws from Osaic.

For many firms, looming advisor retirements and the need to retain client households through the next generations will create difficult problems.

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PE funds have outperformed stocks over the past five, 10 and 25 years. But not in three of the past four. Here are some of the key caveats to the appeal of PE.

Only two out of nine firms included the total amount of money involved in revenue sharing — a practice critics say should be ended entirely — in their disclosures.

The May Financial Advisor Confidence Outlook survey shows that instability, especially around tariffs, continues to weigh heavily on the minds of advisors and their clients.

The industry conflict of interest takes many common, controversial or outright confusing forms. Here's what financial advisors and investors should know.

Also this week, Focus Financial ups the responsibilities for some top executives and Advisor Asset Management appoints a new CEO.

President Donald Trump's back-and-forth tariff plays have some advisors worried they are ill equipped to handle more swings, per new Financial Planning data.