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Almost half of wealthy donors don’t have a strategy in place to guide their charitable giving.

Don’t try to be a jack-of-all-trades. Instead, view advising as a team sport and build a powerhouse lineup of pros, John J. Bowen Jr. says.

Their use has jumped 1,035% with assets topping more than $1 trillion.

“It would almost be irresponsible if you weren’t thinking about moving,” says Bruce McGuire, founder of the Connecticut Hedge Fund Association.

Most Americans would prefer to age in place, but sometimes the costs make it impractical. Here's how to help.

With two wirehouses out, questions arise as to whether Merrill Lynch will follow suit.

The metal has advanced 1.7% this month and is up about 12% in 2017.

Morgan Stanley alone lost 11 teams managing about $7 billion after its abrupt exit from the protocol pact, according to recent hiring announcements.

The wirehouse advisors joined the firm's independent broker-dealer.

In September, the inflation rate was 2.23%, slightly higher than the proposed Social Security increase. So realistically, recipients "will not be better off at all."