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A look at which wirehouse and regional firms have been the most successful in attracting top recruits – and how things may shape up this year.

FINRA chided the rep for following through on trading instructions received via email from bank employees without confirming the transactions with the customers.

Sobering results from a light-hearted survey prompts columnist Bob Veres to change his tune about how advisers use "retainer."

The post-election outperformance of the firm’s "cyclicals versus defensive" basket of stocks has ceased; it now trails the S&P 500’s advance since Nov. 8.

Following a year of slowed deal activity, a PwC report addresses the added challenges managers face amid the developing economic, tax and regulatory agenda of the new administration.

A revealing look at how a multi-asset grouping performs during periods of low and high inflation.

Digital advice firms will continue to market themselves as white knights in the financial services industry, observers say.

Clients can fully deduct their IRA contributions if they have no access to a workplace retirement plan.

401(k) plans in small companies are a "blue ocean opportunity" for advisers.

A close look at how the regional BD wooed over recruits and how it hopes to benefit from its revival of an iconic brand.

Here’s what the president’s actions mean for advisers and firms.

Adjusting to the challenges, NICSA named Dan Houlihan, head of global fund services at Northern Trust, to chairman of its Board of Directors.

Concern stems from a surge in money chasing strategies that slice and dice the market based on various stock traits, factors like cheapness or volatility.

The final version of the memorandum that President Trump signed did not actually include a provision to hold up the regulation. It's still game on.

"Just the talk about the rule has been free advertising for planners committed to prioritizing their client's needs over juicing their own compensation," says one leading fiduciary planner.

The firm says it could delay changes it pledged to make to comply.

Historically, the average has performed better when NFC teams have won over the past 50 years.

People are saving more money for retirement and setting up more retirement accounts, with fewer savers borrowing from their funds, according to author Dan Kadlec.

"My expectation is that a lot of firms are going to continue installing a best-interest standard, regardless," said Brian Graff, CEO of the American Retirement Association.

Advisers reacted to President Trump's efforts to halt the regulation.