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It's a planner's worst nightmare. Here's what to do when client data is compromised by a cyberattack.

"Optimizing choice for our clients … is critical to how we operate as a firm," CEO James Gorman said during an earnings call where the wirehouse reported net revenue was a record $3.9 billion last quarter.

Paul T. Lebel excessively traded shares that carried large front-end loads and "willfully disregarded the customers' interest," the agency said.

Technology is getting better at replicating the work of human planners, warns Hedgeable CEO Mike Kane.

Investor interest in low-volatility strategies reached a fever pitch earlier this year, with $8 billion pouring into the most popular funds.

McNabb said investors pay an average of 12 cents per $100 for Vanguard’s mutual funds and ETFs and that in five years that number could fall below 10 cents.

A $2.2 billion Morgan Stanley team's move to independence shows how breakaways use shell companies to take advantage of the legal pact, and why more than 1,500 firms have signed on.

Even though the bank has great confidence in the processes it built, it nonetheless is "re-reviewing everything it's doing," says the bank's CEO.

IRAs are not subject to as many rules, allowing investors to make withdrawals that conform to their portfolio strategy.

The firm's digital advice service, to be piloted in early 2017, is a bid to give RIAs unprecedented scale.

The new recruits are the 10th team to join HighTower this year.

Tiny COLA increases set for 2017; taxable earnings threshold also raised, making tax less regressive.

The regional brokerage firm picked up recruits from Wedbush Securities and Merrill Lynch.

Clients may be less anxious if they know their portfolios include funds built for stability.

Strong growth in deposits and mobile users, as well as questions concerning Wells Fargo, had BofA executives addressing the notion of scaling back branches.

Failed marriages for aging baby boomers has doubled, forcing them to work longer and impacting financial planning, sometimes in the wrong way.

Fee-only advisors seek clarification from the DoL on compliance requirements.

They seem to be everywhere, but there is every reason to believe that clients overwhelmingly still want to deal with human beings.

Key steps that can help prevent family conflicts from getting out of hand.

Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance, Pacific Life Insurance and TIAA are among companies that have been pursuing deals to diversify operations and gain market share from publicly traded rivals.