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From dividend winners to dumb investing bets, 2015’s popular stories will be as valuable to investors in the coming months as they were over the past year.

There seems to be a disconnect between advisors’ tech goals and their tech behavior.

The firm fleeced customers of roughly $8.6 million by allowing more than 6,100 unsuitable mutual fund switches to occur over a five-year period, FINRA said.

The Federal Reserve is looking for advice and insight into how it might improve its annual stress testing regime, but banks and industry observers say the central bank is unlikely to touch the aspect of the tests that bothers them most: its secrecy.

A renewed appetite for Irish equities adds another leg to Ireland’s renaissance among international investors, seven years after the financial crash sent them running for the exit.

The Federal Reserve is looking for advice and insight into how it might improve its annual stress testing regime, but banks and industry observers say the central bank is unlikely to touch the aspect of the tests that bothers them most: its secrecy.

One wonders how a financial planner, attorney or accountant can know all the complex rules regarding IRAs. Here are several examples of the liabilities that can arise from making mistakes.

The new recruit moved to the employee side of the regional broker-dealer.

Gear up for 2016 with this overview of industry movements to watch.

Seniors are better off enrolling in a Medicare Advantage plan to get coverage for their prescription medicine, which is not included in Medicare Part A and Part B; Plus, nine ways to save more and spend less in 2016.

But our exclusive tech survey shows that CRM software isn’t being used to its potential.

Going the RIA route is not an easy decision, but thoughtful preparation can get you there. Here’s how.

The Bloomberg Commodity Index, a measure of returns for 22 components, slumped about 25 % in 2015. The gauge is headed for a fifth annual loss, the longest streak since the data begins in 1991.

Some marketing may be counterproductive. Advisors need to communicate the value planners actually offer. Here's how.

The idea behind asset allocation is simple: when one market struggles, it’s OK because an investor can jump into another that is thriving. Not so in 2015.

Planners who remain in a position of control, whether employed at the wirehouses or regional broker-dealers, or operating as independents, can maintain client loyalty in troubled times, says recruiter Mark Elzweig.

Raymond James' Judson Potter says he learned a lot about perseverance by watching his mother go through medical school.

Tech survey shows that 62.7% of advisors use it, up from about 50% in 2014 and 39.4% in 2013.

Tech survey shows that 36.8% of advisors are already working with these digital platforms.

Workers with high-deductible health insurance plans qualify for health savings accounts, which gives them an opportunity to do tax-free investing and supplement their coverage even after they are retired; Plus, how retirement saving changed in 2015.