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Winning over robo advisors doesn’t automatically mean cutting fees. Keep an eye on profit margins, however.

Clients who want to consult after retirement should first tell hiring managers at their own companies that they will be available for such a work arrangement; Plus, when retired clients should consider renting.

An online presence can help build an advisory firm but can hurt a reputation if overused.

Undaunted by the failure of a rider to the federal budget bill, the new legislative initiatives will try to once again strangle the Labor Department fiduciary proposal.

More than two dozen teams managing $1 billion or more in client assets switched firms this year. See where they landed.

Advisory firms must be ready to deal with commonplace snafus as well as major disruptions.

Fired adviser Johnny Burris complained the firm forced him to sell unsuitable products to clients, long before it acknowledged to the SEC it “violated the federal securities laws.”

Since its launch two years ago, Harvest Exchange has signed up 200,000 investors, nearly 25,000 advisors and over 7,000 investment firms.

Before the year comes to a close, advisors should check with clients to ensure they're minimizing tax liabilities.

The fraudster swindled nine Fidelity customers out of more than $1 million over a seven-year period.

Plan sponsors need to be aware of what will happen to 401(k) plan loans now that rates have gone up.

Avenue Credit Strategies Fund, a high-yield fund run by Marc Lasry’s Avenue Capital Management, put about 45% of its portfolio into cash earlier this week.

Higher interest rates will be a welcome relief for retirees who live on income from bonds, CDs and money market funds; Plus, clients should not assume their former employers will manage their 401(k) assets after they resign.

Four scenarios are possible. Here’s the most likely.

The two wirehouses are taking different approaches in their comp plans for next year, with one aiming to herd its more senior advisors away from smaller accounts.

Contributions to donor-advised funds before year's end can help clients who need to claim bigger deductions to reduce their tax bills. Plus, tax-savings opportunities clients may want to grab before they're gone for good.

Tammy Petersen will be on federal probation for three years and will have to complete 200 hours of community service for embezzling more than $118,000 from Bank of America customer accounts.

State Street said it incorrectly invoiced at least $200 million in asset servicing expenses to clients over a period of 18 years and will compensate customers.

With the decade-long wait for higher U.S interest rates finally ended, investors are piling into the dollar.

BlackRock’s $114 billion alternatives business, which also includes private equity, infrastructure and funds of hedge funds, is among its most lucrative.