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Advisors should always be on the lookout for performance-boosting tools that will help grow their business. Here are five you should know about.

Whether the problems stem from a cultural misalignment or simply a case of protecting one’s turf, here’s how to get bankers and advisors working together.

You can do good and do really well after all.

Rival Edward Jones has grown and wants to keep on growing.

Seniors are increasingly vulnerable to financial abuse. Advisors have a growing role to play in helping stop it.

These products may offer better exposure and liquidity for your clients investing in the bond markets.

Whether a true believer or agnostic, your clients' politics could be worth a fortune.

Advisors with older clients should watch for these signs that a client may be in trouble.

"If we don't grow, then we abdicate that opportunity to our competition," says James Weddle, managing partner of Edward Jones, which hopes to surpass Morgan Stanley as the industry's largest brokerage by headcount.

Steal these ideas: Here are some of smartest tips and tricks you may have missed.

Amid persistent criticism from industry groups, a Labor Dept. official says the comment process will be pivotal to getting the fiduciary proposal right.

Why it's smart for retirees to bulk up on stocks; Plus, how to help your clients avoid losing out on Medicare if they’re still working at 65.

Customers continue to be underwhelmed by banks’ customer service. Even worse, young customers see very little difference in services from one bank to another.

There are myriad financial and estate planning issues that must be re-evaluated to ensure tax efficiency and wealth transfer continuity. Here's what advisors should consider.

Muni experts expect outperformance by high credit-quality issues, a decline in refundings, troubled credits to dominate the headlines, and the Fed to raise rates in the second half of the year.

The wirehouse lured away a team that managed $750 million from Barclays, which recently announced a deal to sell its U.S. wealth management division to Stifel.

The sale of the Milwaukee-based unit supports BMO's strategy to focus on the asset management business.

Because of convoluted laws and treaties, many clients are leaving money on the table.

Wealthy millennials are downloading apps more than other age groups, but for many categories it's boomers and Gen Xers who are the key users.

The wirehouses aren't fading yet, but many independents argue that these firms will need to change dramatically to retain market share.