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The deal boosts Stifel's advisor force by one-third to about 2,800 advisors -- and readies the firm to grow its business in the independent channel.

Three former Ameriprise advisors will sign on with the employee advisory channel at Raymond James.

A few guidelines can help advisors identify the sectors and companies likely to be tomorrow's standout dividend payers before they're obvious.

The president insists that fiduciary requirements must apply to brokers working in the retirement space to protect investors from conflicted advice.

The plunge in oil prices has claimed another prominent victim.

The former wirehouse group is larger than Dynasty's biggest recruiting grab in 2014.

The fight over the Dodd-Frank threshold for enhanced regulations is the first big legislative battle for a loose coalition of regional banks.

If accomplished, the DOL's new fiduciary rules could be a much needed game changer at a time when Americans need help.

Web-savvy consumers now want greater engagement and information about brands before making a purchasing decision, and they're getting that information from influencers they follow on social media platforms. But the asset management industry in many ways is still working out how to connect with clients via social media.

As controversial fiduciary proposal to curb conflicted retirement advice heads to White House for review, insiders see exemptions permitting commonplace brokerage business models.

Clients who are financially knowledgeable incurred annual investment returns that are 1.3% higher compared with those who are not; Plus, the disadvantages of a retirement buckets strategy.

Bill Gross’s $1.46 billion Janus Global Unconstrained Bond Fund trailed its benchmark in the fourth quarter of last year primarily because it had plowed about 5% of net assets into debt issued by U.S., Russian and Brazilian energy companies.

The White House plans to throw its full weight behind a Department of Labor proposal to make it harder for brokers to push higher-fee mutual funds or other expensive retirement investment products.

Stifel CEO Ronald Kruszewski wants to be an advice leader, and acquiring Sterne Agee may get him there, potentially lifting the firm's total advisor headcount to 2,800.

The CFP Board has released two new advertisements for its public awareness campaign -- but is the message clear enough?

Converting a traditional Roth IRA for the benefit of heirs doesn't always work as planned. Help your clients run the numbers.

A group of plaintiffs are suing the Treasury Department, the Social Security Administration, and the District of Columbia, claiming the federal government is continuing to hold onto their tax refunds to pay for supposed overpayments of Social Security benefits decades ago.

Banks' business models are even more vulnerable to a massive shakeup than industry behemoths like McDonald’s and Coca-Cola. The industry will be redefined by technological change and shifting consumer preferences, as well as by regulations that limit the sector's adaptability.

Deutsche Bank said it’s working to boost its investment in green bonds to 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion), joining competitors including Citigroup and Barclays in tapping profit from the quickly growing market.

A former executive at the REIT giant co-founded by Nicholas Schorsch has dropped a suit accusing the company of firing her for blowing the whistle on financial improprieties.