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Long-term capital gains tax rates in 2014; IRS revises a limited-amnesty program for offshore accounts: Year-end retirement planning strategies

With mortgage rates at new lows, is it time for clients to refinance?

Even with $360 billion invested in smart beta, industry heavyweights say that more education is needed to make public aware of the strategies.

Surprise, retirees aren't that vulnerable to fraud; 4 questions to ask before retiring overseas; 3 mistakes that can sink your retirement

The global economy faces its biggest test of confidence since the European sovereign debt crisis as investors fear it’s running out of engines.

Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management lured away a managing director from J.P. Morgan.

CFP professionals overwhelmingly value the certification: 92% say they are very satisfied with their decision to pursue it, and 97% chose to retain their certification last year.

Stifel Financial brings in a veteran Morgan Stanley advisor for a newly created client office in West Chester, Pa.

Ameriprise and one of its advisors were fined by FINRA after an investigation revealed the advisor doctored client documents and the firm kept quiet about the changes.

A community bank in Massachusetts has opened a branch that's a microcosm of forward-looking trends in retail bank design. Emphasis on the "micro" part.

The SEC plans an enforcement action against a former Wells Fargo compliance officer for altering report.

The SEC has yet to produce or even propose any binding rules regarding cybersecurity, but officials have been sending strong signals that they expect firms of all sizes to put in place policies and procedures to protect sensitive information.

Waddell & Reed picked up an advisor from rival Edward Jones.

Bank of America said wealth management profits were up 13% year-over-year and reported an increase in its advisor ranks. The company reported that profits for its Global Wealth & Investment Management division, or GWIM, which includes Merrill Lynch and U.S. Trust, increased to $813 million for the third quarter from $720 million a year ago. …

UBS has agreed to compensate 34 Puerto Rico-based investors for their losses in investments in their municipal bond closed ended funds.

Assets under management among SEC-registered advisors increased 12.6% in 2014 to $61.7 trillion in April, according to an industry report.

In tapping a discharged LPL broker, broker-dealer Wunderlich Securities could face 'reputational risk' and legal headaches, observers say.

What you should know about Social Security; How late-life marriage can hurt your retirement security; Don't let the market downturn do you in

The two hires are part of the firm's campaign to increase its business development teams in key wealth markets.

'Fidelity enhances its reputation as a forward-looking firm and Betterment benefits from Fidelity's brand name and access to their advisors,' says industry consultant Tim Welsh.