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Janet Yellen is an unlikely revolutionary. Here are four key insights into why Yellen's success at the Fed matters and what it means for other women.

Charles Schwab removed Pacific Investment Management from its target-date retirement funds after the departure of Pimco co-founder Bill Gross.

The American Bankers Association, which initially opposed ".bank" domain names on the Web, is now promoting them as a way to enhance security amid growing cyber risk concerns.

The U.S. Supreme Court will consider giving 401(k) participants more power to sue their plans over investments that impose excessive fees, accepting an appeal tied to a wave of suits against employers.

The new program is designed to help advisors and sales assistants sharpen their sales and administrative skills.

Charles Schwab removed Pimco from its target-date retirement funds after the departure of Bill Gross.

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As advisors look to mergers and acquisitions to fuel growth strategies and succession plans, firms need to look beyond the transaction itself and think strategically about how a combined firm will operate, experts said this week at the FSI's financial advisor summit.

Analysts expect investors exiting Pimco's Total Return Fund will move into alternative strategies.

Without a security plan in place, financial affairs can become a mess if a client dies or becomes incapacitated.

As tax planners and their clients look toward the end of the year, most of their planning centers around the Affordable Care Act and the fate of the “extenders.” Together, they generate multiple planning issues.

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Halé Behzadi will oversee the bank's offices in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, Orange County, Palo Alto, Phoenix, San Francisco and Seattle.

Wealthfront can become the "leader in a new emerging market" if it focuses on millennials the way Charles Schwab zeroed in on Baby Boomers, says CEO Adam Nash.

President Obama has blasted the tactic as unpatriotic while the Treasury Department has announced steps aimed at limiting the tax benefits. But beyond the headlines and sound bites, how should advisors evaluate inversions when developing investment strategies for their clients?

Raymond James & Associates recruited a wirehouse advisor who generated over $1 million in revenue, managing more than $120 million in assets.

Morgan Stanley picked up five advisors managing more than $650 million in combined assets from its rivals, according to a spokesperson for the wirehouse.

With cybertheft rampant and regulators keeping watch, financial advisors must help secure their clients' data.

The Foundation for Financial Planning and Give an Hour discuss partnership to deliver planning interventions for service members and veterans.

Wunderlich Securities is growing, picking up Dominick & Dominick, a New York-based brokerage firm with a long history on Wall Street.