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Scott Adams and Heath Burch focus exclusively on families with special-needs children. It started as a small workshop because Adams was going through these same issues, but then it boomed into a practice that draws clients from 49 states and overseas.

BNP Paribas pleaded guilty to charges tied to a U.S. probe of sanctions violations, resolving a wide-ranging state and federal investigation with a penalty of at least $8.8 billion, the largest fine for such a case in history.

Advisors can avoid risks and find success in breaking away to independence, says Shirl Penney, founder of Dynasty Financial Partners.

Some broker-dealers and some issuers have distorted the truth about the municipal advisor rule, said a former SEC lawyer who worked on the new regulatory regime.

New York is attracting financial technology startup companies and venture capitalists, who like the proximity to large banks. But watch out for London.

Comprehensive financial planning isn't just good for clients. It's also good for business -- and advisors and their firms are paying attention.

Common Mistakes in Retirement Savings; Tuition vs. Nest Egg; Alternatives, Yes or No

Our signature top program managers rankings are based on multiple variables. Here we present the top 10 based solely on the percentage increase in team AUM.

In Digital Age, Top Compliance Considerations for Providers

Clarity in strategic vision and compensation boosts advisor satisfaction, according to a new J.D. Power & Associates study.

Stifel lured away advisors managing about $500 million in assets from its rivals. But the St. Louis-based firm was not alone in recruiting top talent. Wells Fargo pulled in four advisors managing more than $450 million from rivals UBS and Morgan Stanley.

The FP50 tracks the percentage of client accounts with more than $100,000; many of the top spots, it turns out, are held by smaller boutique firms.

Stifel lured away advisors managing about $500 million in assets from its rivals. But the St. Louis-based firm was not alone in recruiting top talent. Wells Fargo pulled in four advisors managing more than $450 million from rivals UBS and Morgan Stanley. Read about these and other moves in the latest OWS slideshow.

Are mutual funds hurting your clients' portfolios at tax time?

Cantor aims to bring on 250 to 350 advisors within three to six years and is prepared to be "extremely competitive" in its pursuit of wealth managers and advisor teams.

Emerging Markets Show Biggest Premium Since ’12 in Vanguard ETF

The Challenge of Structure

The Atlanta-based bank has formed a medical specialty group dedicated to working with independent medical practices, owners, physicians and their families.

Father-and-son advisor team managing more than $200 million in assets left Sterne Agee for Raymond James.

The group stands to lose at least one prominent member, and possibly dozens more, over the next 12 months.