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Assets held at direct-to-investor accounts have nearly doubled since 2008 and are outpacing growth at traditional channels, according to a Cerulli report.

Revenue is stalling and expenses keep rising at numerous community banks — and investors are getting impatient with the worst offenders.

The smallest stocks are rallying almost twice as fast as bigger companies in the U.S., a bullish economic signal from businesses whose profits are most dependent on domestic demand.

U.S. government bonds are acting more like equities than any time since before the credit crisis, makingTreasuries a hidden risk to investors becalmed by the prospect of the Federal Reserve prolonging stimulus into 2014.

SEC Goes Fishing for Fraud in Puerto Rico

Regardless of how big my firm gets, we can’t lose the entrepreneurial mindset that got us where we are.

Fund Managers Profits at Risk Amid Review on Research Costs

Expert View: Focus On Key Partners and the Rest Will Follow

Are Alts Making the Grade

Women are earning more, inheriting more and controlling more wealth than ever before. This is a huge market awaiting every financial advisor, if he or she understands some key points about working with female clients.

Instead of converting a traditional IRA to one Roth IRA, convert to two or more Roth IRAs, by asset class or by individual securities.

Here’s why these questionnaires don’t work -- and a better way to assess how much risk a client should take on.

Public pension funds have been moving huge amounts of money into alternative investments managed by Wall Street.

Nearly all advisors include international equities in portfolio construction so why would we exclude the even larger asset class of international bonds?

Here’s a sampling of bank reps who were recently promoted or moved to new organizations to assume roles of greater responsibility.

BlackRock’s Rieder Favors Junk, CMBS as Fed Prepares Taper

Gross Says Icahn Should Leave Apple Alone and Help People

Weitz to Yacktman Hoard Cash as Value Managers Find Few Bargains

Research conducted over 50 years on judging deception showed that the odds of accurately detecting lies are only “marginally higher” than pure luck.

The SEC is conducting nationwide, "limited scope examinations" of certain mutual funds that invest in Puerto Rico securities, according to a document obtained by The Bond Buyer and knowledgeable sources.