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So many advisors feel alone, are afraid to admit it, and do not know what to do about it. It is a people focused job, true, you get to interact with your clients but so few have people to talk to about being an advisor. So Matt Halloran asks, what can you do to get out of your office and inspire your practice?

“The success of the wealth-management business is fundamental to where the stock goes over the next five years,” said Christopher Wheeler, a London-based analyst with Mediobanca SpA, who has a neutral recommendation on UBS shares. “It’s the core business, and a number of other businesses feed off it, not the least asset management.”

Bank of New York Mellon Corp., the world’s largest custody bank, reported a first-quarter loss after the U.S. Tax Court disallowed certain tax credits.

New product focuses on those approaching or already in retirement and is designed for maximized guaranteed lifetime income.

The Internal Revenue Service is struggling to respond to an onslaught of tax returns filed on April 15, which is delaying acknowledgements to both federal and state returns.

Exchange-traded funds have gone from a "gem of an idea" in 1993 to "couch potato investing" in 2013. What's next for these products?

BlackRock suggests scaling back on lower-rated municipal debt even as the bonds rally the most in almost five years.

Janus Capital Group has appointed Michael Stern as regional sales director to spearhead the expansion of Janus’ intermediary distribution and sales in New York City.

Eaton Vance has proposed a new form of fund that is a hybrid between a mutual fund and an exchange-traded fund, called an exchange-traded managed fund (ETMF).

Advisors are busy this week with questions and concerns from clients about gold in free-fall, negative numbers coming out of China, tax-advantaged investments, and more.

Investors (and advisors) should be focused on the true facts of the U.S. economy and corporations and tune out the hype and happy talk from the media and Fed heads. Instead investors should focus on the real data.

“The smart money is coming in,” said industry consultant Tim Welsh, president of Larkspur, Calif.-based Nexus Strategy, “and now we’ll see how smart the smart money is. Can they wring efficiencies out of this model?”

Eaton Vance Corp has hired Bob Cunha as Managing Director of Marketing and Distribution Strategy, responsible for leading Eaton Vance's marketing efforts across all distribution channels, including the company's brand positioning and media relations efforts.

What a neat run have exchange-traded funds had.

The TCW Group is readying an emerging markets fund to add to its short list of emerging markets funds.

Securities and Exchange Commission commissioners and panelists at a roundtable Tuesday wrestled with how to improve the transparency of municipal bond trading and prices, particularly for retail investors.

The Nationwide Fund (NWFAX) is firing two sub-advisors and hiring another one to take their place.

In the financial services industry the only thing that an advisor can guarantee to clients is that there will always be change. However, how individuals respond to change may vary. It is the way in which you choose to respond that makes a difference.

Aristotle Capital Management is adding to its client service and marketing team. Catalina Llinás joins the firm as a managing director on the team.

Hundreds of small regionals and community banks account for about half the bank channel advisors. The other half lives at one of the top 10 banks (with the top two accounting for the majority.) Here is a countdown of the 10 biggest players in the bank channel this year, based on the total number of bank advisors.