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Fraudsters are ever-inventive, and accountants and tax pros need to make sure their clients keep vigilant.

Financial advisor Frank Legan discusses his debut book and what industry peers can learn from his two decades of working closely with clients.

Francis Kinniry of Vanguard and Brie Williams of State Street Global Advisors SPDR give advisors looking to survive the industry's next evolution some beachside advice.

A former mentor who already made the move to Janney Montgomery Scott says the Market Street Advisors group will find both freedom and support.

It's not just for charity. Encouraging volunteer work could actually help financial firms recruit more employees, new research shows.

The federal court decision ended a former Chase branch-based advisor's saga of a half dozen years after the firm alleged he broke its rules for notarizing documents.

In an effort to recruit directly from planning programs, the wealth management firm rolled out a job seeker directory and planned more campus visits.

UBS Group CEO Sergio Ermotti said the bank will give investors an outline of its growth strategy early next year and signaled the direction of plans to grow in the U.S., as the lender moves forward with its merger with Credit Suisse.

Even the markets' recovery this year wasn't enough to improve working Americans' retirement prospects, a new study found.

The supercharged AI can potentially deliver wrong-way predictions and poor advice, but such pitfalls can be mitigated if advisors take pragmatic steps.

In terms of cost of living and quality of life, researchers say these are the five best places to spend one's golden years — and none of them are in Florida.

GlennCap and its founder stood accused of directing the best investment returns to clients who paid the most.

Tools from voting technology provider iconik will give advisors using the firm's sustainable quantitative portfolios access to enhanced proxy voting solutions.

Genevieve Sisco alleges that men in the same role as her earned tens of thousands of dollars more in salary.

The father-and-son firm Francis Group cites client demand and freedom from sales goals as reasons for their move.

The new positions, which will be in more than 250 locations, will help ramp up compliance efforts against high-income earners, partnerships, large corporations, and promoters.

Organic growth and acquisitions, along with the help of the owner-clients of the advisory practice, are fueling its approach to fourfold expansion.

From AAI to WMS, there are 242 designations for financial professionals. Here's a quick primer on the most important ones — and how to get them.

After the ink dries on the contracts and the press releases are out, wealth management firms still need to put in the work to make a deal succeed. Here's how.