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A run down of hirings and promotions, including advisor team Andrew Cappello and Christie Roberts moving to Merrill Lynch from Morgan Stanley.

As the baby boomer generation closes in on retirement, many are preparing to give a substantial portion of their wealth on charitable causes.

Advisors look to 401(k) plans as fertile ground for business.

Political wrangling over the so-called "fiscal cliff," the potential expiration of the Bush-era tax cuts coupled with sharp reductions in federal spending, has stimulated many a conversation about the resulting financial planning implications.

European sovereign debt concerns and the U.S. debt-ceiling debacle spurred market volatility, pushing investors toward index-based equity funds.

Yvette Butler, the head of Wells Fargo Advisors Solutions discusses her 27 years in the securities business.

The executive director of Consumer Federation of America discusses boosting financial literacy and the Dodd-Frank law.

With a few months to go in the presidential campaign, pundits are poring over every scrap of new economic data-notably, unemployment-for a clue as to whether President Barack Obama will be reelected. But the best predictor, many say, is the stock market.

One expert argues that dividend-paying stocks, not growth stocks, should be the building blocks of retirement portfolios

The experience is aimed at strengthening client's ties to their advisor and trust in the firm

Advisors need to "feel the love" from their firms and their branch managers

Suitability infractions were the most common source of FINRA's disciplinary actions

A program agenda that's designed to inspire

CPA teaches other accountants to also become planners.

Alabama Firm With $1 Billion in AUM Affiliates with LPL

Initial reading of 48.7% shows a modest contraction in business activity

September

New software from Fiserv enables an independent advisor to create a detailed case to persuade a wary client.

They may seem overwhelming to plan, but marketing events can be very effective to thank existing clients or find new ones.

It takes plenty of schooling and savvy to coach executives.