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Strategists say the rally that pushed U.S. stocks to successive records this year isn’t ending anytime soon.

From stealing millions to murder investigations, here are 13 big crime and court stories covered by Financial Planning in 2021.

We can all agree that rebalancing is key to good risk management but there is no universal agreement on the best way to approach the process.

Here's what you missed this week in wealth management.

A self-reporting program on 529 plan share classes yielded five more settlements, and wealth managers agreed to pay a combined $15 million.

A committee says summaries provided by firms are full of jargon and readability issues. But fiduciary and plain-language experts say Form CRS itself needs an overhaul.

A look back at the biggest events and trends that shaped the industry last year.

Regulators rejected a pair of proposals to offer physically backed Bitcoin exchange-traded funds, handing crypto enthusiasts a proverbial bag of coal ahead of the Christmas holiday.

Small companies, value stocks and foreign markets have been horrible performers in recent years, leaving them cheap and unloved — which is why they merit another look.

Yan Zhao, President of NYDIG as she exploreshow Bitcoin is experiencing wider adoption in the traditional finance world, and why that is.

Decentralized finance is on your clients’ radars, and should be on yours, too.

Local companies and organizations can spread capital much better than global corporations and institutions, according to practitioners in the field.

Investment products sold as being ESG-related had another record year, but clean-energy stocks are seeing a decline.

The traditional brokerages have yet to relinquish their leading share of client assets, according to a new Aite-Novarica Group report.

The firm will pay restitution and fines to settle allegations that it failed to flag more than 100 client accounts for overconcentration in high-yield bonds.

The firm faces an additional penalty after it didn’t participate in the regulator’s self-reporting initiative.

LPL Financial reeled in the largest haul, but RIA consolidators and other rivals also completed mega-moves in 2021.

Experts discuss the proliferation of chief diversity officers across the industry and what it may mean for future progress in diversity.

The ability to deduct the full value of the stock and avoid capital gains taxes is lesser-known by rich investors and many advisors.

Private Advisor Group received capital from Merchant, while Integrated Partners has recruited nearly a dozen practices this year.