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PE brings a lot to accounting, but it's not for everyone, say experts at Accounting Today's PE Summit.

Business goals cannot always put clients' best interests first. Here's why even the executives leading fast-expanding advisory firms say the critics have a point.

Consolidation may be a prevailing industry trend. But the founders of a Chicago-based RIA see no reason to join a large aggregator.

There's financial outlay and risk, but the rewards of investing in a well-run, growth-minded advisory firm can be huge.

Quanative analysts are trying to learn whether private equtiy and similar vehicles can offer alpha — or a consistent ability to beat benchmarks like the S&P 500.

Industry lawyers predict the next head of the Securities and Exchange Commission will try to be more accomodating of the ever-changing digital assets industry.

The middle and later stages may have less potential for astronomical returns but still offer advantages for high net worth investors, experts tell FP.

Regulators accused the firm of misleading customers about fees and of not being upfront about conflicts of interest with its recommendations of mutual funds, private equity and other investments.

Opto Investments is building out a fully integrated tech platform for RIAs to gain access to the multitrillion-dollar private markets.

Robinhood is also planning to offer a browser-based trading system similar to products from Interactive Brokers Group and Charles Schwab

As CAIS launched a new advisory firm to simplify alternative investments for financial advisors and their clients, experts at the firm's summit discussed how to get clients more comfortable with the asset class.

The largest deal ever for the private equity-backed, fee-only RIA will send it to new heights across 23 offices and 750 financial advisors and other employees.

Funds managed by Stone Point Capital are buying back the majority interest in the independent wealth management firm with 1,700 financial advisors.

Among the proposals the Biden-appointee still has to shepherd across the finish line are rules for eliminating conflicts from AI recommendations and cybersecurity requirements for advisors and broker-dealers.

Leaders at FINRA, Fidelity and ACA Foreside discussed the steps they take to safely market new investment products like ETFs and cryptocurrencies on social media and other platforms while staying in compliance with advertising regulations.

Assets held by exchange-traded funds in the U.S. hit $10 trillion for the first time as the investor-friendly products continue their Wall Street takeover.

Four financial advisors and other experts speaking at last week's Future Proof conference shed light on the intersection of the wealth and accounting fields.

Lower interest rates are just one of many factors weighing on the $1.7 trillion market for private debt.

Large exchanges argue some of the changes could make it more costly for them to offer rebates to brokers in return for order flow.

Fintech startup Intelligent Alpha has launched a chatbot-powered ETF that claims to harness the investment brainpower of Warren Buffett, David Tepper, and more.