Commercial banking

The win for Morgan Stanley comes after a recent string of victories against brokers who left for rival firms. But as the outcome in the JPMorgan case shows, firms don't always prevail.

Alex Laipple is chief growth officer at Ethic, a technology-driven asset management platform that powers personalized, values-aligned and tax-smart investing for financial intermediaries.

Yuval Rooz is the co-founder and CEO of Digital Asset.

The Internal Revenue Service needs to do more to raise awareness of the adoption tax credit and plans to conduct more outreach, according to a new report.

Find all of the figures from Financial Planning's latest annual study of brokerages whose financial advisors aren't employees of the firms.

Independent financial advisors are getting more tools at an accelerating rate in timing and capital investment. Here's how experts say they can adapt and overcome the fear of replacement.

Complex manager John Moran says RBC Wealth Management's New York market has recruited advisors with nearly $10 billion in assets this fiscal year, pulling from rivals like UBS, JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley.

Edward Jones reported a sharp decline in net new client growth for the second quarter, even as it brings on more advisors to the business.

It may sound like science fiction, but experts say estate planners should help clients decide now how their likeness should, or should not, live on after their death.

Even the wonkiest experts are struggling to keep up with the latest macroeconomic data. Here are the key factors to watch in the coming months.

David Maimon is head of fraud insights at SentiLink and a professor in the department of criminal justice and criminology at Georgia State University.

Private assets promise potentially greater returns and more diversification for investors, but financial advisors say their opaque and illiquid nature makes them less than ideal for most 401(k) plan participants.

Longbridge Wealth Advisors of North Canton, Ohio is dropping its Ameriprise affiliation.

Also this week, both Arax Investment Partners and Aspen Standard Wealth add RIAs with $1B in AUM.

Financial advisors are not mandated reporters, but they can often be a trusted first point of contact when clients are expressing suicidal thoughts.

Nearly one-third of affluent investors don't have an estate plan, according to an Escalent survey. For advisors and clients alike, estate planning conversations can be difficult but essential.