Yesterday's historic "firsts" blazed a trail for those of today — with a moral and business imperative for the industry to learn from these five figures' examples.

Though she is widely considered the first African American woman to be a stockbroker, some blurriness surrounds what is known about the rest of her life story.

She mixed outspoken activism with business pragmatism, launching a bank that helped hundreds of African Americans buy homes in her longtime community.

Inspired by the examples of his grandmother and his mother, the Houston fixed-income legend launched one of the largest Black-owned investment management firms.

LeCount Davis was the first African American to earn wealth management's "gold standard" of certifications. Today he's helping others do the same.

Wells Fargo's Charlie Scharf and Morgan Stanley's James Gorman recorded the biggest gains among the CEOs whose compensation has been disclosed so far.

White Americans still have twice as much retirement wealth as savers of color, research shows. Here's what experts recommend to shrink the gap.

The Providence, Rhode Island, company has recruited a head of wealth management advisors and a head of private wealth managers as part of a new strategy to reel in high-net worth clients.

The nuance around RIA compensation belies an often overheated debate and the ability for planners these days to make their own choices.

The firm's recruiting chief shared the latest updates with FP amid record financial advisor headcounts and an effort to expand beyond its traditional label as an IBD.