Drivers in Seattle, Boston, Chicago, and New Jersey will be offered IRAs first, with plans to expand to other cities later this year.

Advisers should be prepared to discuss both the benefits and drawbacks with clients.

Advisers should be prepared to discuss both the benefits and drawbacks with clients.

The case, filed on behalf of an on-call branch office manager who works with advisers, follows similar retirement plan-related litigation recently filed against other firms, including Morgan Stanley.

The veteran supervisor got his start at Merrill Lynch in the early 1980s.

The lawsuit highlights a friction that exists at financial-services firms that put employees into their own product.

In about 30% of large companies, seniors can opt to work part-time or engage in job sharing with co-workers.

Plus, Benjamin F. Edwards and Ameriprise each add recruits with more than $600M in combined AUM, and Morgan loses a $500M group.

The advisers, one of whom is a former football coach, are among the first to join the wirehouse since UBS unveiled sweeping changes to its comp plan.

It begins with recognizing that this is a critical investment for succession planning and cultivating the next generation of clients.

Investors can expect limited options or higher fees in their retirement plans as brokerage firms are evaluating their pricing structures to comply with the fiduciary rule.

The veteran wirehouse recruit has 34 years of industry experience.

The lawsuit highlights a friction that exists at financial-services firms that put employees into their own product.

These planning strategies can prevent beneficiaries from biting off too much — or too little.

Plan sponsors are open to the addition, but most participants aren’t taking advantage of it.

Plan sponsors are open to the addition, but most participants aren’t taking advantage of it.

One approach shows how clients can use their health savings account to cover premium payments.

Clients can avoid paying taxes as long as they keep working past the age of 70 1/2.

Clients can avoid paying taxes as long as they keep working past the age of 70 1/2.

Clients can avoid paying taxes as long as they keep working past the age of 70 1/2.