Data and information management

Meager security budgets, flammable family dynamics and set-in-their-ways employees can put assets, and sometimes the safety of family members themselves, at risk.

After prospects become customers, planners have many questions. Here's a look at a somewhat painful yet pivotal phase of the relationship.

There are times when vendor contracts must come to an end, particularly as new technology providers enter the market. CEOs offer tips for ending a vendor relationship and what to put in contracts to protect data in a breakup.

In less than one year since taking over Orion, CEO Natalie Wolfsen has embarked on a massive journey to fully integrate the firm into an open architecture, holistic platform. Part of that plan includes employees coming into the office more.

The Corporate Transparency Act, ostensibly meant to address scams and other crimes, has ironically opened the door to new kinds of scams directed at small-business owners.

Simple, doable steps performed by in-house staff can begin a financial services firm's data security odyssey.

The Internal Revenue Service urged tax professionals to steer clear of so-called "spearphishing" scams from cybercriminals, including identity thieves posing as new clients.

The firm received new investments from funds linked to Ritholtz Wealth Management and Mariner Wealth Advisors as RIAs seek to ease their client onboarding.

Amid a shift in finance to quicker transaction settlement times known as the "T+1 requirement," the chatbot fixes errors and prevents them in the future.

From top brokers and broker pay to succession planning, advising for Medicare, ChatGPT and our coverage of the independent space, these are the biggest stories FP published in the last year.