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Before agreeing to settle a client’s complaint, advisors should look for this key clause in the contract.

Although the industry reflects stark disparities, these firms are leading their peers in the hiring of female registered representatives.

The advisor was accused in a lawsuit in January of swindling a Georgia couple out of $330,000 in retirement savings.

More than half of the country's top housing markets are considered overvalued.

Banks are opting for a hybrid approach, augmenting in-person advice with digital guidance.

The move marks the fifth new office added by the hybrid RIA this year.

Baby boomers are holding more mortgage debt than the retirees before them. But sometimes, that can be a smart financial strategy.

The CEO of Pershing Advisor Solutions sees an opportunity for RIAs in the potential restrictions on a term that has stoked criticism.

Clients saving for retirement are advised to overweight their portfolio with small-cap value stocks and funds. Here's how.

The clearing and custody firm also announced $50 million in new investments to fuel its advisory business.

The firm says it’s working to increase the number of women in leadership positions.

The smallest of UBS’s operating divisions is said to have eliminated at least 100 positions in areas including distribution over recent months.

J.P. Morgan hired 160 brokers last fiscal year, and it’s not slowing down in 2018.

Mobile wealth management products have grown 300% in the past year, with retail banks serving up the majority. But there's an opportunity for RIAs to improve the client experience.

As firms position their advisors to compete for future clients, diverging strategies have developed.

While such an act may seem like career suicide, it can in fact be a move to do just the opposite, according to attorneys.

The No. 7 IBD has unveiled five new internal classifications for practices in an effort, it says, to boost the customization of its services for advisors.

The advisory firm left Securities America to make the move.

The health-care program for the elderly and disabled covers about 58 million Americans.

Michael O’Keeffe has been with the firm since 2013, having previously worked at Merrill Lynch.