Economy

Pinnacle Investments tapped Ami Forte despite her ongoing legal struggles with her former firm and Home Shopping Network founder Roy Speer’s estate.

First Trust’s Jim Bowen reminded attendees at BISA's annual conference last week just how good American life can be, offering a can-do attitude that advisors need to adopt.

Jarrett Kovics will help the firm with recruiting and advisor development.

The two advisors generated about $1.5 million in annual revenue, according to the No. 3 IBD.

The unit will provide specialized services for private banking, international and institutional clients."

Congress created a juicy new tax break, yet hundreds of thousands of clients still don’t know if they can claim it.

The deal is only the first step in a major growth plan, according to the acquiring firm’s founder.

An unprecedented, industrywide survey of sexual harassment in the professional workplace reveals industries with the highest prevalence of unwanted sexual behavior, the differences between large and small companies, and blind spots that may be preventing corrections. Fortunately, the data also lights a path forward.

From inappropriate touching to belittling comments, women advisors confront workplace environments that are far from welcoming.

ACG Wealth’s affiliated IBD has also added teams from LPL and Merrill Lynch. Its CEO says the firm is just getting started.

In just the first six weeks of the year, about 1.4 million borrowers lost the interest rate incentive to refinance.

The time has come for advisors to reexamine this key business relationship, Nina O’Neal says.

Some are calling for the CFP Board to get tough on conflicts and compensation as it finishes revisions to its standards of conduct.

Two Securities Service Network advisors have purchased 15 firms over a decade, and they plan to buy several more this year.

At least three dual practices with nearly $1.5 billion in client assets have left since the No. 1 IBD unveiled the new guidelines.

It's a sign the firm is still selectively hiring despite leaving the Broker Protocol last year.

The No. 9 IBD has emerged as one of the major players in a tough recruiting fight after the massive acquisition.

Religious groups threaten to withdraw shareholder proposal on the bank’s decision.

After both firms exited the Broker Protocol, their attempts to browbeat advisors have largely failed, one recruiter argues.