Independent advisors

The Senior Citizens League worries the increase won't be enough to keep up with rising prices for housing and healthcare.

Financial advisors say they can help combat the flow of misguided and misleading recommendations by posting more frequently and establishing more of a social media presence.

Dennis B. Levine, a central player in the 1980's most notorious insider trading scheme, benefits from the regulator's fix, but so will some everyday financial planners.

Industry groups question the wisdom of regulators seeking to have one rule on data breaches for broker-dealers and another one for advisors.

A survey from the FINRA Foundation and CFA Institute finds that cryptocurrency and individual stocks remain popular with the younger crowd.

The case is the latest arbitration decision showing risks advisors run when they jump ship and think they can take investors with them.

One industry recruiter called the Aegis group at Lincoln 'the last people we expected to move.'

The banking giant plans to put all asset managers through training in Python programming language, whether they 'like it or not.'

Although most advisors and brokers see both pros and cons to operating outside the office, few are ready to abandon their new schedules.

As the RIA market expands rapidly, Goldman Sachs Advisor Solutions is gaining ground with more RIAs seeking bespoke services for ultrahigh net worth clients.