Practice and client management

An LPL independent contractor accuses the firm of not doing enough to stop salacious remarks directed at him that started after a top Bank of Springfield executive learned he was gay.

Regulators have been working their way steadily down from the biggest players in the industry to regional firms in their quest to stamp out abuses of "off-channel" communications.

Essential free services play a critical role for clients, financial advisors' careers and industry recruiting. But only if practitioners avoid some pitfalls, experts say.

The largest firms enjoy distinct advantages, to be sure. But many small and midsize independent wealth management firms have an edge, too.

Advisor consultants say it's time to do a tech gut check as new technology is bloating firms into paying for costly and often unnecessary tech stacks.

Generation Z is hungry for authentic financial advice to guide them into the future, but planners must first form a 3D view of the challenges the cohort faces.

Advyzon has grown for more than a decade using the strategy that all technology should be built in-house, even if it takes longer.

Planners can help savers avoid higher taxes, IRS penalties and Medicare headaches by guiding them through the strict guidelines for the accounts.

The latest push-pull episode between the giant firm and its large branches came to light in its earnings call. Unanswered questions loom large for its future.

Eight Broadridge employees rowed at the Paris Olympics this summer through the fintech's Elite Athlete Management Program.

Firms like Merrill, Morgan Stanley and Morningstar are finding ways to use AI to calm the storm of economic and political uncertainties

Baseball cards, sneakers, cars, antiques and stuffed animals could sell for a lot of money, or such collections could be a time suck and an emotional drain.

Clients have several options to tackle this unpleasant topic, but for advisors, the best time to start the discussion is now.

Firms developing new digital tools like schedulers and AI note-takers are finding that starting out simple saves time and generates adoption.

Activist shareholders targeted 449 companies with mostly large market capitalizations.

Fears — including running afoul of regulators or garnering ego-crushing reviews — have kept advisors behind the curve of an already ubiquitous marketing practice. Here's how advisors can play catch-up.

Canned content can keep clients from reaching "FinCon 1" when something like Monday's market downturn can set them on edge. Here's how to plan it.

Mutual funds are losing assets, while ETFs are gaining them. Here's a look at how a pioneering firm has adjusted to a difficult environment in recent years.

Researchers wonder if similar regulatory attention could eventually hit the bottom lines of independent broker-dealers and RIAs.

Here's how financial advisors recommend helping a client who feels in danger of losing their sense of purpose or identity when entering retirement.