Practice management

If an acquisitive advisory firm doesn’t perform due diligence on the seller’s fee structure, headaches are guaranteed, Michael Kitces writes.

Even those who don’t work for Morgan Stanley could find themselves in a Catch-22.

After announcing it would exit the Broker Protocol, Morgan Stanley lost advisors managing approximately $7 billion in client assets.

Few Americans have coverage today even though most will need it after they turn 65, LIMRA says.

What — if anything — should an advisor do if a client is abusing illicit substances?

A TD Ameritrade study asked program directors to give snapshots of what students are experiencing — and what they need from the industry.

The NSA, Equifax and the SEC were all breached. Financial advisors of all sizes are fair game, too, says Wes Stillman.

Advisor Group BDs have poached at least four NPH practices after LPL acquired the network’s assets.

The firm aims to maximize its value to advisors, but observers caution that it faces big challenges.

CEO Dan Arnold listed three reasons why the firm thinks its rivals peeled off some advisors.

Upgraded portfolios and easier onboarding processes have helped, but more needs to be done, advisors say.

Get ready for advisors to run for the exits.

The fourth largest IBD added a super OSJ with $650 million in AUM.

The award marks the largest of its kind this year.

Independent Financial’s haul includes a new affiliated RIA launched by five of the practices.

This year's additions to our expanded annual list of CFP Board-registered degree programs.

Face-to-screen technology will allow advisors to seek clients from around the globe — it also will increase competition.

The brokers joined Wells Fargo's independent broker-dealer.

The wirehouses have lost teams overseeing more than $12 billion in client assets over the past month, according to recent hiring announcements.