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Hybrid robo Autopilot provides clients with a 24/7 asset management call service, while Market Movement Strategies connects advisors with top strategists.

A potent mix of factors have created fertile conditions for elder financial abuse. Here's how advisors can better protect older clients from fraudsters.

Advisors should always be on the lookout for performance-boosting tools that will help grow their business. Here are five you should know about.

Whether the problems stem from a cultural misalignment or simply a case of protecting one’s turf, here’s how to get bankers and advisors working together.

Rival Edward Jones has grown and wants to keep on growing.

Seniors are increasingly vulnerable to financial abuse. Advisors have a growing role to play in helping stop it.

Advisors with older clients should watch for these signs that a client may be in trouble.

"If we don't grow, then we abdicate that opportunity to our competition," says James Weddle, managing partner of Edward Jones, which hopes to surpass Morgan Stanley as the industry's largest brokerage by headcount.

Steal these ideas: Here are some of smartest tips and tricks you may have missed.

Amid persistent criticism from industry groups, a Labor Dept. official says the comment process will be pivotal to getting the fiduciary proposal right.

Why it's smart for retirees to bulk up on stocks; Plus, how to help your clients avoid losing out on Medicare if they’re still working at 65.

Customers continue to be underwhelmed by banks’ customer service. Even worse, young customers see very little difference in services from one bank to another.

There are myriad financial and estate planning issues that must be re-evaluated to ensure tax efficiency and wealth transfer continuity. Here's what advisors should consider.

The wirehouse lured away a team that managed $750 million from Barclays, which recently announced a deal to sell its U.S. wealth management division to Stifel.

"We want our planners to feel unsettled when their clients are unsettled," says Grant Rawdin, who has built a $2 billion firm on specialized, deep advice.

Troubles never go away when it comes to disclosures made to FINRA. Plus, an advisor did his securities research for a client event, and still got flagged by compliance.

Opponents warn definitions are overly broad and call on advisors and brokers to make their voices heard at the Labor Department.

What marriage equality means for Social Security benefits; Plus, why couples have to negotiate their visions of retirement.

Two veteran advisors went independent with Dynasty, dwarfing the firm's previous recruits.

Merrill Lynch lured back three advisors after seven years with rival UBS.