Practice management

The industry's main lobbying group issued its own fiduciary proposal in an attempt to stave off efforts by the Labor Department to impose a rule separate from the SEC's efforts.

More seniors are using their retirement income to pay down their house debt, making them vulnerable to financial trouble once they run out of savings or suffer from an illness; Plus, why that 'guarantee' on your client's annuity might be a red flag.

The regional broker-dealer lured away the wealth managers from Wells Fargo.

A federal grand jury has indicted a former broker with Securities America and Investors Security Company on 16 criminal counts ranging from wire fraud to money laundering.

Incomplete BrokerCheck reports give investors a false sense of security, critics say; Some Google searches do better.

The group left Morgan Stanley and represents the biggest recruiting grab in the super regional's history.

Banks that don’t offer a compelling mobile experience run the risk of losing customers to a crop of mobile-first startups offering low fees, broad ATM networks and a wide array of advanced features.

People who decide to retire early share common traits that others don't have, such as having a happy marriage; Plus, a better way to help your clients tap their retirement savings.

Two advisors who oversaw $300 million in assets at UBS have left to join Merrill Lynch.

Shortfalls in contributions have prompted many public pension plans to take enormous investment risks to increase their returns; Plus, two retirement plan options for entrepreneurs and self-employed clients.

The agency says the ads are designed to inform the investing public of the free tool.

A top lawyer for the industry regulator says it would be happy to help after a congressman calls on the agency to assume advisor exams.

Despite the explosion of data and the ability to look up almost anything instantly, investors are inexplicably adept at buying high and selling low.

The benefits of a well-crafted career path for bank advisors are going largely unrealized.

Potential clients won't know how good you are unless you can articulate your value and show them how you’ll fix their problems.

A promising app from Finance Logix could help engage clients in the planning process. But there's one key aspect that may prove controversial.

"Advisors that know their clients can smell when something's up," says regulatory and compliance consultant Daniel Bernstein.

Two federal agencies have charged William Quigley, Trident Partners' ex-compliance chief, with using his position to defraud overseas investors.

Over the past 50 years, dividends of the S&P 500 have grown an average of 5.7% a year, outpacing the average inflation rate of 4.1%; Plus, how Social Security could be used by the government to address retirement inequality.

Alejandro Ariel Torres allegedly cheated a customer out of nearly $60,000 in a start-up scheme that purportedly made the client a 50/50 partner. Torres was ordered to make the customer whole.