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Wells Fargo's Mary Mack says advisors should embrace technology as the online retailer and companies like Apple and Uber have changed client expectations.

New Hampshire wants LPL to pay $3.6 million in a fine, other costs and restitution, following millions LPL already has paid to FINRA and Massachusetts.

Boomers who fail to create an estate plan will create trouble for their heirs; Plus, three questions to ask before converting to a Roth IRA.

While financial institutions are apt to remain wary of the cryptocurrency and others like it, the industry is ready for more-controllable versions of its distributed-ledger technology, a new report argues.

Tax pros share their clients’ worst ideas about taxes.

As older clients start drawing down their wealth, the industry needs younger investors to ensure its future, says Janney Montgomery Scott CEO Timothy Scheve.

The wirehouse welcomed back Michael Casey after a stint at Morgan Stanley.

Andrew Bowden will return to the private sector after four years of working to streamline the SEC's advisor exam program.

Fidelity's custody unit is backing a deal in which a Mariner Holdings unit will pay 35 basis points for referrals of mass affluent customers.

Conversations with several star execs from the financial advisory sphere reveal insights and action steps that could help other advisors.

Clients can take an early retirement and withdraw from their accounts without paying any penalty if they opt for a substantially equal periodic payment program in their pre-tax IRA and 401(k) plans; Plus, how to navigate Social Security's highways and byways.

A former RBC team that had over $1.25 million in combined production has joined Janney Montgomery Scott.

Focus Financial expand into Southeast with family-owned firm that has $600 million in AUM but no succession solution.

HighTower adds a group led by one of On Wall Street's Top 40 Advisors Under 40.

More Democratic lawmakers are pushing for a measure that would increase Social Security benefits and raise payroll taxes to address the program's financial woes; Plus, how retirees can reduce their RMDs with a Roth conversion.

The billions firms spend on technology are weighted too heavily toward infrastructure, Aite Group says, and not enough on client-facing upgrades instead.

A 33-year industry veteran heads the three-member group.

Every day you delay is a day you are intentionally failing to comply with the rules.

The newest generation of up-and-coming investors will cause a paradigm shift in the development and delivery of services and products to meet their unique needs. Is your firm ready?

The firm recruited three advisors to its employee and independent channels from rivals Edward Jones, Wells Fargo and MetLife Securities.