Practice management

The former wirehouse group is larger than Dynasty's biggest recruiting grab in 2014.

As controversial fiduciary proposal to curb conflicted retirement advice heads to White House for review, insiders see exemptions permitting commonplace brokerage business models.

Clients who are financially knowledgeable incurred annual investment returns that are 1.3% higher compared with those who are not; Plus, the disadvantages of a retirement buckets strategy.

The White House plans to throw its full weight behind a Department of Labor proposal to make it harder for brokers to push higher-fee mutual funds or other expensive retirement investment products.

The CFP Board has released two new advertisements for its public awareness campaign -- but is the message clear enough?

Experts recommend that employers be more flexible with workers who borrow money from their 401(k) plans, such as giving more time for repayment or allowing loans to be rolled over to the next employer's plan.

What advisors should know about setting up an independent practice.

Understand the importance of fostering trust in client and professional relationships in order to create a stronger business.

The Minnesota Society of Certified Public Accountants recently surveyed its CPA members in public accounting on the most outrageous tax deductions clients tried to take on their tax returns. Their responses included everything from pets and weddings to cars impounded by the police.

The three-advisor team generated more than $2 million in annual revenue before making the move.

The fiscal 2016 budget includes proposals to limit the value of itemized tax deductions for IRAs and 401(k)s and other expenses to 28%.

The group has expanded into Seattle, following entries into New York, San Francisco and Los Angeles.

The robo advisor plans to add 90 to 120 new employees and add resources to Betterment Institutional, which already works with 90 advisory firms.

A U.S. probe into how Morgan Stanley client information ended up for sale on the Internet is examining whether a financial advisor was targeted by hackers after he took data from the bank, two people briefed on the inquiry said.

A wealth manager, with $65 million in client assets before he left the regional broker-dealer, joined an independent firm affiliated with SagePoint Financial.

Charles Schwab and New York agreed to settle a 2009 lawsuit in which the state accused the firm of promoting auction-rate securities as safe while failing to disclose the risks before the market for them froze.

Two former UBS advisors with over $120 million in client assets have signed on with Aegis Capital Group, an independent broker-dealer and RIA.

The Obama administration is expected to endorse more stringent fiduciary rules requiring brokers to have their clients' best interest in mind when recommending retirement-account investments; Plus, the retirement investment mistake clients don't know they're making.

Many advisors are failing to communicate the best strategies to clients. Here are some common trouble spots you should steer clear of.

Regional broker-dealer Wunderlich Securities recruited two wirehouse advisors.