Practice management

Boutique, high-net-worth bank U.S. Trust hires four advisors and four other professionals in a sweeping recruitment move this summer.

A large cybertheft against JPMorgan Chase and other big New York banks is said to have started with a break-in on an employee's computer at home. It serves as a reminder that big problems can start in small places and that banks need to take more steps to minimize the damage from hacker attacks.

Private equity is coming to a 401(k) near you; How different types of retirement income are taxed; Navigating the complex world of 401(k) fees

We are reaching out to the top producers from our past BIC Top 50 lists to solicit their advice on how they achieved their success. Here are two of their responses.

Scarlett (Yuanyuan) Che, Rianka Dorsainvil and Phuong Luong will be honored for "working to encourage diversity in the financial planning profession and the population served."

After an advisor was terminated by his firm, the tussle over the departure contract had just begun.

Pamela Grace Musiimire was barred for allegedly attempting to bamboozle two customers.

A Wells Fargo advisor managing $115 million in assets has left the wirehouse for Raymond James & Associates.

Dueling data muddies Social Security Debate; Split up Social Security when couple splits up?; Beyond Medicare's ratings, picking a nursing home

PageOne Financial denies SEC charges that the RIA aimed to fund its own sale with commissions from advisor clients.

The cost of health care for retirees is a cause for concern, if not outright panic, for millions of Americans. But when you comb through the numbers, it’s not always so bad.

Two Merrill Lynch advisors managing $227 million in assets have left to join Wells Fargo Advisors.

Raymond James recruited a former Merrill Lynch executive to head one its newest branch offices.

3 lessons from S&P 500 high-point; Getting a read on mortgage REITs; Tax-free savings for education expenses

Sen. Richard Shelby isn't new to Banking Committee leadership, but he would face a crucial ticking clock if he returns as chairman of the panel next year.

Most advisors won't get the price they want from selling their practices -- and don't really want to sell anyway, one study finds.

In trying to find new young clients, many advisors are turning to online platforms. But that is not the only track to success.

Wells Fargo advisor tries unsuccessfully to convince his elderly client that he hadn't won a $5 million lottery and that the whole thing was really a scam.

What to do with an old 401(k) when changing jobs; Why it's so difficult to raise kids and save for retirement; 3 things to know about your 401(k)'s escape hatch

While one prominent advisor calls the board's demand 'woefully overreaching,' a securities lawyer calls it a 'good, aggressive' tactic.