Practice management

Wells Fargo Advisors picked up an advisor team with $300 million in client assets from Morgan Stanley.

Wall Street banks spent two years asking U.S. regulators what they should put in hypothetical bankruptcy plans to prove they aren’t “too big to fail.” The agencies broke their silence yesterday with a grade: Fail.

The SEC has approved the MSRB's proposal to simplify its rules on professional designations by limiting the activities of some dealer representatives and eliminating one of its professional designations.

President Obama became the latest policymaker to wish he could make the regulatory system simpler and more efficient. Yet there are powerful reasons why it will never happen. Here's why.

Can I do better than Social Security in investing my money; Rental income can help retirement in some cases; Getting more from your defined-benefit plan

'Every study on the topic shows that the professionals generally don't beat the market average over time. But they do cause a lot of churn,' says Scott Adams.

To meet rising client demand for digital services, Wells Fargo appointed Devon McConnell as its new head of Wells Fargo Advisors Digital to oversee development of the firm's mobile and online client platforms.

A former Morgan Stanley executive with 30 years of experience has signed on with Ziegler’s wealth management division as its new senior managing director.

After being forced to produce extensive records, the board hopes a judge will similarly order two planners to produce voluminous documentation.

How to avoid investment bubbles; Real estate's rebound retracts; Warning signs of a 20% tumble in the market

Without outside help, many planners are falling short on their own financial goals. A few advisors have a solution.

Concern that the future of the federal safety net for seniors is precarious and the ubiquity of 401(k)s are prompting those born from 1979 to 1996 to get an earlier start on saving than prior generations, according to a report from the Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies.

Wealth gap lasts into retirement years; Will federal retirement wipe out Social Security benefits; Never too young to start saving for retirement

Walk into any wealth management firm, and chances are there won't be any African-American advisors at all. What's causing the diversity gap - and how can the industry fix it?

The silence about planning’s race gap is most insidious.

Barry Milinovich was expelled for allegedly stealing $10,100 from a bank customer's savings account.

A new version of Oranj aims to help advisors be more strategic in the ways they run their businesses.

After working in a nuclear power station, David Fisher decided it was time for a change. His new calling? Financial advisor.

August has arrived and many advisors and their clients are most likely taking a much need summer vacation. But as On Wall Street found, there are some advisors who are neverly off duty no matter the season.

Some advisors are blending their personal and professional lives to boost their business.