Practice management

Morgan Stanley landed an advisor team managing $1.1 billion in assets.

Linda Fienberg, the head of FINRA's contentious dispute resolution division, will step down from the organization at the end of November.

Storing sensitive material on the Internet makes it a target for hackers, but the password gaming that appears to have been behind the theft of celebrities' photos could happen to any server, on or off the cloud.

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In client communications, wealth management professionals should be careful about using personal information and other data that could strike clients as "creepy," a new report finds.

Regional broker-dealer Janney Montgomery Scott recruited an advisor who managed $115 million in assets and generated about $1.3 million in annual revenue.

The number of transactions jumps to 16 in the second quarter, up from 13 in the first, with the average size of acquired firms rising to $1.18 billion.

The Justice Department's recent $16.6 billion deal with Bank of America over crisis-era mortgage fraud has raised fresh questions over a perceived lack of transparency in the settlement process.

Delaying Social Security and covering your fixed costs are just two of the tips for creating a sufficient retirement income.

Robare Group netted $440,000 in payments from an unnamed broker-dealer for persuading clients to invest in certain funds, amounting to a clear conflict of interest, according to the SEC.

Most of the nearly 13,000 pages produced in a lawsuit are duplicates, the board alleges in its ongoing court battle with Jeffrey and Kimberly Camarda.

HighTower recruited a Merrill Lynch advisor team managing $440 million in assets.

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Clients and their heirs are often reticent about discussing inheritance. Here's how advisors can get the conversation started.

Advisors are increasingly calming clients worried about longevity risk when planning for retirement.

Who will take over the practice when you retire?

Former-NFL football player-turned Merrill Lynch advisor Reggie Wilkes is helping players and their families manage wealth: "I felt there was a need for someone to support their efforts to overcome the cycle of financial failure."

As people live longer lives, clients are ever more worried about outliving their assets. Advisors are helping them stay calm about maintaining their lifestyles in retirement.

As longevity increases, advisors must find smart new ways to prepare clients for the cost of an extended retirement.

Firms that divide clients into groups to allow varying service say it helps the practice and improves the overall experience.