Practice management

Consumer advocate Jennifer Openshaw is launching a new company that offers advisors a platform in which to build social media communities, with some compliance features built in.

An arbitration panel has ordered Wells Fargo to pay Stifel $800,000 in the latest dispute over alleged raiding of former A.G. Edwards advisors.

Fidelity says the new desktop will enable the “anywhere advisor."

Advisors trying to expand their practices need to know how to focus their efforts to get the best returns.

Kasina’s new social media report ranks Vanguard, Sun Life, iShares, Putnam and Franklin Templeton Investments as the top five asset managers for social media practices.

A flood of traffic took down Charles Schwab & Co.’s website late Tuesday.

The addition of four legacy Morgan Keegan advisors in Austin marks renewed hiring momentum, according to the firm’s director of retail.

The majority of Wells Fargo’s hires hail from Morgan Stanley, while one advisor joins from Edward Jones.

Credit Suisse Securities LLC sued to block a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority arbitration, arguing that the investors who initiated the claim don’t fit the Finra definition of “customer” required for the dispute- resolution process.

From fiduciary rules to state tax strategies, regulatory issues continue to be on the front burner for the industry, the CEO of Raymond James Financial’s Global Private Client Group told advisors Tuesday.

After a very busy week, here's some things advisors need to know as they speak to clients this week.

Buying and selling practices and working more effectively with high net-worth clients is critical for advisors, according to speakers at the Raymond James Financial Services annual national conference in Dallas.

George Canellos and Andrew Ceresney have been named co-directors of enforcement at the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The firm has hired a former partner of William Blair & Co as a relationship manager and wealth planning strategist.

The legacy of Steve Jobs and the success of Apple can teach advisors a whole lot, according to Raymond James' David Patchen.

With a changing (and aging) membership, the Financial Planning Association is focusing on ways to remain as relevant as possible in a digital era.

Do you know what Wednesday is? It’s National Administrative Professionals day! Are you planning to do anything for the assistant who takes such good care of you and your clients?

Over time, advisors in growing businesses often find that they’re doing more and more of their own stunts, but for your business to grow, an advisor need a "stunt" team behind them, according to Chris Kirby.

Millionaires saw the most gains to their investments this year and are more willing to invest in real estate than other investors, according to a new survey from Morgan Stanley Wealth Management.

Succession planning, regulatory and technological issues will be the main focus for Raymond James Financial Services over the next year, according to Scott Curtis, the firm's president.