Investors have been more skeptical of how much boost the tax cuts would provide to the economy this year, and the big banks’ second-quarter profits seem to suggest why.

Despite loosening regulations and the president’s tax cuts, BofA continued a string of lackluster second-quarter earnings for the big banks.

The industry is imagining more vibrant, more agile and more inclusive processes that deliver results, says Confluence CEO Mark Evans.

Collusion and corruption allegedly prevented Wells Fargo whistleblowers, and a former JPMorgan advisor, from obtaining justice.

Passive income held offshore may benefit from an arcane provision signed into law by President John F. Kennedy.

The rep cut and pasted or traced the signatures of 16 customers on more than 70 life insurance and annuity replacement forms and other documents.

The regulator barred an ex-Wells Fargo advisor for fooling the bank into reimbursing him for $3,400 after he falsely claimed that he was the victim of fraud.

Clients must still account for gains not incurred through a sale or cash distribution.

The No. 1 IBD cleared him of any wrongdoing then said he still faced the probe after leaving the firm months later, according to the lawsuit.

The rep agreed to a six-month suspension and a $5,000 fine to settle claims that he wrote and deposited checks without sufficient funds to cover them.

Scott Wolas assumed other people’s names to pose as a real estate agent, bartender, retired paleontologist and a registered rep, investigators say.

The advisor defrauded some 60 victims by using their money to pay off earlier investors, fund his own speculative trading and pay his personal expenses, the SEC claims.

Although the rules have become more lenient, high-income clients must not be complacent.

The SEC claims Schwab failed to file reports on suspicious transactions by independent advisors.

Company policies were not reasonably designed to detect and prevent misconduct, the SEC claims after one advisor allegedly misappropriated more than $5 million from client accounts.

DaRayl Davis spent client funds on a luxury mansion, theater tickets and car rentals, federal prosecutors say.

The new wave of advertising will highlight the emotional benefits of having a financial plan. Some CFPs have grumbled about funding previous advertising initiatives with their certificant fees.

The funds, which account for roughly 1% of the $3.5 trillion of assets in ETPs, “pose real risks to American families.”

“Our whistle-blower program is a critical component in our investor-protection toolbox,” SEC Chairman Jay Clayton says.

Creation of the blue-ribbon body draws praise and confusion from CFPs who question its utility.