A federal court has struck down the rule and the industry’s top online advice executives are speaking out.

While some are mainstays, there are a few new ones to add to the list this year.

The agency is using alternatives to enforcement actions such as targeted exams, deficiency letters and a self-reporting initiative.

Focus turns to the SEC as it considers creating its own higher standard of client care.

Pinnacle Investments tapped Ami Forte despite her ongoing legal struggles with her former firm and Home Shopping Network founder Roy Speer’s estate.

With the SEC and Labor Department rethinking their approach to a higher standard, a court's recent ruling may not have a lasting impact.

Congress created a juicy new tax break, yet hundreds of thousands of clients still don’t know if they can claim it.

Funds that experienced poor performance and registered investment companies with little management experience are among those that may be under scrutiny.

One strategy for clients to continue their philanthropic work and reduce their bill is to bunch multiple years of donations into one with a donor-advised fund.

From inappropriate touching to belittling comments, women advisors confront workplace environments that are far from welcoming.

Liz Miller, president of Summit Place Financial Advisors, takes on a common mistake made by wealthy relatives, the new Trump tax law and why one-on-one meetings still beat robo advice.

FINRA accused the advisor of unlawfully "structuring" a total of $77,560 by depositing cash into his bank accounts in amounts just below the $10,000 reporting threshold.

Some are calling for the CFP Board to get tough on conflicts and compensation as it finishes revisions to its standards of conduct.

When 2018 taxes are due in April 2019, millions of Americans could find themselves owing the government far more than was withheld.

Rapidly shifting economic conditions, a new tax law and the preponderance of low-cost passive products are just some of the obstacles in the year ahead.

Research traditionally funded by asset managers through soft-dollar trading commissions now requires added transparency.

The commission is visiting far more advisors than just two years ago.

Citing mounting investor losses from unpaid arbitration awards, investor advocates see a role for Congress to force FINRA's hand.

Religious groups threaten to withdraw shareholder proposal on the bank’s decision.

Form U4s and U5s don’t always match up, but it’s still the advisor’s responsibility to be proactive, writes compliance expert Alan J. Foxman.