Risk

A bill before Congress would let planners with certain securities licenses place clients' money in private markets regardless of their income or net worth.

The firm and an advisor kept clients in leveraged funds for extended periods, even though they were often meant to be held for a single day.

Investors who fled equities during last year's rout have not benefited from subsequent recovery.

In a new risk alert, the Wall Street regulator warns about lapses with cybersecurity, email and third-party vendors.

A pair of veteran brokers and six other defendants face hundreds of felony counts in a long-developing state enforcement case out of Toledo, Ohio.

FINRA and NORC survey results suggest the flood of new investors hasn't slowed since the pandemic, and many of them are coming for digital assets.

The regulator's latest staff bulletin also calls on planners at hybrid firms to always be clear about if they're wearing their broker or advisor hat.

Researchers find that performance expectations are highest among people who invest in environmental, social and governance causes for moral reasons.

The case offered the latest example of a serious prison term for financial exploitation of older adults — a problem experts say is even bigger than the sobering statistics.

The action comes as the SEC plans heightened scrutiny of advisor disclosures and activity, and serves as a reminder to stay on top of the basics.