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The litigation comes amid heated debate over a Department of Labor rule meant to prevent excessive fees on sales of insurance products.

Baseball cards, sneakers, cars, antiques and stuffed animals could sell for a lot of money, or such collections could be a time suck and an emotional drain.

Clients have several options to tackle this unpleasant topic, but for advisors, the best time to start the discussion is now.

In 2012, Walz said at the time he did not own any stocks himself. More than a decade later, he still doesn't.

A founder of Harbor Lights Financial Group said he and his partners scouted possible private equity buyers and decided LPL was the best option for preserving their firm's legacy.

Activist shareholders targeted 449 companies with mostly large market capitalizations.

The wealth management giant questions if there has ever been so large a civil sanction handed down in response to "negligent mistakes" made in an attempt to comply with "unwritten rules."

Mutual funds are losing assets, while ETFs are gaining them. Here's a look at how a pioneering firm has adjusted to a difficult environment in recent years.

While big firms keep getting hit with lawsuits alleging unfair cash sweep policies, MaxMyInterest is generating returns from cash through the competitive marketplace.

Researchers wonder if similar regulatory attention could eventually hit the bottom lines of independent broker-dealers and RIAs.