Wealth management

Chief executives from BofA and PNC raised concerns about the conduct of data aggregators and particularly how well they protect customer data.

The smooth integration of RIA firm Girard Partners is likely to entice the Souderton, Pa.-based bank to buy other RIAs as it seeks to grow its wealth management business.

Create a "culture of inclusivity," drop old-world ways and give young planners a voice in your firm in order to recruit and keep them, two experts say.

When the going gets tough, savvy financial advisors get in touch with clients.

Advisors can point clients to undervalued investments in the energy sector for tax-loss harvesting. Plus, avoiding the cost of MLPs in retirement accounts.

Founders are the biggest offenders when it comes to ignoring these procedures.

Online tools such the one developed by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau can help clients determine the best time to claim their Social Security retirement benefits for maximum results; Plus, do your clients need life insurance after they retire?

Incorporating such a plan provides alternate revenue streams for better client growth.

Lawmakers press SEC Chairwoman White on the progress of the DoL's fiduciary proposal.

An advisor group left the wirehouse for the independent side of Raymond James.

The flurry of repatriation that took place during the third quarter amid China's shock devaluation and the plunge in global equities bodes well for stocks, according to a note from Barclays.

"The winds of change have finally come to the Fed after all these years. Rates are going up. In 2015. Bet on it," said Chris Rupkey, chief financial economist with Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi.

Incorporating such a plan provides alternate revenue streams for better client growth.

A top Wells Fargo executive said there's a "feeding frenzy" for some of the Swiss lender's top producers, at the same time the wirehouse is courting more than 200 of the elite recruits.

How recent regulatory changes mark a pivotal moment for client/advisor relationships

Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., introduced legislation that would enable unmarried, divorced and widowed women to collect bigger Social Security benefits; Plus, protecting your client's portfolio from the downside.

Firms should focus on the distribution of compensation, not just setting a fee structure.

The breakaway launched a multi-generational firm that includes the planner's three daughters.

Robos don't have to be based on ETFs, says Naureen Hassan, head of Schwab's Intelligent Portfolios. "It can be mutual funds, individual securities -- whatever we want it to be, because it is a technology platform."

CFP Board and TD Ameritrade make the case for a new center to attract and develop a 21st century workforce.