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A trio of benefit directors tell plan advisors at NAPA’s 401(k) Summit what they like about retirement plan advisors and what they can live without.

Republican lawmakers may revive some pathways to “revenue neutral” tax reform by limiting defined contribution plans, warns the head of the National Association of Plan Advisors. “If there is tax reform, there is no way we get through this...

The U.S. has gone from making up 15 percent of the global stock market to more than 50 percent

The large broker/dealer network is gaining traction with its succession planning program and will launch a website, a la Match.com, later this year, to help buyers and sellers connect.

Know the signs of needing to grow your firm, Genpact acquires Rage Frameworks and LPL adds Bell Bank.

Securities class action settlements set a record in 2016, Ron Paul was named Goldco's chief ambassador, and Mike Piazza (no, not that Mike Piazza) leaves Merrill Lynch for Raymond James.

Some firms are betting big on fees, yet nearly six in 10 commission-based investors say they'll likely ditch their firm if forced into a fee account.

There's a significant distrust of traditional financial services business, yet a shockingly high blind trust of apps.

Advisors need to stop trying to target millennials as a whole, Focus partner MW Lomax acquires Westwood Group and Merrill hires an advisor away from BTG Pactual.

Since October, when the Dept. of Labor flagged concern over conflicts of interest in advisor compensation, wirehouse recruitment deals have suffered. Are the days of 300 percent trailing-twelve-month incentive packages truly over?