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Some things never seem to change.
Despite all the talk about restoring the public’s trust in the financial services industry, many financial professionals don’t believe the industry is better off than it was before the financial crisis. Ac...
It seems cold calling is not as dead as the industry would like to think.
In a recent post on the popular Humans of New York website, photographer Brandon Stanton captured a moment with AXA advisor Mike Grady, who candidly spoke about the stru...
Five years later, just over a third of investors recognize the certified financial planning certification unassisted, up from 17 percent who could when the organization’s massive brand awareness launched in 2011.
The Certified Financial Planne...
Is this the face of a fraudster?
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s arguments for bringing its recent case against Patriarch Partners and its founder and CEO, Lynn Tilton, are weak and specious, according to an op-ed published by a ...
In a partial win for brokerage advocates and lawmakers who sought 45 additional days to review the Department of Labor's fiduciary proposal aimed at financial advisors, the agency Friday agreed to extend its public comment period on...
Out of a pool of over 300 submissions, WealthManagement.com on Friday released the names of the finalists for its first industry awards program, meant to recognize outstanding achievement in products or services that help advisors succeed. Some of...
Lack of liquidity in the bond market could hit fixed-income ETFs particularly hard when interest rates rise, argued the chief investment strategist for Credit Suisse Private Banking Americas...
"Yale is not a charity," says Dylan Matthews of Vox | Peter Spiro/iStock/Thinkstock
Dylan Matthews at Vox.com asks if Yale is the most deserving "charity" to give Blackstone founder and billionaire Stephen Schwarzman a tax deduction, thanks to...
RCAP CEO Michael Weil
RCS Capital, which has a network of over 9,500 independent advisors, may need to split its retail advice business from its wholesale broker/dealer business, Citigroup analyst Bill Katz suggested last week. While the f...