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Wes Long, head of Wedbush Securities’ private client services group, has left after nearly 20 years with the California-based brokerage, according to BrokerCheck. ...

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s increased used of its internal administrative court came under fire Thursday, as Republications raised questions about this venue’s ability to maintain due process and objectivity...

The National Endowment for Financial Education and the Financial Planning Association have launched a tournament bracket of their own—to help investors and consumers determine their top four financial priorities. The groups also had financial...

The E.F. Hutton name is back, again...

Knut Rostad and Brian Hamburger discuss the recent regulatory shifts and the impact of expanding the fiduciary standard. 

Managed investment solutions are on the rise. | urfinguss/iStock/Thinkstock Assets in managed accounts, such as rep-as-portfolio manager programs, unified managed accounts and mutual fund advisory programs, passed $4 trillion at the end of...

Those who live in D.C. pay more than anyone else. | Copyright Justin Sulilvan, Getty Images Where do people pay the highest federal taxes? Washington D.C., according to MoneyRates.com. The site calculated that residents of the District pai...

The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association on Monday blasted research produced by the White House in its recent efforts to push forward a fiduciary standard for advisors, calling its approach flawed...

Because kids. | bobaa22/iStock/Thinkstock Boomerang kids ruin retirement for their parents, according to a new survey by market research firm Hearts & Wallets. The survey found that boomers 65 years old and older who have financially indep...

Ben never goes out of style. | Tsokur/iStock/Thinkstock Schwab’s Intelligent Portfolios’ use of a cash allocation for even the most risk-tolerant investor has caused a dust-up among financial bloggers that goes beyond the robo-advisor debate...