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As women make strides towards equality in the workforce, many are taking over as their household’s primary income earner. Eileen O’Connor, the managing principal and co-founder of Hemington Wealth Management, says this shift presents a...

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Future Hall of Famer and five-time NBA champion Tim Duncan made headlines off the court last week after a San Antonio TV station reported that he filed a lawsuit against his financial advisor, Charles Banks. The San Antonio Spurs forward is seeki...

Fidelity announced plans Monday to purchase eMoney Advisor, a wealth planning software company, from Guardian Life Insurance to enhance technology offerings, and the custodian's registered investment advisors will be among the first to benefit...

Preempting a move by the Securities and Exchange Commission to propose and enforce a uniform fiduciary standard among financial advisors, the Institute for the Fiduciary Standard released a set of 11 best practices on Thursday for RIAs and brokers...

Investors could be losing 10 to 15 percent of their potential retirement savings because of conflicted advice from brokers, according to a memo written by White House economic advisors that could galvanize presidential support for new rules...

While Raymond James Financial’s revenue and earnings were up year-over-year, they fell sequentially, due in part to volatility and uncertainty in the capital markets segment as well as a $10.5 million adjustment related to mutual fund...

Both President Barack and Republicans promised to deliver cybersecurity legislation on Tuesday, but it remains unclear what those proposals will look like and how they will benefit advisors and financial services firms...