The former CEO of Royal Alliance came out of retirement on Friday to launch an independent, New Jersey-based firm that will act as a super-OSJ in partnership with First Allied Securities...

Former American Realty Capital Properties Chief Accounting Officer Lisa McAlister has dropped the $50 million lawsuit against ARCP, its former Chairman Nicholas Schorsch and former CEO David Kay, according to a filing in the New York State Supreme...

No answer. Clients would have to be crazy not to work with a CFP professional, right? Even the most extreme daredevils wouldn’t trust a non-CFP. At least that’s the message of a new advertising campaign by the CFP Board. The organization’s n...

If the financial advisors want to tap into a largely underserved market with nearly $5 trillion in investable assets, they need to rethink the way they interact with female clients, says Sallie Krawcheck. The former president of Bank of Americas’...

Confidence in financial advisors is trending in the right direction. | denis_pc/iStock/Thinkstock The latest LIMRA survey shows that not only do Americans have a more favorable view of the economy, but the financial services industry is also...

We’ve heard the story more than once: A young, swaggering stockbroker finds he has a knack for the business, makes more money than God, gets caught up in the libertine excesses of Wall Street’s glory days, then finds himself questioning the moral...

Only recent college grads need apply. Billionaire investor Steven Cohen wants try a homegrown approach to hiring at his massive investment portfolio and is looking to employ and train kids right out of college. Cohen, who pleaded guilty to i...