Some wags who practice in the Probate Division here in Chicago say an estate...

Ryan Beck’s sale to Midwest regional Stifel Financial is causing mixed reactions from industry observers and analysts alike.

The holiday gifting season has come to an end. But it’s never too late, or too early, to talk about charitable-giving strategies. Particularly, longer-term strategies involving vehicles like charitable remainder trusts and their close...

We, the editors of Registered Rep. magazine, are officially opening our annual hunt for the best in the business. That’s right, we’re asking for nominations for the 2007 Outstanding Advisor Awards (formerly Outstanding Broker Awards)...

Morgan Stanley is facing a discrimination lawsuit by a former managing director who claims he was fired because of his age.

Financial advisors have long complained that 529 college savings plans aren’t profitable products for them to fuss with: The average account size is too small, the account opening process is too time consuming and, until recently, there was...

Ryan Beck & Co. of Florham Park, N.J., may be acquired by St. Louis-based regional brokerage Stifel Nicolaus.

The possibility of an early retirement is a dream for any client. Indeed, the words “early retirement” conjure pretty images from magazine advertisements (golfing, traveling, grandkids). But what happens when early retirement occurs...

New York Attorney General and Governor-elect Eliot Spitzer, is asking a Northern California court to disapprove the settlement terms of an overtime suit against UBS.

Merrill Lynch has launched a new benefit program for its army of 15,700 brokers that will provide financial assistance to their families in the event of their death. The added death benefits include a lump-sum payment based on a flat 36 percent of...