Advisor Mac Gardner's fintech competition is open to financial planning and computer programming students to combine efforts and create a financial literacy app.

The Midland National Capital Income annuity is aimed at helping clients plan for unexpected health events that impact their ability to perform daily activities, such as bathing, dressing or eating.

While the country slowly emerges from lockdown, the RIA continues to make a series of acquisitions on its way to becoming 'the Mayo Clinic of Wealth Management.'

Take a deep breath and strategically work through the comprehensive project plan.

The wealth management firm has acquired Starfire Investment Advisers, a Southfield, Mich.-based RIA with about $530 million in assets under management.

John Pierce, who was placed on garden leave at Stifel earlier this year, takes over as head of business development at Cetera.

Despite a legal challenge and other controversies, implementation for the SEC’s long-awaited Regulation Best Interest is here, and the agency is set to begin examinations and enforcement.

The Department of Labor said the proposed rule would align with the SEC's Regulation Best Interest, while consumer advocates call it as a wishlist for the brokerage industry.

While many advisors expect to gain new clients over the next year, few have the time for prospecting, as they focus on meeting or communicating with current clients, according to a Natixis survey.

The massive retirement plan record-keeper will integrate the technology and advice tools of Personal Capital to become an end-to-end advice provider.