John Thiel, who has led Merrill Lynch Wealth Management since 2011, is stepping down from his role to pursue other passions in his life, including working with organizations that help the less fortunate. Andy Sieg, who has led the firm’s...
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Envestnet is the latest firm to create tools to help advisors comply with the Department of Labor’s fiduciary rule, which takes effect next April. The firm’s tools include a best interest assessment, which is integrated cli...
Jeff and Kim Camarda, two Florida-based advisors who filed a lawsuit against the CFP Board in June 2013 after being sanctioned by the organization for calling themselves "fee-only" advisors, took a blow in their legal battle on Tuesday...
(Bloomberg) -- The Federal Reserve may be headed for a shakeup regardless of who wins the 2016 election, though Hillary Clinton is seen as less likely to demand radical change than Donald Trump...
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Because women have a longer life expectancy than men, they spend more time in retirement and have to stretch their savings longer. But many female retirees are surprised by their post...
LPL Financial decided to leave the Financial Services Institute earlier this summer, but now three of its largest offices of supervisory jurisdiction have joined the advocacy organization...
Alternative investments shop 361 Capital plans to acquire BRC Investment Management, which provides separately managed account strategies primarily for institutional investors. The deal is 361’s first acquisition and first foray into the...
(Bloomberg) -- Irene Bergman, a Stralem & Co. financial adviser and the longest-working woman on Wall Street who began her career in 1942 after arriving as a refugee from Europe, has died. She was 101...
(Bloomberg) -- Some of the biggest electronic traders are complaining that a new test in the U.S. stock market will compromise their top-secret strategies, one of their most valuable assets...