Which schools offer the highest-quality, interactive and affordable online financial planning courses for those pursuing the CFP certification.

What do the ever-evolving recruiting practices telegraph to advisors about the ideal candidates and overall hiring strategy of the firms?

Daniel Rivera was sentenced to more than six years in prison for defrauding investors, many of them elderly.

Daryl Bank faces a maximum sentence of 300 years in prison after a jury in Virginia federal court found him guilty of defrauding investors, many of whom were retirees.

The lines between traditional broker/dealer and RIA are getting blurrier.

In a letter to the firm that administers the protocol, J.P. Morgan specified that its participation does not extend to its branch-based advisors, some of whom they are charging in court with soliciting former clients.

Mercer Advisors, Dynasty Financial and Journey Strategic Wealth executives shared what RIAs should contemplate before selling their firms, either internally or externally.

During a recent Inside Wealth panel, advisor Rick Ferri argued that AUM-based advisors aren't incentivized to put clients first, while attorney Max Schatzow stressed advisor compensation for 'value' isn't easily quantified. Either way, advisors...

A new crop of programs at IBDs helps advisors find successors—keeping their clients, and assets, close to home.