Jo Ellen Fisher, an independent contractor with Raymond James Financial Services, allegedly stole $925,000 from a 95-year-old client to fund personal expenses, Finra says.
As online advice firms continue to mimic each other, they will come under pressure to differentiate themselves through new services and lower costs.
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Smart beta is here to stay, so you might as well try and figure out what the heck it is.
Secretary Perez has confidence his agency will complete work on the rule before Obama's term ends.
Advisers need scalable, standardized and easily supervised risk management systems in light of increased regulatory scrutiny
Competency hearings and splits in the family are more common than you may realize.
Charles Schwab & Co. will unveil its white label online platform for advisers in the second quarter.
SEC chairwoman says she will push the agency this year to make a decision on whether to raise investment advice standards for brokers but once again declined to provide a timeline.
New acquisition by nontraded REIT czar costing him &mdash; $3.74 million in Texas state court settlement over sale of DBSI notes.
Social media will be essential, and instead of going full automation, pair investing technology with a professional.
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: The president's 2016 budget lets workers tap into their 401(k)s penalty-free once unemployment runs out.
Pilot raised more than $9 billion last year along with hopes for more direct-to-consumer fund sales.
Corporate-only tax reform faces resistance for leaving out sole proprietorships, partnerships, LLCs and S corporations.
Acknowledging that more stringent requirements could help protect investors, advisers nevertheless raise concerns about costs.
In an updated lawsuit, plaintiffs allege American Realty Capital Properties insiders artificially inflated a key metric to help it grow into a powerhouse with 4,400 properties and $21 billion in assets.
Froude, who oversees about 9,700 advisers, has been in the role since 2008. He will turn his focus to "field initiative and projects" at the company.
A full inbox of emails is daunting for any adviser, but these apps can help.
Fund giant also plans to launch lower-cost institutional series to expand its market reach.
The firm's focus on cost-conscious, fee-based advisers has been a winning strategy.
Wirehouse lost advisers managing $18.6 billion in 2014; veteran brokers blame Bank of America's 'fire first and ask questions later' mentality and expiration of retention deals. <i>(See also: <a href="http://www.investmentnews.com/section/video?playerType=INTV&bctid=3966545534001&date=20141231" target="_blank">How wirehouses will strike back against breakaways</a>)</i>
