A firm's culture should be embraced and incorporated into daily interactions with clients.
Most industries will go through four stages of consolidation as they mature over a 25-year period. Here's where record keepers and 401(k) advisers stand.
The SEC or Congress should consider forming an independent commission to consider Finra's future.
The fee squeeze is at a tipping point, and 401(k) advisers need to adapt by being more diligent in assessing their profit margins and value proposition.
Regular training can help committee members understand their responsibilities to plan participants.
The regulator wields enormous power over the securities industry 
with little meaningful oversight.
For someone with kids, both time spent in a nursing home and out-of-pocket costs are significantly lower than for those without children.
Weather events are prompting sales of dams that cost homeowners $8,000 to $12,000, on average.
Many of the cases concentrate on subadvisor fees.
Internal memo details policies that discourage new advisers from using outside registered investment advisers.
The Miami-based broker is also suspended for 15 days
Developing nations' equities poised for their best year since 2009
How financial advisers can help clients face the threat of outliving retirement savings
Agency says he diverted elderly clients' money to his own accounts
The Department of Housing and Urban Development raises premiums, tightens borrowing limits for new loans to seniors.
Will cheaper prices entice buyers or will summer's slump continue?
Arbitration puts blame on client's power of attorney, not firm
Finra also suspends the broker, a firm lifer, for 18 months
Risk modeler estimates up to $90 billion in losses
