As Wealthfront doubles down on its purely digital service for millennials, Betterment continues its courtship of human advisers.
Asset manager hopes the Values Discovery Tool aids advisers' conversations about new investment strategies.
A recent third-party report showed Finra fines up in the first half of 2018, but the regulator declined to project this year's numbers, saying only that penalties fluctuate.
Many of them previously worked at A.G. Edwards, the firm founded by the great-great-grandfather of Benjamin F. Edwards & Co.'s CEO.
Purchase of Rand & Associates gives 1919 Investment Counsel a physical presence on the West Coast.
Company is now competing with robos and fintech, in part by plowing money into innovation.
The retirement landscape could be transformed, so advisers should pay close attention.
While the digital advice platform died, the financial planning technology lives on.
Financial advisers say the move will leave their clients vulnerable and sets a bad industry precedent.
Goal is to 'create a single point of accountability for the examinations of firms'
Washington University in St. Louis joins other colleges that have prevailed in court.
Five deals in five months lift the fledgling hybrid RIA to $5.5 billion.
Your statements to an auditor could come back to haunt you should the issue escalate.
Financial literacy – it starts with you!
Ready to grow? Start asking clients for feedback.
Kudos to the NAIC for making LTC policies safer.
Encourage clients to review their drug coverage and Advantage plans for 2019.
FPA seeks policy influence at state, federal levels; CFP Board thinks states should not get involved, and NAPFA agrees.
Action comes as SEC continues crackdown on low-priced securities.
Regulators are done warning firms about data security and Voya receives a first nip.
