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For the first time since 2014, Wells Fargo Advisors is increasing the dollar amount of revenue a financial adviser must produce to get a higher payout, meaning advisers could see a slight decrease in monthly compensation in 2021

BrokerCheck is a free tool from FINRA that can help you research the professional backgrounds of brokers and brokerage firms, as well as investment adviser firms and advisers.

Defining Fee-Only for CFP – Extensive Review by Michael Kitces

Trump U. S. Department of Labor watchdogs just opened the door for private equity wolves to sell the highest cost, highest risk, most secretive investments ever devised by Wall Street to 401k plan sponsors.

Wrap fee programs—when investment advisor “wraps” a portfolio’s advisory fees and commissions into a single, all-inclusive fee—are designed to protect clients from churning.

Back in the mid-1980s, a prominent financial planner (whose name escapes me) used to call it ― the dirty little secret of financial planning. He was referring to the fact that financial planners almost never got paid for doing financial planning — an observation that is still true today.

Andrew Bowden of OCIE also provides update on OCIE’s never-examined advisor initiative.

The NAPFA Comprehensive Financial Planning Diagnostic: Helping consumers understand what comprises truly comprehensive financial planning.

Smith Barney has agreed to settle a class action alleging that the firm loaded up customers of its broker-managed fee-based accounts with stocks of investment banking clients.

Defection of top team could trigger ‘shock waves’ at Merrill: Recruiter.