Advisors
News updates, trends and analysis on financial advisors, investment advisors (RIAs), and financial planners (CFPs).
DOJ, SEC Charge Ex-Advisor With Bilking 3 Older Clients
By Jeff BermanThe ex-broker used the money to pay for luxury cars, vacations, private school tuition and a gold necklace, according to the authorities.
September 28, 2021
Fidelity Rolls Out Fractional Share Trading for AdvisorsFractional share trading for stocks and ETFs is now available through Wealthscape,Fidelity's advisor technology platform.
September 27, 2021
A Strategy for When Your Friends Are Chosen for YouWhen chance or circumstance throws you and new people together, silence can be less than golden. Here are some pointers.
September 27, 2021
FINRA Dings Ex-UBS Rep for Failing to Repay Promissory NotesThe wirehouse had alleged its former advisor failed to repay more than $540,000 when he resigned.
September 27, 2021
Barred Broker With 37 Client Complaints Hit With SEC Fraud ChargesMichael Shillin is accused of deceiving more than 100 clients on matters including insurance, pre-IPO shares, taxes and retirement accounts.
September 24, 2021
This Top Raymond James Annuity Broker Runs a Record Label, Too"I should make an album: "Music for Emailing,'" jokes advisor Jeffrey Oster, who plays trumpet and flugelhorn.
September 24, 2021
Trendspotter: Wirehouse Rep Decline Shows No Signs of StoppingFor advisors, the alternatives to Merrill, Morgan Stanley, UBS and Wells Fargo grow ever more compelling.
September 24, 2021
5 Reasons Advisors Can't Ignore Crypto: Morningstar PanelCrypto has more in common with traditional asset classes than advisors may think, Morningstar panelists say.