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FINRA Fines Wells Fargo $2.25M
By Jeff BermanWells Fargo Advisors Financial Network and Wells Fargo Clearing Services failed to store about 13 million client records in the "WORM" format.
December 03, 2021
Morgan Stanley Adjusts Advisor Incentives for 2022 but Keeps Grid IntactStarting in July, net acquired asset growth will be focused on all client balances.
December 03, 2021
10 Worst Financial Advisors in America: 2021This year's worst advisors allegedly committed some of the usual crimes—and some that will definitely surprise you.
December 02, 2021
New Court Date Set for Suspect in Merrill Exec's MurderThe next court date is Jan. 20 to set a date for a preliminary hearing for Anthony Duwayne Turner, accused of killing Michelle Avan.
December 02, 2021
The Do's and Don'ts of Using Client TestimonialsLarry Sprung of Mitlin Financial, an early adopter of testimonials, discusses some best practices and how to stay out of trouble.
December 01, 2021
Cetera Expands Investor Acquisition Program to All Its AdvisorsOnly a little more than 100 of the firm's advisors have been using LeadEngine until now, it says.
November 30, 2021
Ex-Merrill Broker Says He's Relieved After Do-Not-Call Allegation ExpungedAn arbitrator for FINRA called the allegation made by Merrill against its former broker defamatory in a recent decision.
November 30, 2021
5 Reasons Going RIA Beats the IBD ModelIt's not an accident that the RIA channel is the fastest growing.