NAPFA compares giving FINRA SRO powers to "drug companies overseeing your family physician," a major blow to independent advisors.

Greenwich Associates study for iShares shows ETF liquidity and transparency drive innovation.

Uncertain workers may need help from 401(k) plan sponsors to achieve a guaranteed income stream, BlackRock study says.

The features that advisors like about independent B/Ds also create problems for survival in the channel, according to new Cerulli Associates research.

Low interest rate environment creates opportunity for scam artists, warns co-author of Financial Serial Killers at FPA annual meeting.

The guide will launch as an interactive digital version on Friday, with demographics information to help start the retirement conversation.

Advisors who are helping clients avoid running out of money before they die can best solve the problem by balancing those goals with available assets and liabilities.

The Securities and Exchange Commission plans to issue a proposed rule on money market funds in very short order, said SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro on Monday, which would reduce the funds susceptibility to runs.