Timing can mean everything, and buyers are preparing to pounce.

A Merrill Lynch advisor hangs up his license after 23 years with the firm to join Midland, Texas–based Syntal Capital Partners.

Former Edward Jones advisor sues over fake Craigslist ads, relying on backtested data can be dangerous, and Envestnet-PMC offering long/short equity strategies.

In a letter to an insurance company suing the department, it said the clause “will likely be mooted in the near future.”

A report from the World Economic Forum predicts three possible scenarios for advisors.

Jeffrey Sherman, Gundlach’s No. 2, is the front man for DoubleLine’s biggest equity fund, its top asset gatherer of late.

Women still only account for 23 percent of CFPs, Michigan financial advisor is arraigned on embezzlement charges, and Moss Adams merges with Hein & Associates.

Each layer in the business charges a fee, eating into investment returns.