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Paul Lofties, who had been with Securities America since 2003, left the firm in December, and plans to join an advisor coaching and consulting firm.

The pardon of David Tamman was one of more than 140 pardons and commutations the outgoing president announced shortly before the end of his tenure and Joe Biden's inauguration.

Advisors Michael Brown and Brian Flynn have left Magnus and teamed up with practice management coach Penny Phillips to create Journey Strategic Wealth, a new spin on the aggregator model.

Canada-based financial planning developer Planswell added Jennifer Mastrud and Scott Gill to its executive team.

As chair of Maryland's Financial Consumer Protection Commission, Gary Gensler advocated for a client-first fiduciary standard for broker/dealers as well as 'anyone who holds themselves out as an advisor.'

With last week's violence at the Capitol and this week's presidential inauguration weighing on Americans' minds, advisors must consider if and how politics should arise in conversations with investors.