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PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 03, 2017
Helping women get ahead in financial services

We have a responsibility to help strengthen our community wherever we can, and help it prepare to thrive in the years ahead.

By Dale Brown
FINTECH MAR 02, 2017
Adviser's tweet about widow of fallen Navy SEAL sends firm into crisis PR mode

The incident introduces yet another example of how not to use social media.

By Jeff Benjamin
FINTECH MAR 02, 2017
Why advisers should update at least one tech system every year

Delaying a capital investment could result in falling behind the competition in future years

By Liz Skinner
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 01, 2017
4 ways to position your practice to attract more high-net-worth clients

It's one thing to target this market. It's another to be able to serve it capably.

By Jonathan Albano
BROKER DEALERS MAR 01, 2017
Raymond James loses $762,000 penny stock arbitration claim

More than 20 claimants initially sought $8.8 million in damages and costs after a Morgan Keegan adviser allegedly misappropriated their funds.

By Bruce Kelly
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 01, 2017
OSJs: Add Value and Increase Rep Stickiness with Well-Planned Branch Events

By Gillian Albert
RIAS FEB 28, 2017
RIAs embrace the tough-love feedback of advisory boards

Letting clients help direct practice management decisions can have many upsides.

By Jeff Benjamin
FINTECH FEB 28, 2017
Digital marketing strategies take years to perfect, but can yield prospects galore

Inbound marketing involves creating an impactful website, attracting interest to that site and building trust with visitors to inspire them to become clients.

By Liz Skinner
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 27, 2017
5 ways to build quality financial plans amid DOL fiduciary rule uncertainty

The firms and advisers that are able to embrace the shift from a sales culture to one comprised of goals-based planning will thrive.

By Kevin Knull
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 27, 2017
DOL rule slows down wirehouse recruiting and crimps bonuses

Even though the fiduciary rule's future is in doubt, wirehouses are downsizing the bonuses they are offering veteran brokers to jump ship.

By Bloomberg
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 27, 2017
Wells Fargo loses $375M team to Raymond James

Preston Covington III and team expand firm's coverage to Columbia, S.C.

By Bloomberg
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 24, 2017
Merrill Lynch cuts its top rate on fee accounts

Reduction from 2.7% to 2.2% could save smaller clients $5,000 a year.

By InvestmentNews
FINTECH FEB 24, 2017
Regulatory scrutiny may put firms without adviser text messaging policies at risk

An increasing emphasis on telemarketing activities is putting pressure on financial firms to protect themselves and their advisers.

By Yasmin Zarabi
RIAS FEB 23, 2017
Triad nabs Resources Investment Advisors, the $5 billion hybrid that left LPL

The Kansas-based firm is a super OSJ that provides compliance and marketing support for 11 independent advisory practices

By InvestmentNews
FINTECH FEB 23, 2017
SEC provides robo-adviser guidance

Regulator warns automated platforms to be transparent on algorithms and consumers to ask a lot of questions before choosing one, but stops short of issuing new rules.

By Liz Skinner
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 23, 2017
Advice firms adapt to millennial advisers who want to help their peers

Many young advisers are persuading their bosses to accept lower annual minimum fees and make other modifications to appeal to young investors.

By Liz Skinner
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 23, 2017
A Unique Opportunity for B-D Managers and Principals

By Gillian Albert
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 23, 2017
How Super Branches Spell Opportunities for Advisors

By Gillian Albert
FINTECH FEB 22, 2017
Get ahead of robo-advisers by combining personal and digital services

Robo-advisers can give them do-it-yourself, but they can't create ongoing personal relationships.

By Sheryl Rowling
OPINION FEB 22, 2017
Why passive asset managers represent high risk for financial advisers

Passive third-party asset managers could expose clients to a greater level of risk and dissatisfaction.

By Greg Luken