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Why a big market decline won't kill the robo
FINTECH SEP 22, 2015
Why a big market decline won't kill the robo

Just as the 2000 tech bubble collapse did not end the expansion of online travel sites, a bear market will not kill the digital-adviser revolution.

By Joe Duran
FINTECH SEP 22, 2015
Hackers have a backdoor way into your system

Advisers should safeguard their practices as they share sensitive information across multiple third-party platforms and service providers.

By Alessandra Malito
State regulators work on uniform approach to elder financial abuse
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 22, 2015
State regulators work on uniform approach to elder financial abuse

New measures are aimed at encouraging brokers to notify authorities when they suspect someone is trying to scam one of their clients.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
FINTECH SEP 21, 2015
Docupace makes move to buy back stake from RCS Capital

Document management technology company is battling to become independent, amidst its majority stakeholder's recent announcement that it is going bankrupt.

By Alessandra Malito
What do the wealthy really want?
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 21, 2015
What do the wealthy really want?

The wealthy senior executive or dot.com billionaire has plenty of choice when it comes to financial planners and advisers. Here are some tips to make sure you're hitting the right notes.

By Bryce Sanders
Successful go-anywhere bond funds kept bets in check – but was performance due to skill or luck?
ALTERNATIVES SEP 21, 2015
Successful go-anywhere bond funds kept bets in check – but was performance due to skill or luck?

New analysis suggests the difference between top and bottom unconstrained funds was Treasury exposure and the effectiveness of the manager's market timing.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
How to help clients cope when markets get scary
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 21, 2015
How to help clients cope when markets get scary

Picking a story that best captures what not to do when markets get wild will benefit your clients

By crichards
Advisers: Quit talking to and about each other on social media
FINTECH SEP 21, 2015
Advisers: Quit talking to and about each other on social media

Use it to offer information and build relationships with consumers who might become clients.

By Alessandra Malito
Morgan Stanley data breach focus shifts to hackers from adviser
FINTECH SEP 21, 2015
Morgan Stanley data breach focus shifts to hackers from adviser

U.S. authorities examining whether fired adviser Marsh was targeted by hackers after he took data from the wirehouse.

By Bloomberg
OPINION SEP 20, 2015
7 risks for retirement income planning

Those entering retirement are crossing the threshold into an entirely foreign way of living, where they are vulnerable to several hazards.

By Wade Pfau
SEC ship won't become a speedboat in wake of Gallagher departure
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 18, 2015
SEC ship won't become a speedboat in wake of Gallagher departure

With almost no chance a successor will be on board by Oct. 2, the then four-person commission should progress without interruption – or acceleration – to Chairwoman Mary Jo White's agenda.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
BROKER DEALERS SEP 18, 2015
LPL says competitors could be on hot seat with regulators

As inquiries into the broker-dealer wind down, regulators' focus could turn to others in the industry, CEO Casady says.

By Bruce Kelly
How a weekend client raid blew up and a brokerage battle went public
BROKER DEALERS SEP 17, 2015
How a weekend client raid blew up and a brokerage battle went public

Arbitration case alleges that Oppenheimer & Co. stepped beyond the bounds of propriety in mounting a client raid on Peter Schiff's Euro Pacific over a three-day weekend this summer.

By Bloomberg
Finra cracks down on 'cockroach' brokers
BROKER DEALERS SEP 17, 2015
Finra cracks down on 'cockroach' brokers

Finra bars 10 at New York broker-dealer Global Arena Capital Corp. after investigating brokers who migrated from an expelled firm.

By Mason Braswell
Envestnet completes first stage of Finance Logix integration
FINTECH SEP 17, 2015
Envestnet completes first stage of Finance Logix integration

The recently acquired financial planning software is being incorporated into the advisory technology firm's platform.

By Alessandra Malito
Which adviser designations yield the highest pay?
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 17, 2015
Which adviser designations yield the highest pay?

Advisers with this credential averaged at least 20% more compensation last year than those without it, an <i>InvestmentNews</i> survey shows. <i>(See also: <a href="//www.investmentnews.com/article/20150904/FREE/150909967/independent-advisers-growth-is-slowing&quot;" target="&quot;_blank&quot;" rel="noopener noreferrer">Independent advisers' growth is slowing</a>)</i>

By Liz Skinner
Adviser's Consultant: What it takes to retain women advisers
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 17, 2015
Adviser's Consultant: What it takes to retain women advisers

Brittain Prigge of Balentine shares her firm's success in cultivating a staff in which female advisers make up the majority.

By Liz Skinner
FINTECH SEP 16, 2015
Winklevoss twins call on advisers to get on bitcoin bandwagon but they're not budging

Lack of understanding, performance history and steep headline risk are all reasons keeping investors on the sidelines.

By Alessandra Malito
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 16, 2015
Advisers must go beyond the three Fs to compete for retirement-plan business

In addition to fees, funds and fiduciary, specialist defined-contribution advisers are raising the stakes with conversations around plan health and design.

By Greg Iacurci
Unique 401(k) modeling app ups BlackRock's value-add for advisers
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 16, 2015
Unique 401(k) modeling app ups BlackRock's value-add for advisers

BlackRock's software, unique among DC vendors, riffs off the broader themes of retirement income and capturing advisers' attention with business-improvement solutions.

By Greg Iacurci