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PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 06, 2015
Economists bet on consumers to renew growth

Spring thaw expected to restore 3% annual growth rate

By Bloomberg
Would one share of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway be a smart retirement savings strategy?
RIAS APR 06, 2015
Would one share of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway be a smart retirement savings strategy?

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Would buying one share of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway be a good savings strategy?

By Jeff Benjamin
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 06, 2015
Advisory fees show signs of a rebound

Fee-based pricing is on the upswing after falling for several years, leading industry analysts to wonder whether fees have finally hit bottom and if the upward trend will continue.

By Liz Skinner
How to develop advocates for consistent, ideal referrals
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 06, 2015
How to develop advocates for consistent, ideal referrals

Our first in an ongoing 'Adviser's Consultant' series, featuring successful practice management strategies of advisers.

By Liz Skinner
FINTECH APR 06, 2015
Robo rumpus gets vicious

The battle between robo-advisers and Charles Schwab &amp; Co. is heating up. Online investing companies like Betterment and Hedgeable have jumped in to rally against Schwab Intelligent Portfolios, the discount broker-dealer's new retail robo-adviser. The arguments have spanned across the web on blog posts, tweets and comments.

By Alessandra Malito
How to perfectly time your clients' Medicare enrollment
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 06, 2015
How to perfectly time your clients' Medicare enrollment

Decisions on Medicare enrollment carry a meaningful financial impact, are closely tied to Social Security choices

By Peter Stahl
FINTECH APR 05, 2015
You've got mail ... and more mail ... and more ...

Tips about uncluttering your inbox (bet Hillary Clinton wishes she had).

By Alessandra Malito
Focus Financial invests in $600 million wealth manager
RIAS APR 05, 2015
Focus Financial invests in $600 million wealth manager

Deal comes amid slowdown for large investors in financial advisory firms.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
Advisory fees rise above 1% after bottoming in 2013
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 05, 2015
Advisory fees rise above 1% after bottoming in 2013

Fee-based pricing on the upswing after falling for several years, making rising asset levels even more profitable.

By Liz Skinner
Employer objections stand in way of 401(k) plan success
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 05, 2015
Employer objections stand in way of 401(k) plan success

Advisers can adopt strategies to counteract arguments against trying to maximize contributions

By Darla Mercado
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 03, 2015
Adviser explains how firms improve business with study groups

Latest in our 'Adviser's Consultant' series, featuring practice management strategies that work.

By Liz Skinner
Ask an Adviser: How to handle splitting the business in a divorce
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 03, 2015
Ask an Adviser: How to handle splitting the business in a divorce

In wife-husband companies, death isn't the only unexpected event requiring a financial plan.

By Frank Jaffe
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 03, 2015
Helping clients deal with financial infidelity

Those keeping financial secrets from partners may surprise you

By Liz Skinner
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 03, 2015
Yes, you need a brand. You really do.

Your personal brand should differentiate you in your firm or in the marketplace and position you as an expert.

By Theresa Gralinski
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 03, 2015
Don't market to women, serve them, Krawcheck tells advisers

Women, on way to becoming the majority of U.S. millionaires, represent the industry's biggest business opportunity.

By Liz Skinner
The future of running a financial advisory practice
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 03, 2015
The future of running a financial advisory practice

Top practice management experts discuss how advisers need to get ready for the changes the next 10 years will bring.

By lkonish
Millennials are shunning financial advice
EQUITIES APR 02, 2015
Millennials are shunning financial advice

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Millennials don't really care about financial advice, which is a boon for robo-advisers, but a bad sign for the advice industry.

By Jeff Benjamin
BROKER DEALERS APR 02, 2015
Brokerage executives enjoying steadily increasing payouts

As markets thrive and wealth management becomes a focus at major firms, brokerage execs like Morgan Stanley's Greg Fleming enjoy bigger paydays.

By Mason Braswell
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 02, 2015
Do you have what it takes to be a CEO?

Take our quiz to see if your workplace habits line up with today's business leaders.

By Ellie Zhu
RIAS APR 02, 2015
Time for RIAs to set transition plans as SEC steps up focus

Regulator turning attention to how risks arising from advisers' asset management business might cascade throughout the economy.

By Les Abromovitz