Lavonne Kuykendall

Lavonne was a reporter for InvestmentNews from 2011 to 2012 covering practice management topics for financial advisers. Connect with her on LinkedIn.

Lavonne Kuykendall
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No time to meet with a client? Skype 'em
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 23, 2012
No time to meet with a client? Skype 'em

Seeking an alternative for a face-to-face meeting with clients that just isn't convenient? Try Skype.

NEWS RIAS MAR 23, 2012
Commission addiction limiting adviser breakaways: Survey

Fun is done: Frugality rules as tax refunds to be squirreled away
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 22, 2012
Fun is done: Frugality rules as tax refunds to be squirreled away

Survey shows a shift in what filers plan to do with checks from the IRS; 'more reserved and cautious'

NEWS WIREHOUSES MAR 12, 2012
Lawyer sees pickup in breakaway business

SEC accuses 'RIA' of using LinkedIn in alleged scam
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH MAR 07, 2012
SEC accuses 'RIA' of using LinkedIn in alleged scam

The SEC has filed a cease-and-desist order against an Illinois who called himself a registered investment adviser and a representative of a broker-dealer online and used social media in an attempt to scam gullible investors.

First step in tech overhaul? Post-it notes
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH MAR 06, 2012
First step in tech overhaul? Post-it notes

Advisers counseled to write down job functions and work flows on sticky pads; like a storyboard

New cost basis rules could be basis for 'unhappy' clients
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS MAR 05, 2012
New cost basis rules could be basis for 'unhappy' clients

Those who end up paying more taxes than required on stock sales may well have tough questions for their advisers

2012 could be the year of the breakaway, lawyer says
NEWS WIREHOUSES MAR 02, 2012
2012 could be the year of the breakaway, lawyer says

Retention contracts at wirehouses winding down; more confidence in going indie

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 23, 2012
A year that calls for unusual year-end client activities

As Europe teeters on financial disintegration and U.S. equity markets end a volatile 2011 having gone nowhere, financial advisers are trying new end-of-year tactics to show client appreciation, cement ties and take care of traditional December business

NEWS RIAS FEB 20, 2012
RIA has succession plan of its own for smaller firms