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Navigating the gray zone
NEWS OPINION FEB 20, 2020
Navigating the gray zone

What to do when best practices for running your business don’t align with your personal values

Franklin exits fund purgatory with Legg Mason deal
NEWS OPINION FEB 18, 2020
Franklin exits fund purgatory with Legg Mason deal

The acquisition will double Franklin's assets, which hadn't grown in the last 18 months

3 reasons I sold a majority stake in my firm
NEWS OPINION FEB 18, 2020
3 reasons I sold a majority stake in my firm

Now that I'm part of a larger organization, 95% of my workweek is spent doing what I’m best at: growing the firm

How advisers can attract top talent
NEWS OPINION FEB 11, 2020
How advisers can attract top talent

The quality of your employees determines the strength of your business, so here are some tips for identifying the best hires

Cybersecurity rules can create compliance challenges
NEWS OPINION FEB 10, 2020
Cybersecurity rules can create compliance challenges

National standards would be preferable to a patchwork of state-by-state rules when it comes to dealing with rapidly evolving cyberthreats

Let’s do the right thing for Massachusetts’ savers
NEWS OPINION FEB 05, 2020
Let’s do the right thing for Massachusetts’ savers

The proposed regulation that aims to protect investors would end up increasing pressure on the state's working families

This is us
NEWS OPINION FEB 05, 2020
This is us

Financial wellness is coming of age — and we’re all on the journey together

Stop being so digital
NEWS OPINION FEB 04, 2020
Stop being so digital

Your clients have hired you because they want a personal relationship

Bond funds aim to win over the green-curious, not purists
NEWS OPINION FEB 04, 2020
Bond funds aim to win over the green-curious, not purists

Big fixed-income managers pit their ESG portfolios against a broad set of competitors

Are advisers making the grade when it comes to college savings?
NEWS OPINION FEB 03, 2020
Are advisers making the grade when it comes to college savings?

Many clients are making college savings mistakes and could use more help from their financial adviser

5 industry trends that could continue in the new decade
NEWS OPINION FEB 03, 2020
5 industry trends that could continue in the new decade

Many of last year's trends in the financial advice industry will be front and center again this year, including consolidation, fees and fiduciary regulation

Schwab’s Intelligent Income is an important advance, but only if all your money is at Schwab
NEWS OPINION JAN 29, 2020
Schwab’s Intelligent Income is an important advance, but only if all your money is at Schwab

Be on the lookout for more firms to offer income solutions that don’t require investors to sell assets at a large cost

Not ready to retire? Consider the sell-and-stay approach
NEWS OPINION JAN 29, 2020
Not ready to retire? Consider the sell-and-stay approach

If RIA founder/owners want to keep working but worry the red-hot M&A market will run out of steam, there's a third option

Planning for a 21st century retirement
NEWS OPINION JAN 28, 2020
Planning for a 21st century retirement

Working longer and delaying Social Security can significantly boost retirees' income

Repapering is anything but easy
NEWS OPINION JAN 27, 2020
Repapering is anything but easy

Doing the work involved in moving clients to a new custodian is a massive undertaking

2020 brings new opportunities in the retirement space
NEWS OPINION JAN 22, 2020
2020 brings new opportunities in the retirement space

The SECURE Act’s pooled employer plans provision will create a new market for investment advisory services

Coaching clients to teach their kids about investing
NEWS OPINION JAN 21, 2020
Coaching clients to teach their kids about investing

Less than half of parents let their kids make real financial decisions, and that’s a problem

Why retirement plan adviser RFPs are critical to participant success
NEWS OPINION JAN 21, 2020
Why retirement plan adviser RFPs are critical to participant success

And why it’s not happening

3 big themes for RIAs in 2020
NEWS OPINION JAN 17, 2020
3 big themes for RIAs in 2020

David Canter of Fidelity talks about where the independent adviser is heading as we embark on a new decade

Nir Kaissar: BlackRock muddies the social-investing waters
NEWS OPINION JAN 16, 2020
Nir Kaissar: BlackRock muddies the social-investing waters

The giant money manager is taking a misguided approach to climate change