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Business continuity planning is top compliance concern for advisory firms
YOUR PRACTICE RIAS JUL 17, 2020
Business continuity planning is top compliance concern for advisory firms

Issue eclipses cybersecurity for first time in six years in the Investment Adviser Association survey

Sell baby sell! Merrill Lynch shuts down trainee program
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 17, 2020
Sell baby sell! Merrill Lynch shuts down trainee program

The latest episode of the InvestmentNews Podcast looks at Merrill’s headache trying to manage broker trainees who are learning to cold-call from home

Make growth of your advisory business a pandemic silver lining
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 17, 2020
Make growth of your advisory business a pandemic silver lining

When dissatisfied clients look for a new financial adviser, will they find you?

Financial literacy is important for financial inclusion
YOUR PRACTICE OPINION JUL 17, 2020
Financial literacy is important for financial inclusion

Advisers can help expand financial inclusion by assisting people in understanding essential concepts and developing the skills needed to reach their financial goals

The key for advisers still working from home? It's digital
YOUR PRACTICE RIAS JUL 16, 2020
The key for advisers still working from home? It's digital

With back-to-office plans in flux, the acceleration of digital-driven processes among advisers is a trend for the long haul

CFP Board offers remote option for September exams
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 16, 2020
CFP Board offers remote option for September exams

Finra, NASAA began scheduling online tests earlier this week

Merrill adviser headcount up 2% as trainee hiring resumes
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 16, 2020
Merrill adviser headcount up 2% as trainee hiring resumes

The brokerage will also be getting back the 650 trainees it shifted to the wider bank to help with PPP loans

As M&A activity ramps back up, RIAs need to bone up on the details
YOUR PRACTICE RIAS JUL 16, 2020
As M&A activity ramps back up, RIAs need to bone up on the details

Independent advisers want to do deals, but many confess they aren't really prepared to do so

Building a structure for digital success
YOUR PRACTICE OPINION JUL 15, 2020
Building a structure for digital success

How firms can cultivate an organizational structure that accelerates digital transformation

Student loans center of 401(k) perk  for Allianz workers
YOUR PRACTICE RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 15, 2020
Student loans center of 401(k) perk for Allianz workers

The company will consider some loan repayments as contributions toward reaching the employer match

Four pillars of inspiration for stronger client relationships
YOUR PRACTICE OPINION JUL 15, 2020
Four pillars of inspiration for stronger client relationships

The proven process of the adviser-client relationship provides a great blueprint to help firms optimize their work

Hybrid managing $300 million moves to LPL from Voya
YOUR PRACTICE BROKER DEALERS JUL 15, 2020
Hybrid managing $300 million moves to LPL from Voya

Crossroads Financial Services will use Financial Services Network as an office of supervisory jurisdiction

SEC charges cryptocurrency app Abra with unregistered swap transactions
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH JUL 14, 2020
SEC charges cryptocurrency app Abra with unregistered swap transactions

The startup allegedly offered security-based swaps to retail investors without registration

Kamila McDonnough elected CFP Board Chair-elect
YOUR PRACTICE RIAS JUL 14, 2020
Kamila McDonnough elected CFP Board Chair-elect

The president of the advisory firm GRID 202 Partners will take the top post in 2022

Wells Fargo reports drop in advisers, assets for Q2
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 14, 2020
Wells Fargo reports drop in advisers, assets for Q2

Wells Fargo Advisors says it is focused on hiring bigger producing teams

RBC recruits duo with $245 million
YOUR PRACTICE BROKER DEALERS JUL 13, 2020
RBC recruits duo with $245 million

The Albuquerque, New Mexico-based advisers are joining from Maplewood Investments

Maximizing your digital magazine experience
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 12, 2020
Maximizing your digital magazine experience

Bringing back the physical version last month further informed our desire to deliver this magazine in all the ways that you need it

Working past 62 improves retirement security: Study
YOUR PRACTICE RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 10, 2020
Working past 62 improves retirement security: Study

People who aren't prepared for retirement at age 62 aren't more likely than others to keep working, but those who do tend to benefit financially, a recent paper found

Social distancing weighs on advice business: Survey
YOUR PRACTICE RIAS JUL 09, 2020
Social distancing weighs on advice business: Survey

Prospecting is now more difficult, and advisers said they are less effective at selling products, a report from Limra and others shows

How to draw the line when clients challenge your approach
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 09, 2020
How to draw the line when clients challenge your approach

In your discussion, validate the forces driving the client's discomfort, confirm that you hear what they're saying and explain why the current strategy remains best suited for them