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Building your team while working remotely
YOUR PRACTICE OPINION MAY 13, 2020
Building your team while working remotely

The more you can do to engage with your staff, the more connected they'll feel

Fiduciary lessons from COVID-19 crisis
YOUR PRACTICE OPINION MAY 13, 2020
Fiduciary lessons from COVID-19 crisis

The handling of the pandemic provides plenty of examples of how to build (or lose) client trust

Morgan Stanley hit with $5 million penalty for misleading clients in wrap account program
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 12, 2020
Morgan Stanley hit with $5 million penalty for misleading clients in wrap account program

The SEC charged the wirehouse with not fully disclosing fees for five years

Two Wells Fargo FiNet reps managing $315 million move to LPL
YOUR PRACTICE BROKER DEALERS MAY 12, 2020
Two Wells Fargo FiNet reps managing $315 million move to LPL

Brian Wall and Joe Nastasi will merge their practices in the Kansas City, Mo., area

Last chance to participate in InvestmentNews' 2020 Adviser Benchmarking Survey
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 11, 2020
Last chance to participate in InvestmentNews' 2020 Adviser Benchmarking Survey

Those who take the survey will get free copies of two studies, as well as other perks

Help clients make wise medical choices in light of COVID-19
YOUR PRACTICE OPINION MAY 11, 2020
Help clients make wise medical choices in light of COVID-19

Encourage your clients to complete or update their advance directives, including living wills and health care powers of attorney

I’m listening
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 10, 2020
I’m listening

I come to you, our readers, seeking your feedback

Pandemic means changes for advisers' firms and their clients
YOUR PRACTICE OPINION MAY 10, 2020
Pandemic means changes for advisers' firms and their clients

Advisers are likely to face many discomforting discussions as the new economic and market reality unfolds

Advisers turned to active management, rebalanced during downturn: Fidelity
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 08, 2020
Advisers turned to active management, rebalanced during downturn: Fidelity

Passive management and cash took a back seat to actively managed stock and bond strategies

Communicating what’s really important
YOUR PRACTICE OPINION MAY 07, 2020
Communicating what’s really important

Far too often, advisers think that communicating means they need to do the talking; instead, they need to do the listening

Teach your clients to manage their cash flow
YOUR PRACTICE OPINION MAY 07, 2020
Teach your clients to manage their cash flow

Helping them understand when their choices will affect their long-term plans is the surest way to help them reach their goals

FPA teams with TD Ameritrade to launch 'virtual externship' program
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH MAY 06, 2020
FPA teams with TD Ameritrade to launch 'virtual externship' program

The eight-week program promises to connect financial planning interns with mentors from across the country

Financial services embraces technology in adapting to remote work
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH MAY 06, 2020
Financial services embraces technology in adapting to remote work

Some firms said they will never go back to the way things were before the pandemic

LifeYield upgrades Social Security retirement income tool
YOUR PRACTICE RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 06, 2020
LifeYield upgrades Social Security retirement income tool

Interactive software helps advisers initiate planning discussions with clients

Will an uptick in tech adoption during COVID-19 mean a cutback in staff?
YOUR PRACTICE OPINION MAY 06, 2020
Will an uptick in tech adoption during COVID-19 mean a cutback in staff?

As advisory firms become more comfortable with using digital tools, new tech could make some jobs obsolete

LPL snags another Securities America team
YOUR PRACTICE BROKER DEALERS MAY 06, 2020
LPL snags another Securities America team

The move by Winston Wealth, a hybrid managing $300 million, follows a similar shift last week by JFC Financial

Young advisers face their first major downturn
YOUR PRACTICE OPINION MAY 05, 2020
Young advisers face their first major downturn

The stress involved in working with clients in the current environment is considerable, and firm culture and support are key factors

Finra fines former LPL rep for trading away
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 05, 2020
Finra fines former LPL rep for trading away

Michael Mountjoy was also suspended for six months by the regulator

3 Questions: Creative cards for lonely clients
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 05, 2020
3 Questions: Creative cards for lonely clients

Kristen Lucas is sending hand-drawn cards from her daughter to Luma Wealth clients who are living alone in quarantine

Finra censures, fines Dawn Bennett’s former firm
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 05, 2020
Finra censures, fines Dawn Bennett’s former firm

Western International will pay $325,000 and have its compliance methods reviewed