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Annuities are heading to 401(k)s
YOUR PRACTICE RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 06, 2020
Annuities are heading to 401(k)s

The SECURE Act makes it more likely that employer-sponsored plans will add insurance products, and advisers will have ample opportunities to help clients

Building an RIA on the foundation of malpractice insurance
YOUR PRACTICE RIAS FEB 06, 2020
Building an RIA on the foundation of malpractice insurance

Curi Capital taps into a market of thousands of doctors

Frozen Wells Fargo bonuses show a peril for bankers after crisis
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 06, 2020
Frozen Wells Fargo bonuses show a peril for bankers after crisis

Retiring executives are having a hard time collecting deferred stock compensation, even if they weren't involved in the bank's scandals

How firms can meaningfully improve diversity, and why they should
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 05, 2020
How firms can meaningfully improve diversity, and why they should

Despite industrywide initiatives, advisory firms are making only slow progress on diversity

RIAs on hiring binge offer ownership, other perks
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 05, 2020
RIAs on hiring binge offer ownership, other perks

Schwab research shows 75% of firms are hiring, and ownership offers abound

This is us
YOUR PRACTICE OPINION FEB 05, 2020
This is us

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

Wells Fargo to pony up $79 million in deferred compensation settlement with advisers
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 04, 2020
Wells Fargo to pony up $79 million in deferred compensation settlement with advisers

Class action complaint alleges broker had been cheated out of deferred compensation

Stop being so digital
YOUR PRACTICE OPINION FEB 04, 2020
Stop being so digital

Your clients have hired you because they want a personal relationship

Are advisers making the grade when it comes to college savings?
YOUR PRACTICE 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

Specialized financing leverages art to buy more art
YOUR PRACTICE RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 03, 2020
Specialized financing leverages art to buy more art

Bankers help wealthy clients use planes and other assets as collateral

Financial advisers continued to bolt from Wall Street in 2019
YOUR PRACTICE BROKER DEALERS JAN 31, 2020
Financial advisers continued to bolt from Wall Street in 2019

Independent broker-dealers and RIAs scored sizable net gains of advisers at Wall Street's expense

LPL to broaden recruiting reach in 2020
YOUR PRACTICE BROKER DEALERS JAN 31, 2020
LPL to broaden recruiting reach in 2020

CEO Dan Arnold says the firm recruited advisers with $35 billion in AUM last year, a new annual high

Secure Act's big impact on affluent clients
YOUR PRACTICE RIAS JAN 30, 2020
Secure Act's big impact on affluent clients

The massive changes to the rules around retirement savings are creating opportunities for advisers

8 predictions for IBDs in 2020
YOUR PRACTICE RIAS JAN 29, 2020
8 predictions for IBDs in 2020

This year, independent broker-dealers will be watching such trends as merger madness, competitive recruiting costs and the arrival of Reg BI

Schwab’s Intelligent Income is an important advance, but only if all your money is at Schwab
YOUR PRACTICE 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
YOUR PRACTICE 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

Former Miami Dolphin affiliates with Associated Financial
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 29, 2020
Former Miami Dolphin affiliates with Associated Financial

Shawn Wooden, along with Travis Ruane, managed $125 million at Principal

Advisers cling to asset-based pricing model
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 28, 2020
Advisers cling to asset-based pricing model

As fee pressure spreads, fans of asset-based pricing are digging in their heels

Riskalyze updates technology to help brokers comply with Reg BI
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH JAN 28, 2020
Riskalyze updates technology to help brokers comply with Reg BI

The risk tolerance technology provider debuted new Reg-BI compliant workflows at the FSI conference

SEC publishes observations on industry cybersecurity practices
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH JAN 27, 2020
SEC publishes observations on industry cybersecurity practices

The agency highlights specific examples of firms' cybersecurity and operational resiliency practices