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Finra probes brokerage bank sweep accounts as commissions dwindle
YOUR PRACTICE BROKER DEALERS JAN 13, 2020
Finra probes brokerage bank sweep accounts as commissions dwindle

Expert: Interest rate discussions with clients ‘can be problematic’

Rick Suarez to head $7.5 billion Clarfeld/Citizens Private Wealth
YOUR PRACTICE BROKER DEALERS JAN 13, 2020
Rick Suarez to head $7.5 billion Clarfeld/Citizens Private Wealth

Suarez succeeds firm founder Rob Clarfeld, who becomes executive chairman

Wall Street targets Silicon Valley rich
YOUR PRACTICE BROKER DEALERS JAN 13, 2020
Wall Street targets Silicon Valley rich

Citi, Bank of America and Morgan Stanley are among the firms beefing up their wealth management efforts in Northern California

Wells Fargo owes $103 million in second mobile banking case vs. USAA
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 13, 2020
Wells Fargo owes $103 million in second mobile banking case vs. USAA

Jury found Wells Fargo infringed on USAA patents, similar to findings in a November verdict

Mitigating the 3 common conflicts of AUM fiduciaries
YOUR PRACTICE OPINION JAN 10, 2020
Mitigating the 3 common conflicts of AUM fiduciaries

Advisers who use an assets-under-management model should lead with planning and do what’s in the best interest of their clients at all turns

Don't relegate diversity efforts as marketing
YOUR PRACTICE OPINION JAN 10, 2020
Don't relegate diversity efforts as marketing

Make D&I a core principle, not public relations

Finra outlines questions firms must answer on Reg BI compliance
YOUR PRACTICE ALTERNATIVES JAN 09, 2020
Finra outlines questions firms must answer on Reg BI compliance

Regulator also highlights private placements, digital communications and bank sweeps as priorities

Crash courses in BeFi
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 09, 2020
Crash courses in BeFi

Financial advisers who want to learn more about behavioral finance should consider educating themselves on the topic

SEC won’t offer any grace period for Reg BI compliance
YOUR PRACTICE RIAS JAN 07, 2020
SEC won’t offer any grace period for Reg BI compliance

In its annual examination priorities letter, the agency also shows it is once again targeting fee disclosure

Like the markets, advisers largely shrug off Iran threat
YOUR PRACTICE EQUITIES JAN 07, 2020
Like the markets, advisers largely shrug off Iran threat

Financial markets appear to be separating geopolitics from economics for the time being

A resolution for a new decade of growth
YOUR PRACTICE OPINION JAN 07, 2020
A resolution for a new decade of growth

Try identifying the things you should stop doing before making a list of the things you want to accomplish

Planning strategies for the solo practitioner: 2020 and beyond
YOUR PRACTICE OPINION JAN 06, 2020
Planning strategies for the solo practitioner: 2020 and beyond

With all the change occurring in our industry, even solo practitioners should have a business plan for navigating the road ahead

2020 tips for digital marketing campaigns
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH JAN 06, 2020
2020 tips for digital marketing campaigns

Advisers need a coordinated digital strategy if they want to stand out from the competition

Chief compliance officers help drive growth at RIAs (Really!)
YOUR PRACTICE OPINION JAN 03, 2020
Chief compliance officers help drive growth at RIAs (Really!)

A well-seasoned CCO can help transform an RIA by bringing an objective and mindful stance to the typically sales-oriented decision-making at a firm

Top 10 stories of 2019
YOUR PRACTICE RIAS DEC 20, 2019
Top 10 stories of 2019

Here are the most-read InvestmentNews stories of the year

YOUR PRACTICE OPINION DEC 19, 2019
The secret to new business? Better communication with current clients

Advisers focusing more time and energy on existing clients can help generate referrals, according to YCharts data

Hearsay helping advisers be proactive about texting compliance
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH DEC 17, 2019
Hearsay helping advisers be proactive about texting compliance

Tech vendor's texting app can now automatically detect keywords that run afoul of compliance and block messages from being sent.

Wells Fargo Advisors signs up more than 1,000 advisers for new succession plan
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 12, 2019
Wells Fargo Advisors signs up more than 1,000 advisers for new succession plan

Program gives advisers who stay until retirement an additional bonus of 25% of their trailing 12

Financial advisers are drowning in fintech choices
YOUR PRACTICE OPINION DEC 10, 2019
Financial advisers are drowning in fintech choices

Having too many tech options ends up hurting their businesses.

Reducing potential family conflicts
YOUR PRACTICE OPINION DEC 09, 2019
Reducing potential family conflicts

Even a close family can have quarrels during the estate planning process.