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Why You Needed a Continuity Plan Yesterday
YOUR PRACTICE OPINION OCT 04, 2018
Why You Needed a Continuity Plan Yesterday

With many people depending on a practice to continue operating in an advisor's absence, it's vital to have a detailed continuity plan. Learn how to get started on yours today.

New FPA survey reveals characteristics of top advisers
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 03, 2018
New FPA survey reveals characteristics of top advisers

'Behavioralists' outpace their colleagues in such areas as net client growth rates and referrals.

New State Street tool helps advisers determine if clients want ESG investing
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH OCT 02, 2018
New State Street tool helps advisers determine if clients want ESG investing

Asset manager hopes the Values Discovery Tool aids advisers' conversations about new investment strategies.

Adviser's cultural understanding behind four decades of client care
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 01, 2018
Adviser's cultural understanding behind four decades of client care

Family office executive fled the communist regime in Cuba at 11 .

What's at stake with a branch audit?
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 01, 2018
What's at stake with a branch audit?

Your statements to an auditor could come back to haunt you should the issue escalate.

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 29, 2018
Is the worst over for Wells Fargo Advisors?

The wirehouse has felt blowback from the bank's scandals in the form of lost advisers and assets. But is the tide turning?

An adviser's guide to Medicare open enrollment
YOUR PRACTICE RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 28, 2018
An adviser's guide to Medicare open enrollment

Encourage clients to review their drug coverage and Advantage plans for 2019.

Helpful hints on working with nonprofits
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 27, 2018
Helpful hints on working with nonprofits

Gaining a nonprofit client can be a 'slow burn,' especially if it's an all-volunteer organization.

Transition Success: 5 Keys to a Smooth Journey
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 27, 2018
Transition Success: 5 Keys to a Smooth Journey

For advisors considering a move, these five elements can help guide your practice to a successful transition.

Voya pays $1 million to settle SEC charges over cybersecurity breach
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH SEP 26, 2018
Voya pays $1 million to settle SEC charges over cybersecurity breach

Attackers allegedly impersonated independent advisers to gain access to VFA's online portal.

Will Merrill Lynch leave the broker recruiting protocol?
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 25, 2018
Will Merrill Lynch leave the broker recruiting protocol?

The wirehouse has obviously noted its own lack of recruiting success this year, as well as the slowed attrition rates at its competitors that have exited the protocol.

Tips on special-needs planning
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 25, 2018
Tips on special-needs planning

Key points include balancing the family's needs with those of the disabled person, planning for two generations and maximizing government benefits

What advisers get wrong about investors
YOUR PRACTICE RIAS SEP 24, 2018
What advisers get wrong about investors

Investors are a diverse bunch, which should guide the way advisers prospect for clients and deliver recommendations.

Making diversity intentional is first step to boosting inclusion
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 22, 2018
Making diversity intentional is first step to boosting inclusion

Diverse fintech firm offers advisers a lesson on how to be competitive for top talent.

Shlomo Benartzi to chair Acorns behavioral economics committee
YOUR PRACTICE RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 21, 2018
Shlomo Benartzi to chair Acorns behavioral economics committee

Behavioral economist will lead robo-adviser's Money Lab, a project to develop products that help people save and invest.

How advisers can help cancer patients tackle financial distress
YOUR PRACTICE OPINION SEP 21, 2018
How advisers can help cancer patients tackle financial distress

The Foundation for Financial Planning is calling for a national response to the potential financial ruin of families fighting the disease through the Pro Bono for Cancer Campaign

Five social media cybersecurity updates you can address now
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 20, 2018
Five social media cybersecurity updates you can address now

It's a big issue that can impact all corners of your business, so do all you can to stay safe and secure.

Wells Fargo plans to cut staff up to 10% within next three years
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 20, 2018
Wells Fargo plans to cut staff up to 10% within next three years

Bank is struggling to cut spending amid regulatory fines and higher legal costs stemming from scandals.

Why advisers should market philanthropic giving to entrepreneurs
YOUR PRACTICE OPINION SEP 19, 2018
Why advisers should market philanthropic giving to entrepreneurs

New study from Fidelity Charitable finds business owners donate more than average Americans.

Cash-strapped Americans willing to leverage homes to pay bills
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 19, 2018
Cash-strapped Americans willing to leverage homes to pay bills

Millennials, low earners and the less educated were most likely to think it was appropriate to tap home equity to cover ordinary bills.