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YOUR PRACTICE OPINION OCT 18, 2017
Let hard data, not gut instinct, define your ideal client profile

Here are five simple ways to transform information into business-boosting action.

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 18, 2017
SunTrust group managing $540 million moves to Raymond James

William Keaton and Alfred Sams III lead a group joining the brokerage firm's employee unit.

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 18, 2017
How does your advisory firm stack up?

Comparing a firm's pay to the competition can point out vast flaws.

YOUR PRACTICE RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 17, 2017
IMCA rebrands to attract broader audience

The Investment Management Consultants Association has become the Investments & Wealth Institute, and will begin offering a retirement income designation.

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 17, 2017
InvestmentNews names winners of its 2017 Best Practices Awards

Fifth annual awards contest recognizes firms for excellence in practice management, technology.

YOUR PRACTICE RIAS OCT 17, 2017
Slowing revenue growth in advice business will impact career development

The rate of growth in the industry is important because it defines the rate at which firms can develop the careers of their employees.

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 16, 2017
Charles Schwab runs TV ads to promote independent, fiduciary advice model

The ads feature advisers who custody with Schwab.

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 16, 2017
How adviser salaries stack up to other jobs

Median compensation hovers just under $100,000 on the low end and reaches nearly $300,000 for bosses.

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 14, 2017
Advice industry in hiring mode

New data show firms are bringing up employee advisers like never before.

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 14, 2017
Advice firms need to invest in training and staff development

With most firms operating at or near capacity, firms need to step up their hiring and concentrate on building a workforce for the future.

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 14, 2017
Employee retention linked to career paths and training

Half of advice firms have no formal guidance for client service.

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 14, 2017
Advice firms in a tricky financial position

As revenue growth dips and salaries rise, nearly 90% of firms are at or near capacity.

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 13, 2017
In a turnaround, Wells Fargo Advisors sees slight bump in headcount

Racked by a scandal in its retail banking unit, Wells still managed to add 37 new advisers in the third quarter, a small number but an improvement nonetheless.

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 12, 2017
Report details rampant elder financial abuse

CFPB has logged more than 72,000 complaints over the past six years.

Financial therapy 'money scripts' can help you beat the robots
YOUR PRACTICE OPINION OCT 12, 2017
Financial therapy 'money scripts' can help you beat the robots

Get clients talking about youthful pitfalls they secretly keep replaying. Then show clients how to stop.

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 10, 2017
Finra flags two ex-Ameriprise reps over margin snafus

Jack McBride allegedly wrote checks to a client to cover margin interest charges, while Stuart Pearl allegedly made unsuitable recommendations.

YOUR PRACTICE RIAS OCT 10, 2017
Finra's Focus on UITs

Overlooking price discounts and pushing early rollovers can land firms in hot water

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 10, 2017
Giving to charity, the millennial way

How advisers can guide the younger generation's unique philanthropic style

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 09, 2017
Behavioral finance scholar Richard Thaler wins Nobel Prize in economics

Co-author of the best-seller 'Nudge,' he was honored by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences for building 'a bridge between the economic and psychological analyses of individual decision-making.'

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 05, 2017
Storms Seen Cutting U.S. Hiring in Half Before Jobs Rebound

U.S. employers probably added 80,000 workers last month, economists estimate.