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YOUR PRACTICE RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 16, 2017
Retirement industry to undergo major changes with or without DOL fiduciary rule

Firms are moving forward with changes because it makes sense for advisers and their clients.

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 16, 2017
The case for more prominently disclosing compensation and conflicts of interest

Wouldn't it be easier if financial advisers had to wear the logos of all the companies whose products and services they distribute?

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 15, 2017
Hall of famer Mike Piazza's 'distant cousin' leaves Merrill Lynch for Raymond James

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 15, 2017
Fired Waddell & Reed broker barred by Finra

Paul D. Stanley was dismissed for violating the firm's professional conduct, supervisory and compensation policies.

YOUR PRACTICE OPINION MAR 15, 2017
Keep calm and carry on with both commissions and fees

Advisers must act in the best interest of clients and present them with all available retirement income offerings

6 essential ingredients to life insurance advice
YOUR PRACTICE OPINION MAR 14, 2017
6 essential ingredients to life insurance advice

Life insurance is the last, largest, most-neglected asset on clients' balance sheets and in desperate need of management.

How independent financial advisers can build practices that thrive regardless of DOL fiduciary rule outcome
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH MAR 14, 2017
How independent financial advisers can build practices that thrive regardless of DOL fiduciary rule outcome

The most successful will be those who recognize that change in our industry is a constant.

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 14, 2017
Wells Fargo loses a $500M team to Ameriprise

Four-person team joins firm's employee channel in Charleston, S.C.

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 13, 2017
How to help clients who are going through major life events

Financial advisers can help their clients write their next chapter after life pivots them in a new direction.

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 13, 2017
Merrill Lynch pair with $200M in AUM move to HighTower

Jim Ewing and Michael Cona have formed Ewing/Cona Wealth Management in Marlton, N.J.

YOUR PRACTICE RIAS MAR 10, 2017
RIAs take a soft approach to cross-selling

Planners use multiple means to show clients they have more to offer than the basics.

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 10, 2017
The bull market for wirehouse recruiting deals is over. What will happen next?

Firms that make strategic changes will not only slow attrition, but position themselves to attract top talent for less than they are paying now.

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 09, 2017
The bull market for wirehouse recruiting deals is over. What will happen next?

Firms that make strategic changes will not only slow attrition, but position themselves to attract top talent for less than they are paying now

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 09, 2017
Raymond James recruits $138M Merrill Lynch team

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 09, 2017
Cetera adds $1B bank wealth platform

Honolulu-based American Savings Banks has 51 branches throughout Hawaii

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 08, 2017
Finra accepting comments on rule change to allow investment-strategy projections

Broker-dealer groups endorse the change, saying it would put them on a level playing field with investment advisers.

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 07, 2017
Help protect clients from scam attacks

If we continually educate our clients, we can help them become more aware.

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 06, 2017
Merrill Lynch team with $150M AUM joins Janney Montgomery Scott

Merrill brokers will join a veteran Janney team in New York City

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 06, 2017
Finra bars broker-dealer owner for false testimony, fabricated documents

Frank H. Black and his firm, Southeast Investments N.C. Inc., failed to retain business-related emails and to achieve compliance with applicable securities laws, according to the Finra panel's decision.

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 06, 2017
Prospects for independent adviser exams fade with increased SEC efficiency, Piwowar resistance

The regulator's acting chairman says he prefers that agency employees conduct exams.<a href=&quot;http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20170306/FREE/170309954/sec-enforcement-unit-bracing-for-budget-cuts-under-trump&quot; style=&quot;color:#b10816&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;>&#8203;&#32;<i><b>(More: SEC enforcement unit bracing for budget cuts under Trump)</b></i></a>