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YOUR PRACTICE RIAS MAR 10, 2016
Serving famous athletes and entertainers poses unique challenges for advisers

Advisers like David Adams, who works predominantly with musicians and entertainers, must march to a different drummer to succeed with celebrity clients.</br> <b><i>(More: <a href="//www.investmentnews.com/gallery/20160214/FREE/214009999/PH/9-tips-for-advisers-looking-to-work-with-celebrity-clients&quot;" target="&quot;_" rel="noopener">9 tips for working with celebrity clients</a>)</b></i>

How to beat the robo-advisers
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH MAR 09, 2016
How to beat the robo-advisers

Utilize technology to make interactions with clients more efficient and on-demand.

Reminding clients of their goals is a critical part of an adviser's job
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 09, 2016
Reminding clients of their goals is a critical part of an adviser's job

Without a clear why, it becomes difficult to help clients make the best financial decisions possible.

Google searches for 'fiduciary duty' spike as pending DOL rule gets closer
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 08, 2016
Google searches for 'fiduciary duty' spike as pending DOL rule gets closer

Brokers and advisers are not the only ones looking for more information.

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 07, 2016
Ways advisers can successfully target new Gen X clients

To reach this overlooked client pool, advisers must position themselves as trusted jacks-of-all-trades.

YOUR PRACTICE OPINION MAR 07, 2016
Billionaire wealth is not guaranteed forever

New research conducted over two decades across the 14 largest billionaire markets in the world found stark differences between the billionaires &#8220;of old&#8221; and today.

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 07, 2016
Failure to adapt can lead to missed opportunities

Railway moguls missed once-in-a-lifetime business opportunity in the early 1900s by not really understanding the business they were in. Are advisers doing the same thing?

DOL official promises changes to fiduciary rule based on avalanche of comments
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 07, 2016
DOL official promises changes to fiduciary rule based on avalanche of comments

The DOL's Timothy Hauser said one possible change to the department's fiduciary rule could involve the controversial contract brokers must sign with clients.

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 06, 2016
Steer clear of politics with clients

Best business strategy is to try and stay as apolitical as possible in client interactions and public communications

Not just the DOL: Retirement plan advisers must prepare for increased SEC scrutiny
YOUR PRACTICE RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 04, 2016
Not just the DOL: Retirement plan advisers must prepare for increased SEC scrutiny

SEC now digging into rollover advice, other aspects of conflicts relating to retirement accounts

Advisers challenged to keep polarized election rhetoric out of client discussions
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 03, 2016
Advisers challenged to keep polarized election rhetoric out of client discussions

Mitigating political passions in meetings &#8212; whether for Trump or Sanders or anyone in between &#8212; can mean letting clients rage.

Richard Ketchum, Finra chief executive, to retire
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 03, 2016
Richard Ketchum, Finra chief executive, to retire

The brokerage industry's chief regulator will step down in the second half of 2016 after a successor is found.

Morningstar's sustainability effort kicks off with ESG scores on 20,000 funds
YOUR PRACTICE EQUITIES MAR 02, 2016
Morningstar's sustainability effort kicks off with ESG scores on 20,000 funds

Scoring funds for social, environmental and governance factors feeds a growing investor appetite

New academic research challenges the honesty of financial advisers
YOUR PRACTICE RIAS MAR 01, 2016
New academic research challenges the honesty of financial advisers

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> Professors take it to the advice industry with a new paper charging economy-wide adviser misconduct.

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 01, 2016
Nominate your best for InvestmentNews' 40 Under 40

InvestmentNews is beginning its search for the best and brightest among the advice industry's latest class of up-and-comers.

Adviser's Consultant: How to become a client's personal CFO
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 01, 2016
Adviser's Consultant: How to become a client's personal CFO

Ryan Linenger explains how making lives simpler draws client appreciation and assets.

YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH MAR 01, 2016
How to attract, and keep, young high-net-worth clients

Five ways advisers can reinvent their customer service to satisfy this new client base.

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 01, 2016
Beat the competition with innovative client service

Advisers should be crafting experiences that are distinctive and memorable.

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 29, 2016
SEC proposes rule to require business continuity plans for advisers

RIAs would have to prepare ahead for potential business disruptions, including a planner's sudden death.

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 29, 2016
What boomer advisers should do when their successors get impatient

Don't be surprised if young advisers move on to a new opportunity when they are not given a chance to spread their wings.