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YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 28, 2015
You're quitting? Here's a $10,000 bonus check

One startup offers a highly unusual benefit to departing employees as a way to signal a positive culture.

Not a born salesperson? Don't worry, prospecting can be taught
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 28, 2015
Not a born salesperson? Don't worry, prospecting can be taught

Firms with formal training in business development show more growth.

A Diversity Problem
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 28, 2015
A Diversity Problem

Financial advice is among the least diverse industries in the country and is doing little to change its status.

Four ways to make a breakaway smoother
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 28, 2015
Four ways to make a breakaway smoother

As more wirehouse vets think about switching to a new model, one alternative to make the process smoother is the use of a super-OSJ group.

Will mutual funds' pay-to-play at brokerages go away?
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 28, 2015
Will mutual funds' pay-to-play at brokerages go away?

Fund industry worries about fallout from results of SEC exam sweep on distribution fees.

7 essential leadership traits for 2016
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 23, 2015
7 essential leadership traits for 2016

With more regulation coming, adaptability and other strong characteristics will be critical.

Fiduciary liability unclear when selecting and monitoring default retirement investments
YOUR PRACTICE RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 23, 2015
Fiduciary liability unclear when selecting and monitoring default retirement investments

Plan sponsors appreciate auto enrollment and qualified default investments, but there are imperfect fits at the individual participant level.

Remind clients you're here to help them avoid costly mistakes
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 23, 2015
Remind clients you're here to help them avoid costly mistakes

Most clients won't know this adviser duty exists unless you take the time to tell them.

Face time just as important to younger clients
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH DEC 22, 2015
Face time just as important to younger clients

When figuring out how to best engage with clients, age is only one factor that should be taken into consideration

YOUR PRACTICE RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 21, 2015
Will companies start paying employees to relocate?

As Facebook offers its workers $10,000 to move closer, other businesses face hurdles before the practice becomes widespread.

'Smart beta' tops the list of 2015 financial-term searches
YOUR PRACTICE ALTERNATIVES DEC 21, 2015
'Smart beta' tops the list of 2015 financial-term searches

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Smart beta was the top financial search term on Investopedia in 2015, and for good reason.

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 21, 2015
The scary truth: The struggle between who we are and what we want

Or, how to help clients ensure their money serves them and not the other way around.

YOUR PRACTICE RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 20, 2015
Roskam anticipates House approval of bill to stop DOL fiduciary rule

The author of legislation that would halt the Labor Department's fiduciary rule anticipates the measure will make it at least to the House floor.

YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH DEC 20, 2015
Robo-advisers demand attention

Financial professionals need not fear robo-advisers, but they can't afford to ignore them

YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH DEC 20, 2015
Cybersecurity touches clients, staff

What may happen when cybercriminals target the financial advisory industry?

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 18, 2015
JPMorgan Chase to pay $4M to settle SEC charges that it misled customers on broker comp

Firm falsely claimed brokers in banking unit were paid based on client performance, regulator charged.

YOUR PRACTICE BROKER DEALERS DEC 18, 2015
Commonly overlooked nuances of forgivable notes

It may be more essential to negotiate how a note is forgiven than the amount of capital that is being offered.

Elderly woman awarded more than $1M in churning case against ex-Morgan Stanley broker
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 18, 2015
Elderly woman awarded more than $1M in churning case against ex-Morgan Stanley broker

Claims against Justin Amaral include liquidating and acquiring annuities for victim by forging her signature.

Broker-dealer settles variable annuity allegations for $475,000
YOUR PRACTICE LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES DEC 18, 2015
Broker-dealer settles variable annuity allegations for $475,000

Finra alleges a New Jersey-based broker-dealer failed to reasonably supervise VA sales.

6 ways the rate hike could be bad for markets
YOUR PRACTICE EQUITIES DEC 17, 2015
6 ways the rate hike could be bad for markets

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: This week's rate hike could hit the markets in a half dozen, mostly bad, ways.