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A lucrative market opens for advisers as marriage legalities level
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 17, 2015
A lucrative market opens for advisers as marriage legalities level

Financial planners won't need to 'specialize' to serve clientele in the gay community.

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 17, 2015
Ex-Ameriprise adviser gets jail time for using client money to pay gambling debts

Oscar Donald Overbey, Jr., was sentenced to 3-1/2 years in federal prison and must repay more than $3 million in restitution from Ponzi.

YOUR PRACTICE BROKER DEALERS JUL 16, 2015
At Edward Jones, it's still one person, one office

Company bucks industry trend toward forming broker teams.

SIFMA's advice to DOL on the fiduciary rule: Start over
YOUR PRACTICE RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 16, 2015
SIFMA's advice to DOL on the fiduciary rule: Start over

Industry heavyweight argues the proposal would limit access to investment advice.

YOUR PRACTICE RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 16, 2015
Finra says DOL fiduciary rule would confuse advisers, investors

Help clients 'think straight' during life transitions
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 16, 2015
Help clients 'think straight' during life transitions

Being there for clients at tough times requires patience but encourages loyalty and referrals.

The dinosaur in the room – coping with change
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 16, 2015
The dinosaur in the room – coping with change

When any industry goes through major disruption, like the financial business today, there are four strategies you can follow to avoid extinction. Here's how and when to use each.

Perez assures lawmakers DOL will make fiduciary rule work
YOUR PRACTICE RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 16, 2015
Perez assures lawmakers DOL will make fiduciary rule work

A slip of the tongue could cost you your business
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 16, 2015
A slip of the tongue could cost you your business

Be vigilant during all client conversations and stay current on regulatory obligations.

Merrill Lynch nabs $1.3 billion UBS team
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 15, 2015
Merrill Lynch nabs $1.3 billion UBS team

The carousel of wirehouse advisers continues to spin.

Goldman's Lloyd Blankfein joins billionaire club
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 15, 2015
Goldman's Lloyd Blankfein joins billionaire club

The largest individual owner of Goldman Sachs stock has a stake in the company worth almost $500 million, plus real estate and a portfolio seeded by cash bonuses and distributions from the bank's private-equity funds.

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 15, 2015
How to build a $200M business selling cheap watches

Relying almost entirely on sly social media promotion, founder Filip Tysander is making a killing peddling inexpensive, Chinese-built timepieces.

7 reasons why financial stewardship is more valuable than a fiduciary standard
YOUR PRACTICE OPINION JUL 15, 2015
7 reasons why financial stewardship is more valuable than a fiduciary standard

Could financial stewardship be used as a higher professional standard of care by advisers?

Massachusetts' Galvin fines LPL $250,000 over senior certifications
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 15, 2015
Massachusetts' Galvin fines LPL $250,000 over senior certifications

Firm agrees to pay up to settle charges that some of its brokers were using titles that did not comply with Massachusetts' senior designation regulations.

How much should advisers charge for a brand-new robo offering?
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH JUL 15, 2015
How much should advisers charge for a brand-new robo offering?

Thinking through pricing structure is an important part of the process when implementing an automated investment service .

SEC sued for using its own judges
YOUR PRACTICE RIAS JUL 15, 2015
SEC sued for using its own judges

Investment firm seeks to block action as Dodd-Frank ripple effect seen giving SEC the edge.

Should advisers suggest that an algorithm do clients' saving for them?
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH JUL 14, 2015
Should advisers suggest that an algorithm do clients' saving for them?

An increasing number of companies want to identify — and whisk away — investors' excess cash.

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 14, 2015
This MBA program is for NFL stars who want to rush the corner office

Several business schools have tried and failed to sustain an MBA program tailored to current and former athletes. Has one university finally gotten it right?

Forget ads to attract clients, only one thing matters
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 14, 2015
Forget ads to attract clients, only one thing matters

Adviser Dan Moisand says superior service garners the most referrals from clients and other professionals.

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 14, 2015
Ladenburg Thalmann broker-dealer Securities Service Network adds $430M firm

The Horizon Group, a retirement planning firm formerly with Cadaret Grant, joins in Rochester, N.Y.