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YOUR PRACTICE RIAS JAN 23, 2015
United Capital adds RBC vet, seeks organic growth

New efforts pave the way for the firm to enter more major cities and double revenue, says founder Joe Duran.

YOUR PRACTICE EQUITIES JAN 22, 2015
Dynasty hires Scott D. Welch to be chief investment officer

Service provide plans to expand investment opportunities for its network of advisory firms

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 22, 2015
Advisers in limbo as RBC unwinds international unit

Not long after being hired, a number of advisers serving clients in Latin America are once again searching for a new home

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 22, 2015
Recruiting isn't the finish line; it's the starting point

To grow consistently and profitably, firms should look at recruiting as a long-term investment.

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 22, 2015
Could your mortgage rate be lower?

As prices rise and rates fall to lowest levels since 2013, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau launches a 'rate checker'.

YOUR PRACTICE RIAS JAN 22, 2015
Optimism abounds for financial advice industry in 2015

Vast majority of advisers expect the U.S. economy — and their own businesses — to keep on humming.

YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH JAN 22, 2015
The risky business of compliance

New archiving solutions take the headaches out meeting SEC link capture regulations.

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 22, 2015
A financial adviser career path: The unknown road

Lack of awareness and understanding of the financial services career path is a barrier to recruiting women and the next generation of advisers

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 22, 2015
Advisory firms aren't worth as much as owners think

Despite high prices in this seller's market, Cerulli study finds advisers still unrealistic about what their practices are worth.

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 22, 2015
A recruiting war for recruiters

As competition for advisers intensifies, advisory firms are raiding each other for internal recruiting talent in an effort to get a leg up in the hiring game.

Bordeaux is illiquid but there is a way to invest in wine
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 21, 2015
Bordeaux is illiquid but there is a way to invest in wine

More than half a dozen firms peddling wine investments in the U.K. alone went belly up last year. Why have there been so many flops? A fund's structure — and the wine it buys for investing — are key to success.

Good looks aren't everything, but it might help you attract more assets
YOUR PRACTICE RIAS JAN 21, 2015
Good looks aren't everything, but it might help you attract more assets

In today's <i>Breakfast with Benjmain</i>, looks might help money managers land more assets, but they also tend to underperform. Plus: Darryl Strawberry's contract balance goes to the highest bidder, Florida investment manager charged with bilking $17M from clients, and a hedge fund manager uses proper etiquette after losing his clients' money.

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 21, 2015
Brokers warned to beef up training on complex products

Regulators alarmed at lack of knowledge brokers demonstrate about the products they're selling.

YOUR PRACTICE RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 20, 2015
Secrets for successful withdrawal strategies in retirement

Market conditions in early retirement can help predict whether your clients' assets will actually last 30 years.

In Obama's State of the Union, advisers see a 'provocative' call to tax wealthy
YOUR PRACTICE RIAS JAN 19, 2015
In Obama's State of the Union, advisers see a 'provocative' call to tax wealthy

When the president delivers his State of the Union address tonight, he will make proposals that could change the basic assumptions advisers rely on for wealthy clients. <i>(See also: <a href=&quot;http://www.investmentnews.com/gallery/20141231/FREE/123109998/PH&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;>13 crucial state tax changes</a>.)</i>

YOUR PRACTICE RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 18, 2015
Medicare's long, strange trip

From barely registering to an integral component

Another key executive departs LPL
YOUR PRACTICE BROKER DEALERS JAN 18, 2015
Another key executive departs LPL

Brain drain at nation's largest IBD continues as top East Coast recruiter plans to take a new position at an insurance company-owned broker-dealer.

YOUR PRACTICE RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 18, 2015
Persuading clients to defer enough salary

Key is to be realistic when trying to get clients to save more for retirement.

YOUR PRACTICE BROKER DEALERS JAN 18, 2015
It's about more than payouts

Some broker-dealers have resources that help advisers create a bigger pie, not just boost their slice

U.S. economy reclaims post as global growth engine
YOUR PRACTICE RIAS JAN 18, 2015
U.S. economy reclaims post as global growth engine

On Monday's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>, the U.S. economy reclaims the post of global growth engine, though the Federal Reserve remains all quiet on the rate hike front. Plus: How to invest when a rosy jobs report hurts stocks, Goldman picks a list of losers, and millennials go home for financial advice.