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YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 29, 2014
How to make the most of your airline points

Miles decline in value; so stop hoarding and schedule your winter getaway.

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 29, 2014
2015 set to exceed expectations

Economists expect growth of 3.5%, but that may be a cautious estimate. A survey of indicators, from emerging markets to wages, reveals even more room for optimism.

YOUR PRACTICE ALTERNATIVES DEC 29, 2014
Thompson's former nontraded REIT drops nearly 30%

Investors in a nontraded REIT launched by Tony Thompson, the one-time noted real estate sponsor, were told last week that the net asset value of the REIT had eroded by nearly 30%.

YOUR PRACTICE EMERGING MARKETS DEC 27, 2014
Societe Generale calls 2015 a down year for stocks

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> features a contrarian market call from Societe Generale that seems obvious. Plus living in a world where oil is cheap, making the most of year-end client reviews, and nine tweets that made news this year.

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 26, 2014
The New Year's resolutions that really work

A three-step process to help you make changes that stick

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 26, 2014
A New Year's resolution that really works

YOUR PRACTICE OPINION DEC 23, 2014
Catch and ride the next wave in financial advice

Clients expect their advisers to use technology to make their lives easier

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 23, 2014
The Buffett brand, borrowed by everyone from tech titans to fishermen

The third-wealthiest man is also a Great Leveler, exempted from the rancor and distrust between Main Street and Wall Street. And anyone can use his name.

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 23, 2014
Ketchum: What this industry is missing when it comes to CARDS

Finra chief Richard Ketchum says industry groups like SIFMA are overlooking the investor protection benefit of Finra's controversial data-collection proposal.

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 23, 2014
Broker-dealers hold fate of new active ETFs

Despite potentially lower costs and better outcomes for investors, broker-dealers are taking a cautious approach to a product that could slash their revenue.

YOUR PRACTICE ALTERNATIVES DEC 23, 2014
Money managers to redraw battle plans after SEC nixes batch of nontransparent ETFs

In a preliminary decision, the Securities and Exchange Commission has rejected applications for nontransparent ETFs from BlackRock, Inc. and Precidian Investments, determining that the proposals are not in the public interest.

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 23, 2014
SEC investor advocate opposes third-party adviser exams

SEC investor advocate Rick Fleming sees adviser oversight as a top priority, but says the SEC itself should continue to conduct adviser exams.

YOUR PRACTICE OPINION DEC 22, 2014
Why security in retirement is often luck of the draw

Specific returns clients earn on investments right around retirement disproportionately impact their lifetime outcomes.

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 22, 2014
Holiday-themed currency? Old St. Nick used to be on dollars

The surprising reason banks used Santa's image on tender

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 22, 2014
The more I learn about planning and taxes, the more interesting the job gets

YOUR PRACTICE RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 22, 2014
Unraveling Minds

<b>Game Changers: Dealing with Dementia</b> Cognitive decline doesn't just rob the elderly of their mental capacity. Advisers and their firms often are left adrift, forced to make crucial decisions affecting the financial affairs of elderly clients.

YOUR PRACTICE BROKER DEALERS DEC 22, 2014
WFG Investments facing $650,000 Finra 'global fine'

Comes on heels of another $200,000 penalty last year for missing a stock-fraud scheme

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 22, 2014
JPMorgan's fund choices for its clients said to be under regulatory review

The SEC is reviewing whether conflicts of interest led the firm to sell certain products to individual clients.

YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH DEC 21, 2014
Advisers in Northeast prep for blizzard, close offices

After learning lessons from Superstorm Sandy, firms are planning ahead with staff and clients, expecting days of potential power outages and working remotely.

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 21, 2014
How advisers are guiding clients through critical crossroads

Advisers forced to go beyond numbers when faced with clients' concerns