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YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH MAY 14, 2014
Bank of America doubling down on Merrill Edge

The banking giant is hiring almost twice its current contingent of 1,700 to serve clients with less than $250,000 in investible assets.

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 14, 2014
Understanding your clients: The last competitive advantage

What do ancient cave dwellers, Pablo Picasso and Eric Clapton have in common? And how will the answer help you build your business.

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 14, 2014
Merrill Lynch advisers embrace a goals-based investing approach

YOUR PRACTICE BROKER DEALERS MAY 13, 2014
Donald Runkle, ex-chief compliance officer for Raymond James Financial Services, joining law firm

Plans to help Edgerton & Weaver, which specializes in representing B-Ds, RIAs and registered reps, build its consulting business.

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 12, 2014
Just because you can work doesn't mean you should

When you're sick and need to stay home, unplug and focus on you rather than your job.

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 12, 2014
When love won't keep them together

With the number of late-life divorces expected to surge, advisers, attorneys and tax experts face new pressures to ensure sustainable retirement income for clients.

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 12, 2014
Restoring investors' confidence in the markets

The president of the North American Securities Administrators Association discusses what the financial industry needs to do to rebuild client trust.

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 12, 2014
How your firm can stay compliant when serving seniors

Finra to look at how firms sell annuities, REITs and other products to older clients.

9 steps to protect your financial future after a divorce
YOUR PRACTICE OPINION MAY 11, 2014
9 steps to protect your financial future after a divorce

Gray divorce and its financial implications: The rising number of splits later in life means that untangling the assets is more complicated

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 11, 2014
Brokers being told: Leave now or lose later

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 11, 2014
In this Finra program, the eyes have it

A new initiative has the regulator looking at private placements more closely and in real time.

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 11, 2014
Advisers create a franchise operation for divorce planning

Team to offer professional testimony in court, forensic accounting and other services.

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 11, 2014
Goals-based planning takes flight

A confluence of changing client demographics and challenging investment environments has forced many advisers to shift their focus from being stock jockeys to holistic planners — and this evolution is bleeding into all of the advice channels.

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 11, 2014
How to fight the inertia of succession planning

One of the best ways for advisers to fight the natural inertia of succession planning is to seek outside help. Whether guided by a B-D, roll-up firm or independent consultant, advisers should seek out certain key features. Liz Skinner on what to look for.

Getting it down on paper
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 11, 2014
Getting it down on paper

A written succession plan is complex, with many decisions feeding into the final product.

YOUR PRACTICE BROKER DEALERS MAY 11, 2014
Selling your book twice over

Switching firms 10 years before you expect to leave the industry can provide an extra windfall – if done correctly

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 09, 2014
Institute for the Fiduciary Standard launches best practices effort, eyes new certificate

Led by Vanguard founder John “Jack” Bogle and Boston University professor Tamar Frankel, new board will introduce guidelines by year end.

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 09, 2014
What the back of a business card can say about your company

Define your company's culture, and put the definition into action. One office supply company, Chalkfly, still sends handwritten notes with its invoices.

YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH MAY 09, 2014
Adviser reviews coming soon to a website near you

In the wake of new SEC guidance, advisers need to brace themselves for online reviews, including negative ones. Liz Skinner on what the relaxed restrictions will mean for your business. <i>(Plus: Read <a href=&quot;http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20140409/BLOG09/140409894&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;>Michael Kitces' take</a> and find out if <a href=&quot;http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20140409/FREE/140409901&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;>your client review tactics are compliant</a>.)</i>

YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH MAY 09, 2014
Take the quiz: Are your client review tactics compliant?