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YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 02, 2014
New York state budget could overhaul existing estate tax rules

Advisers urge clients to think carefully before reacting to Gov. Cuomo's latest proposal

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 02, 2014
5 things to consider when making promises to clients

Few advisers actually consider how they'll deliver.

YOUR PRACTICE RIAS APR 02, 2014
Two independent advisers managing $350 million join Focus Financial-based firm in Mass.

Donald Carman and Michael Hickey move to Atlas Private Wealth Management, dissolve previous firm.

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 01, 2014
Five common mistakes advisers make with female clients

Don't let these well-intended faux pas strain important relationships

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 31, 2014
Progress (not perfection) at Bradshaw Financial

Trent Bradshaw's problems appeared obvious, and the solutions simple, but fixing a financial advisory practice takes time.

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 31, 2014
Wells Fargo Advisors' head Mary Mack fills out her cabinet

Bob Vorlop and Joe Nadreau have been tapped to fill new executive roles focused on expanding the firm's technology platform and products

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 28, 2014
Advisers confront shrinking fortunes

The advancing age of wealthy baby boomers is a creeping and subtle threat to the long-term survival of many asset-based, fee-dependent advisory firms. Here's what some advisers are doing to stem the tide of dwindling assets.

YOUR PRACTICE RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 28, 2014
Financial literacy begins at the office

Increased need for advice presents opportunities for advisers.

YOUR PRACTICE RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 28, 2014
Think before changing health plan, advisers warn business owners

Warning: The Affordable Care Act not only spawned insurance exchanges for individuals, which went into effect earlier this month, but it also set new standards for small businesses.

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 27, 2014
The leap from sales assistant to adviser

One woman reflects on her experience as part of Raymond James' new program to educate client associates

YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH MAR 27, 2014
Advisers using cash-flow management software — even for wealthy clients

Software tracks inflows and outflows through the year, with one-time input

YOUR PRACTICE RIAS MAR 27, 2014
An adviser's toughest job: Telling a client the truth

Many will not have saved enough to see them through retirement.

Cantor Fitzgerald makes big splash in wealth management with First Commonwealth deal
YOUR PRACTICE RIAS MAR 27, 2014
Cantor Fitzgerald makes big splash in wealth management with First Commonwealth deal

Renowned trading firm strikes a deal to acquire a bank-owned RIA with more than $2 billion in assets. And it's not finished. Here's what Cantor is looking for.

YOUR PRACTICE RIAS MAR 27, 2014
Merging for the right reasons: Fundamental considerations for RIAs

Many independent RIAs would be able to serve clients better if they combined their resources with like-minded advisers.

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 27, 2014
Live! From TD Ameritrade Institutional: How to get and keep female clients: R-E-S-P-E-C-T

Women feel more negatively about the financial industry than they do about car salespeople.

YOUR PRACTICE RIAS MAR 27, 2014
Krawcheck says advisory business still coming up short in reaching out to women

The trailblazer says the advisory business is still coming up short in reaching out to women, both as advisers and clients, and explains why.

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 27, 2014
The financial feminine mystique backed by hard numbers

Data show women hedge fund managers outperformed the index.

YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH MAR 26, 2014
Young, wealthy clients still prefer the human touch over digital technologies

Under-40s value advisers' ability to assess their needs, but they still want more from digital tools: SEI study

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 25, 2014
How to help minority financial planning students get jobs

Put them through the wringer with mock interviews; act as mentors

YOUR PRACTICE EQUITIES MAR 24, 2014
Obama administration's call for boycotting Russian stocks falls flat

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Investors not taking President Obama's advice. Plus: Fed warns there's always time to worry about bubbles, Morgan Stanley doubles down on biotech, the cloud computing frenzy marches on, activist investor challenges Coke management perks, and index investing to cut the tax bill