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YOUR PRACTICE RIAS JAN 01, 2012
Resolve to be a better adviser

While most of us are already well on our way to breaking our New Year's resolutions to lose weight, exercise more or declutter our desks, here are some ideas for resolutions that financial advisers might want to consider — and stick to — for 2012.

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 01, 2012
Schwab's Bernie Clark on RIA challenges

Bernard J. Clark is head of Charles Schwab & Co. Inc.'s adviser custody unit, Schwab Advisor Services, a position he has held for the past 20 months

YOUR PRACTICE RIAS JAN 01, 2012
Ron Carson announces adviser hire for new RIA

Well-known veteran investment adviser Rob Isbitts will oversee investments for Ron Carson's new RIA.

Opinion: Days of easy money over for active managers
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 30, 2011
Opinion: Days of easy money over for active managers

Tougher and tougher to justify fees as performance sags; passive aggressively pursued

Advisers embrace media, old and new
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH DEC 30, 2011
Advisers embrace media, old and new

From apps to amplitude, embracing old and new media can pay off for advisers

State regulators announce reviews for midsize advisers
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 29, 2011
State regulators announce reviews for midsize advisers

Program is for investment advisers now registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission who must register with anywhere from four to 14 states.

YOUR PRACTICE RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 28, 2011
Gifting on the rise as rich look to duck 55% estate tax

Wealthy locking in 35% tax rate before death tax returns; 'Throw Momma from the Train' law

YOUR PRACTICE RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 28, 2011
Steinbrenner's death raises estate tax issue

Even in death, George Steinbrenner went out a winner.

Raymond James picks up RIAs
YOUR PRACTICE RIAS DEC 23, 2011
Raymond James picks up RIAs

Raymond James' custody unit has picked up four new RIA firms with more than $400 million in assets.

HNW clients might be OK with retainers, after all
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 23, 2011
HNW clients might be OK with retainers, after all

Volatile markets haven't been friendly to those who employ asset-based advisory fees, but conventional wisdom says switching would be a hard sell ... or will it?

Accused Ponzi schemer's Ferrari, Rolls Royce get special protection
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 23, 2011
Accused Ponzi schemer's Ferrari, Rolls Royce get special protection

A federal judge is making sure nothing happens to assets seized from a South Florida lawyer charged with operating a $1 billion Ponzi scheme.

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 22, 2011
Ready for your close-up, Mr. Adviser?

For now, advisers — most of whom have websites and are experimenting with social media — are largely shying away from video

YOUR PRACTICE RIAS DEC 19, 2011
The 10 videos advisers watched most in 2011

Financial advisers have begun to incorporate video into their marketing as a key client communication and business development tool.

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 19, 2011
As clients lose jobs, more advisers come to the rescue

Financial adviser as career coach? It is a hat that more advisers soon may be wearing, given the length and severity of the recession and anemic jobs recovery.

YOUR PRACTICE RIAS DEC 18, 2011
Rudy Adolf: The focus driving Focus

Rudy Adolf said he became convinced that RIAs were the future of the investment management business back in the late 1990s, when he was running a traditional brokerage firm.

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 16, 2011
What to tell clients who lose their jobs

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 15, 2011
Next Gen asks 'WTF?' — What's the forecast?

Advisers shuffle off in Buffalo as firm closes
YOUR PRACTICE RIAS DEC 15, 2011
Advisers shuffle off in Buffalo as firm closes

A small broker-dealer in Buffalo is shutting down next year because its five teams of financial advisers want to find a better fit for their individual businesses.

YOUR PRACTICE RIAS DEC 15, 2011
Atlanta: Wealth management prospects down, but not out

A bit of Southern hospitality mixed with big-city benefits has helped Atlanta remain an ideal place to build a wealth management business, even though it is still recovering from an economic downturn.

Longtime RJFS CEO to retire
YOUR PRACTICE RIAS DEC 15, 2011
Longtime RJFS CEO to retire

Raymond James Financial Inc. will see a number of upper-management changes in the new year, including the departure of Dick Averitt, longtime chief executive of Raymond James Financial Services Inc.