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YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 09, 2011
How advisers can avoid IRS scrutiny

The IRS has just given the green light to Paul — on his 2007 tax return

Best gift of all? Tax bill hikes gifting exemption
YOUR PRACTICE RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 09, 2011
Best gift of all? Tax bill hikes gifting exemption

Measure dramatically raises amount families can dole out tax-free; 'take it while you can'

Krawcheck to Merrill brokers: No 'garden leave' for you
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 04, 2011
Krawcheck to Merrill brokers: No 'garden leave' for you

Sallie Krawcheck, head of Bank of America Corp.'s wealth management division, sternly told Merrill Lynch financial advisers that a new “garden leave” policy doesn't apply to them, despite recent speculation

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 04, 2011
Going viral? 'A day in the life of a financial adviser'

With more than 22,000 views since November 2010, this spoof has obviously struck a chord with financial advisers. Any of this sound familiar?

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 04, 2011
Billions in client assets on the move

Hundreds of financial advisers switched firms this year, many looking for opportunities to build equity in themselves and some exiting after mergers. Many were also lured by big bucks, according to recruiters and industry experts.

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 03, 2011
Teaching doctors to ID vulnerable seniors

Physicians are foot soldiers in states' battle to protect elderly from fraud

Advisers warm up to Twitter, give cold shoulder to cold calling
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH MAR 01, 2011
Advisers warm up to Twitter, give cold shoulder to cold calling

Increasingly, social media the choice for reaching out to prospects

Morgan Stanley blocks ex-employee's website
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 01, 2011
Morgan Stanley blocks ex-employee's website

Workers not allowed to access Dinevore, says creator of the online food guide

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 01, 2011
Tax change for S corps, LLPs 'would create havoc'

Treasury boss Timothy Geithner say the department is considering overhauling the current tax set-up. On the radar: reclassifying the status of pass-through businesses — including LLPs and S corps. Yikes.

SEC said to 'sweep' advisory firms for social-media info
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH MAR 01, 2011
SEC said to 'sweep' advisory firms for social-media info

The Securities and Exchange Commission is said to have begun a sweep of registered investment advisers' use of social media and social networking, according to officials at an industry compliance firm.

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 28, 2011
Ex-Ameriprise manager: I got fired for flagging violations

Loscalso claims he was axed for warning firm about lax oversight of brokers; 'fraud, forgery'

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 27, 2011
How to create a work flow system

The mere mention of advisory practice work flow — or even thinking about how the work gets done (or doesn't) in an advisory business — is enough to cause many advisers' eyes to glaze over

Most conservative investors? The young and the affluent
YOUR PRACTICE RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 22, 2011
Most conservative investors? The young and the affluent

With two of the most severe bear markets of this century fresh in their short-term memories, affluent investors — particularly the youngest investors — appear to be quite skittish about investing in anything but the safest of asset classes.

YOUR PRACTICE RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 20, 2011
Tax credit could help some firms

A new health insurance tax credit could hit some small financial advisory firms in their sweet spot — but only if they fit a specific profile

YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH FEB 20, 2011
Tackling readers' problems with CRM programs

YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH FEB 18, 2011
A Schwab exec's big revelation at T3

There has not been a lot of news coming out of this year's Technology Tools for Today conference (it is being held in Weston, Florida this year).

<font color=red>INTV:</font> One B-D's secret for recruiting top-producing advisers
YOUR PRACTICE BROKER DEALERS FEB 18, 2011
<font color=red>INTV:</font> One B-D's secret for recruiting top-producing advisers

Among the largest independent broker-dealers, Commonwealth Financial Network has the highest concentration of financial advisers who produce more than $500,000 annually, according to InvestmentNews <a href=http://www.investmentnews.com/section/broker-dealer-data>data. And it's reached the top by getting people out the door: Namely, its advisers.

Why Edward Jones could add 2,400 new reps this year
YOUR PRACTICE BROKER DEALERS FEB 17, 2011
Why Edward Jones could add 2,400 new reps this year

Brokerage firm Edward Jones this week announced that it plans to add up to 20 branch offices to the more than 60 it has in the state of Utah.

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 14, 2011
New Finra reporting rule alarms B-Ds

Industry observers are worried that a new Finra reporting rule &#8212; set to go into effect July 1 &#8212; could open up brokerage firms to enforcement actions.

YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH FEB 13, 2011
Business as usual on snow days, but at slower pace

Most business came to a halt throughout the Midwest two weeks ago when a massive blizzard forced workers to take a snow day, but financial advisers said they were good to go