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YOUR PRACTICE EQUITIES JUL 09, 2014
Volatility looks cheap and risky

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Barclays: Following in the footsteps of Sallie Krawcheck. Plus: The volatility play: Cheap but risky, bond managers brace for higher rates, dancing around the issue of student loan debt, and a potato salad venture whets the tax man's appetite.

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 09, 2014
Must you, should you, pay your interns?

Most advisory firms pay summer interns, but those that don't say the experience is still worthwhile.

YOUR PRACTICE RIAS JUL 07, 2014
Dollar rides high on hope into earnings season

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> The dollar is enjoying a big rally right into earnings season. Plus: Goldman moves up its rate hike forecast, putting GDP in perspective, El-Erian reads Yellen's mind, and proven old-school investing techniques.

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 26, 2014
4 ways to impact students — and the financial industry — through mentoring

You and your organization can have a lifetime of impact with just a fraction of your day.

YOUR PRACTICE WOMEN ADVISOR COMMUNITY JUN 26, 2014
Where are all the women?

If advisory firms are truly interested in attracting more women, they will get behind the CFP Board initiatives to attract more women to financial planning.

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 26, 2014
Women aren't getting equal shake from the advice industry: CFP Board

Financial planning and advice firms recruit women less, hire them less often and pay them less than men, a new report from the Certified Financial Planning Board of Standards found.

YOUR PRACTICE RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 26, 2014
A new financial planning frontier for same-sex marriage

Advisers wanting to work with LGBT clients will have to stay current on the changing state laws and realize how their clients' residences can shape their retirement and estate planning.

YOUR PRACTICE WOMEN ADVISOR COMMUNITY JUN 23, 2014
Attracting female clients, employees: It's not all about gender, so don't forget about chemistry

<i>InvestmentNews</i> panel digs into ways the advisory business can break its 'old, male and pale' image

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 17, 2014
Merrill Lynch dodges high-profile gender bias suit

N.Y. Supreme Court justice dismisses a complaint from three former trainees who claimed they were given a book called &#8220;Seducing the Boys' Club&#8221; and ultimately fired out of bias.

YOUR PRACTICE RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 10, 2014
Investors value advisers, especially when retirement is looming

Investors on a panel at an InvestmentNews retirement income conference said they value the expertise of advisers, especially as they get close to or enter retirement

Ways to help divorcing clients protect their assets
YOUR PRACTICE OPINION JUN 04, 2014
Ways to help divorcing clients protect their assets

Advisers don't have to be divorce experts to help clients take these necessary steps

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 04, 2014
5 surefire strategies to strengthen relationships with women in couples

Make sure you &#8220;wow&#8221; female clients before divorce or widowhood

YOUR PRACTICE OPINION JUN 04, 2014
How to respond to the unexpected call from a recently widowed client

Follow these six steps to make sure you adequately address the needs of grieving clients

YOUR PRACTICE WIREHOUSES JUN 04, 2014
Morgan Stanley CFO calls too few women leading U.S. companies an 'embarrassment'

Morgan Stanley chief financial officer Ruth Porat called the low number of women running U.S. companies an &#8220;embarrassment&#8221; that shows the need for new laws.

YOUR PRACTICE BROKER DEALERS JUN 04, 2014
Closed doors at Finra hide the whole industry's shame

One way to address the lack of minorities is to be open about it

YOUR PRACTICE WIREHOUSES JUN 04, 2014
Krawcheck: Women on Wall Street have 'gone backwards'

Sallie Krawcheck, the former Bank of America Corp. and Citigroup Inc. executive, said women lost ground on Wall Street after the financial crisis because executives and boards hired people who looked like them.

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 27, 2014
Providing specialized advice to single parents

Advisers can be a critical guide in securing financial health during transition

YOUR PRACTICE RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 23, 2014
Baby boomer, Gen X women fear not having enough retirement savings

Congresswoman encourages growth in number of female financial advisers.

YOUR PRACTICE BROKER DEALERS MAY 23, 2014
Erica McGinnis' big plans for Advisor Group are taking shape

YOUR PRACTICE WOMEN ADVISOR COMMUNITY MAY 12, 2014
10 reasons this is a great economy for female advisers

Women can readily adopt the skills necessary to work effectively with clients today