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FINTECH JUL 24, 2017
Betterment funding values firm at $800 million

Now with $10 billion in assets, robo receives $70 million in new funding.

FINTECH JUL 22, 2017
Understanding algorithms is key to gauging robo fiduciary status

Regulators must learn new techniques and skills to examine robo-advisers for their adherence to the fiduciary standard.

FINTECH JUL 21, 2017
Tech companies deploy behavioral finance tools for advisers

They seek to turn knowing more about clients into growing more revenue.

RIAS JUL 20, 2017
Merrill Lynch trio managing $463 million joins Ameriprise

Team switches firms but stays in Roseville, Calif.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 19, 2017
Shundrawn Thomas to succeed Stephen Potter as president of Northern Trust AM

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 19, 2017
Morgan Stanley says recruiting and attrition have slowed down

If wirehouses can successfully reduce their reliance on signing bonuses to recruit brokers, they could increase profits.

OPINION JUL 19, 2017
Improving the efficiency of wealth transfers

Passing wealth to the next generation requires a cohesive plan that includes preparing heirs from an early age.

FINTECH JUL 18, 2017
Get started with Lists: The best part of Twitter you're not using

Think you know everything there is to know about Twitter? Think again. And get ready to be wowed.

FINTECH JUL 17, 2017
Rehabilitating a besmirched reputation online can cost time and money

Negative links can cause prospects to disappear and clients to ask questions.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 17, 2017
What we can learn from Amazon's acquisition of Whole Foods

All firms must constantly evolve, find ways to lower costs and deepen relationships with customers.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 14, 2017
Edward Jones fined $750,000 over account aggregation violations

Finra says firm did not have adequate procedures to track consolidated reports to clients.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 14, 2017
Kids make same financial mistakes as parents: study

A study of 30 million personal loans finds that when it comes to risk attitude, the apple doesn't fall far from the tree.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 14, 2017
Wells Fargo sustains more adviser losses following banking scandal

One hundred and thirty advisers left in the second quarter, marking the firm's third consecutive quarter of reductions.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 12, 2017
Finra hits State Street with $1.5 million fine for electronic record-keeping violations

Regulator censured the firm for failing to maintain copies of messages.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 12, 2017
Seeking to protect client assets, SEC may have hurt the client

The custody rule can put unnecessary burdens on both the adviser and the client.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 11, 2017
With fiduciary rule in place, two broker-dealers cut adviser compensation

LPL is eliminating some bonuses, while Raymond James is trimming compensation in its employee channel for those producing more than $300,000 in revenue.

OPINION JUL 10, 2017
How advisers can make referrals their most effective tool for growth

The solution to "If I think of someone, I'll let you know."

FINTECH JUL 10, 2017
How technology will amplify the humanity in financial advice

Powered by data and analytics, the human component of advice will become even stronger.

FINTECH JUL 10, 2017
How financial advisers can bridge the digital divide

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 07, 2017
What advisers have to do when clients lie

Clients lie for all sorts of reasons, but advisers have to move beyond recrimination to salvage the relationship.