Preston Covington III and team expand firm's coverage to Columbia, S.C.
Reduction from 2.7% to 2.2% could save smaller clients $5,000 a year.
An increasing emphasis on telemarketing activities is putting pressure on financial firms to protect themselves and their advisers.
The Kansas-based firm is a super OSJ that provides compliance and marketing support for 11 independent advisory practices
Regulator warns automated platforms to be transparent on algorithms and consumers to ask a lot of questions before choosing one, but stops short of issuing new rules.
Many young advisers are persuading their bosses to accept lower annual minimum fees and make other modifications to appeal to young investors.
Robo-advisers can give them do-it-yourself, but they can't create ongoing personal relationships.
Passive third-party asset managers could expose clients to a greater level of risk and dissatisfaction.
Advisers need to help people move past the emotional roadblocks that can make the process more complicated than it needs to be.
What severs ties is poor communication around the impacts of cyclical market gyrations on the portfolio.
Firm will also pay a $750,000 fine to Finra for failing to supervise broker who sold tribe non-traded REITs and BDCs.
Digital advisers are hiring live planners and advice firms are deploying automation.
Brokers say commissions serve certain clients better, and investors who prefer them are pushing back.
The broker allegedly used the firm's parking garage stamp to validate parking garage tickets worth $731.
Straight-through trade processing now possible, says portfolio accounting service provider.
Digital advice platform will be available to more than 1,500 RIAs.
In a roll-back of post-Madoff change, requests will go through acting division director, say sources.
Adviser finds novel tools at T3 conference to improve client experience and prospecting.
