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Finra wants to raise the annual gift limit
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 23, 2016
Finra wants to raise the annual gift limit

Brokerage representatives will be able to breathe a little easier when they're buying gift baskets for fellow professionals during the next holiday season.

Independent researchers seen easing DOL fiduciary burden for brokers
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 23, 2016
Independent researchers seen easing DOL fiduciary burden for brokers

Broker-dealers may take cue from Wall Street maneuvers as regulatory pressure builds.

Finra fines UBS $250,000 for overcharging mutual-fund customers
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 23, 2016
Finra fines UBS $250,000 for overcharging mutual-fund customers

The firm allegedly failed to provide about 2,700 customers waivers tied to upfront sale charges

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 23, 2016
Why Finra needs to fix BrokerCheck now

While the system provides access to up-to-date and accurate information on an adviser's record, it also publishes mere accusations, convenient settlements and decades-old misdemeanors.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 18, 2016
How financial advisers can write and promote a book

Too many people think writing a book is impossible, but the truth is anybody can write a quality book.

Irrational business decisions advisers don't even know they're making
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 18, 2016
Irrational business decisions advisers don't even know they're making

Studying the decisions you make as a business owner can have a significant impact on your firm's bottom line.

Tools and technologies to implement DOL fiduciary compliance
FINTECH AUG 18, 2016
Tools and technologies to implement DOL fiduciary compliance

The depth and breadth of the new DOL fiduciary rules requires all firms to consider outsourcing aspects of their practices and/or adding new technology.

When clients call the stock market a big bubble, here's what to say
FINTECH AUG 17, 2016
When clients call the stock market a big bubble, here's what to say

Alleviating financial advisers' pain with account openings
FINTECH AUG 17, 2016
Alleviating financial advisers' pain with account openings

The traditional process of signing on clients takes too long, unlike their online counterparts.

This is what will ensure your long-term success as an adviser
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 17, 2016
This is what will ensure your long-term success as an adviser

We must diagnose the needs of our clients before we ever think about giving a prescription.

BROKER DEALERS AUG 17, 2016
The SEC's case against Dawn J. Bennett

The adviser boycotted her enforcement hearing, but that may not stop the regulator from throwing her out of the securities industry.

Address the polarizing presidential election head-on with clients
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 16, 2016
Address the polarizing presidential election head-on with clients

In the final months leading up to the Nov. 8 vote, investors will hear more about what's wrong with America than at any other time — and will need your help not to get paralyzed by it.

New estate rule would affect tax strategies of ultra-wealthy
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 16, 2016
New estate rule would affect tax strategies of ultra-wealthy

Treasury Department's proposed regulation aims to curb tax-planning approaches that lower the valuation of stakes in corporations or partnerships.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 16, 2016
Why aren't there more women fund managers?

Men still overwhelmingly dominate investment management, but women have made inroads, especially in money market funds.

Advisers need to get real with clients about what reasonable investment returns look like
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 16, 2016
Advisers need to get real with clients about what reasonable investment returns look like

There's a big disconnect between investor expectations and stark economic realities, especially among American millennials.

RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 15, 2016
How far-reaching is the DOL fiduciary rule?

The blurred line between retirement and non-retirement advice means advisers must be very careful when providing any financial services.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 12, 2016
How to protect yourself from bad clients

In today's regulatory environment, every adviser is guilty until proven innocent.

Even popular changes to DOL fiduciary rule are proving problematic
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 11, 2016
Even popular changes to DOL fiduciary rule are proving problematic

Revised revenue allowances and other adjustments, originally praised by advisers, are turning out to be less advantageous than expected.

SEC charges San Francisco adviser with stealing money from client
RIAS AUG 11, 2016
SEC charges San Francisco adviser with stealing money from client

Nicholas Mitsakos and Matrix Capital Markets pretended to manage millions, SEC alleges.

Finra panel directs broker to pay Wells Fargo almost $1 million after his termination
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 11, 2016
Finra panel directs broker to pay Wells Fargo almost $1 million after his termination

Robert Edward Loftus was discharged in 2013 and found in breach of a promissory note