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Help clients turn off the financial news spigot
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 31, 2016
Help clients turn off the financial news spigot

For most clients, paying attention to financial media distracts them from their primary goals.

What to do when a disgruntled client still owes a financial planning fee
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 31, 2016
What to do when a disgruntled client still owes a financial planning fee

Is it wrong for a financial adviser to withhold the client's files until the invoice is paid?

RIAS MAY 29, 2016
Top questions independent advisers can ask to win overlooked clients from the wirehouses

Wall Street firms' outsized account minimums are sending a negative message to retail investors. Let the wirehouses' losses be your gains.

BROKER DEALERS MAY 29, 2016
Raymond James' $17M fine over anti-money-laundering failures should be a wake-up call

In the wake of Raymond James' $17M fine, it's time advisers take regulators' focus on this issue seriously, as rules are only going to get stricter.

EQUITIES MAY 27, 2016
Small-cap stocks gaining momentum while rates stay low

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> Small caps have started to outperform, and it might be connected to the Fed's downward revision on 2016 rate hikes.

FINTECH MAY 27, 2016
Next hot thing in 529 college savings plans? Robo-advice

Report says digital advice platforms in these tax-advantaged accounts will attract a new type of investor.

What Ron Carson learned from a billionaire client
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 27, 2016
What Ron Carson learned from a billionaire client

The billionaire's &quot;secret to success&quot; has guided Carson Wealth's CEO throughout his career.

BROKER DEALERS MAY 27, 2016
Raymond James recruits $1.3B team from Bank of America Merrill Lynch

The Jenkintown, Pa., based unit collected about $7 million in annual fees and commissions under its former employer

FINTECH MAY 26, 2016
The biggest cyberthreats RIAs face

Ninety-five percent of breaches stem from human error; low-tech vigilance goes a long way.

FINTECH MAY 26, 2016
Morningstar acquires bond analytics firm InvestSoft Technology

Asset managers and advisers will crunch data to gain insights on fixed-income products.

FPA redesigns search platform to increase planners' online visibility
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 26, 2016
FPA redesigns search platform to increase planners' online visibility

Refurbished PlannerSearch is meant to be more than a search engine to generate leads; it seeks to highlight members' online personalities.

Robo platforms create a new headache for human advisers: wash sales
EQUITIES MAY 26, 2016
Robo platforms create a new headache for human advisers: wash sales

Most robos boast standard safeguards to prevent wash sales on accounts on the platforms, but can't guard against non-platform trading.

Lessons learned while working overseas
OPINION MAY 26, 2016
Lessons learned while working overseas

Morningstar's Sheryl Rowling has advice for how to best adapt to changing conditions as she works remotely from Spain.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 26, 2016
How advisers can win in the financial services industry revolution

Change and upheaval in technology, regulation and client servicing bring new opportunities.

Target four types of clients for more referrals
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 26, 2016
Target four types of clients for more referrals

Advisers find best referral sources have time and large networks.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 26, 2016
CFP Board disciplines mark holders over outside business activities, bankruptcies

The 10 cases brought by the organization also include loans to clients, falsifying standing as a CPA and inappropriate investment advice.

RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 25, 2016
Longevity may alter financial planning

Longer lifespans create multiple goals beyond retirement.

Adviser trade groups tap tech vendors as an extra perk for members
FINTECH MAY 25, 2016
Adviser trade groups tap tech vendors as an extra perk for members

Partnerships with leading software providers give advisers access and discounts, though they may not know it.

BROKER DEALERS MAY 24, 2016
Texas securities regulator fines N.J. firm $50,000 for broker's misconduct

State claims former broker overloaded his clients with energy stocks.

FINTECH MAY 24, 2016
Joel Bruckenstein fires latest salvo in bitter battle over T3 profits

Two months after the lawsuit was filed, Bill Winterberg and Joel Bruckenstein duke it out over conference profits, responsibilities.