Your Practice

Displaying 13018 results
Dealing with difficult people online
OPINION JAN 21, 2016
Dealing with difficult people online

Take these steps to maintain your integrity in a social media environment that can get heated.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 20, 2016
25 best jobs in America

Career website Glassdoor has ranked U.S. jobs based on criteria including everything from salaries to career prospects.

RIAS JAN 20, 2016
Biggest billion-dollar adviser moves since 2011

Over the past five years, big advisers moves picked up steam toward the end of 2015.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 19, 2016
Merrill compensation plan makes it tough on small advisers

LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JAN 17, 2016
Advisers should pay attention when regulators lay out exam priorities

Broker-dealers and advisory firms would be foolish not to take regulatory priority letters seriously.

RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 17, 2016
Social Security changes reveal a knowledge gap advisers can fill

Leverage the changes to educate clients about what Social Security will provide and how much of their needs it covers.

Morgan Stanley hires Charles Schwab robo executive
FINTECH JAN 15, 2016
Morgan Stanley hires Charles Schwab robo executive

Naureen Hassan, who previously oversaw Charles Schwab & Co.'s retail robo-adviser platform, has been hired as chief digital officer for wealth management at Morgan Stanley.

FINTECH JAN 15, 2016
Vestorly raises its game with artificial intelligence

Vestorly, a company whose platform allows advisers to sift through content to share with clients, is using the $4.1 million in fundraising it recently secured to implement artificial intelligence technology to its services.

Goldman may cut more than 5% of fixed-income staff
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 14, 2016
Goldman may cut more than 5% of fixed-income staff

The New York-based investment bank is considering cutting bond traders and salesmen later this quarter as it contends with an industrywide revenue slump.

Don't read too much into Obama ignoring DOL fiduciary in State of the Union address
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 14, 2016
Don't read too much into Obama ignoring DOL fiduciary in State of the Union address

President Barack Obama told the nation on Tuesday night that he wants American workers to carry their retirement savings with them wherever their career path leads. But he didn't mention what should happen if they take their savings to a financial adviser.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 14, 2016
SEC questions require answers

The SEC must be more transparent about its new questionnaire. What is the ultimate purpose? What justification is there?

More advisers will discuss Social Security strategies with clients next year
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 14, 2016
More advisers will discuss Social Security strategies with clients next year

Other hot topics include retirement withdrawal strategies, cash-flow planning and taxes.

SEC exam questions dive deeply into retirement-account advice
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 14, 2016
SEC exam questions dive deeply into retirement-account advice

Through its queries to financial advisers, the regulator is asserting its presence in an area normally associated with the Labor Department.

Levitt: Don't let financial advisers off the hook
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 14, 2016
Levitt: Don't let financial advisers off the hook

The Labor Department wants to update the fiduciary standard, raising the bar for any advice given by brokers. A change is long overdue, says the former SEC chairman.

Key 2016 dates for retired clients
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 12, 2016
Key 2016 dates for retired clients

Make sure your clients comply with deadlines for taxes, Medicare, Social Security and retirement distributions.

Fintech M&A climbs to $4B in 2015, data analytics may drive more deals in 2016
FINTECH JAN 12, 2016
Fintech M&A climbs to $4B in 2015, data analytics may drive more deals in 2016

Financial adviser technology M&A activity totaled nearly $4 billion in 2015, led by SS&C's blockbuster acquisition of Advent and marked by smaller deals for services ranging from financial planning software to robo-adviser technology.

Betterment catches up to Wealthfront in AUM as robo competition reaches boiling point
FINTECH JAN 12, 2016
Betterment catches up to Wealthfront in AUM as robo competition reaches boiling point

As the robo-adviser movement gains traction and giants such as Schwab and Vanguard flex their muscles in the space, competitors are trying to outmaneuver each other to survive.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 11, 2016
Tips to boost your efficiency in the workplace

Here are seven ways to make sure you get the most out of your day.

Which channels are yielding the most new client assets for RIAs?
RIAS JAN 10, 2016
Which channels are yielding the most new client assets for RIAs?

New dollars coming from brokerage clients — still the most common route — are shrinking.

Adviser indictments stack up from a $15M fraud scheme
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 10, 2016
Adviser indictments stack up from a $15M fraud scheme

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> An Ohio adviser is the latest indicted as part of a scheme to defraud at least 100 investors of more than $15 million.