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PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 10, 2015
Warren Buffett's investing dos and don'ts

Whether you're a home buyer considering a mortgage, or an executive weighing a takeover, the 85-year-old billionaire has advice for anyone looking to live a more rational, financially successful life.

Industry, investor advocates clash on bond-price-transparency proposals
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 10, 2015
Industry, investor advocates clash on bond-price-transparency proposals

Rules proposed by Finra and MSRB would require brokers to detail the price differences they and the clients pay for corporate and municipal bonds.

Advisers help plan for taxes, and some for the other sure thing in life: death
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES DEC 10, 2015
Advisers help plan for taxes, and some for the other sure thing in life: death

With funeral and burial costs easily in the five digits, it makes sense to discuss expenses and wishes ahead of time to ease the burden on those left behind.

12 predictions about what the Labor Department's fiduciary rule will look like when implemented
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 10, 2015
12 predictions about what the Labor Department's fiduciary rule will look like when implemented

Predictions on what the Labor Department's fiduciary rule will look like when implemented, and when that implementation might occur.

FINTECH DEC 09, 2015
Wealthbox launches new CRM version with Gmail integration

Wealthbox, a client relationship management system for financial advisers, will launch its latest CRM platform to integrate widely-used Gmail accounts.

FINTECH DEC 09, 2015
Bank teams up with FutureAdvisor to offer clients investment platform

BBVA isn't the only bank with eyes on algo-driven advice, the next trend in the robo-movement.

EQUITIES DEC 09, 2015
Correcting the adviser-client disconnect over the definition of risk

Clients need to understand what advisers mean by risk because it can affect decisions, goals

Robo-advisers can have a positive influence on clients' financial literacy
FINTECH DEC 09, 2015
Robo-advisers can have a positive influence on clients' financial literacy

Better client understanding of the investing process should be a boon to the client-adviser relationship.

Personal Capital hires investment bank to find buyer, funding - peHUB
FINTECH DEC 09, 2015
Personal Capital hires investment bank to find buyer, funding - peHUB

Personal Capital, the hybrid robo-adviser with $1.5 billion in assets under management, is seeking a buyer and is in its fifth funding round, according to private equity website peHUB.

OPINION DEC 09, 2015
The secret to keeping family money

Building family unity correlates directly to maintaining family wealth — and communication about money should start early.

Advisers are texting, but are they compliant?
FINTECH DEC 09, 2015
Advisers are texting, but are they compliant?

Firms need to have proper supervision over their advisers' text messaging activities as regulators pay closer attention to compliance infractions.

Commonwealth Financial builds its own client management system
FINTECH DEC 09, 2015
Commonwealth Financial builds its own client management system

Commonwealth Financial Network has created its own CRM to replace its previous Microsoft Dynamic model.

Alternative growth strategies for a fearful low-growth world
EQUITIES DEC 09, 2015
Alternative growth strategies for a fearful low-growth world

Making the case for alternatives is less about the absolute returns they can deliver, but their potential over full market cycles.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 09, 2015
Get clients comfortable with 'short-term boring, long-term exciting' investing

By helping clients learn to tune out the noise that doesn't matter, you're helping them reduce their anxiety

Adviser's Consultant: Separate your robo and traditional planning offers to succeed in two markets
FINTECH DEC 08, 2015
Adviser's Consultant: Separate your robo and traditional planning offers to succeed in two markets

Art Haws of HawsGoodwin Financial says advisers must consider cost, integration and marketing the new automated platform separately from the main financial planning operation.

WOMEN ADVISOR COMMUNITY DEC 08, 2015
What we can learn from women-led funds that outperform?

Studies show that women tend to be less overconfident, have a flatter probability weighting curve and may do a better job of matching expected outcomes with actual outcomes.

2015 tips for advisers' tech and taxes
FINTECH DEC 07, 2015
2015 tips for advisers' tech and taxes

Keeping track of technology goes beyond keeping up on the trends for advisers. Pay heed to these simple tax strategies to save a few dollars.

Former SEC chiefs press current regime to move on fiduciary
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 07, 2015
Former SEC chiefs press current regime to move on fiduciary

Pitt, Cox and Schapiro agree that putting client interests first should be a priority.

Hillary Clinton gives thumbs up to DOL fiduciary rule
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 07, 2015
Hillary Clinton gives thumbs up to DOL fiduciary rule

In a proposal for financial reform released by her presidential campaign Thursday, the former secretary of state implicitly endorsed the Labor Department's proposal to increase standards for retirement advice.

Are HFT and computers to blame for the market's quick drop?
EQUITIES DEC 07, 2015
Are HFT and computers to blame for the market's quick drop?

The Dow's 1,100-point drop off the opening bell Monday cost investors untold amounts of money and suggests the market is still broken.