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Riskalyze seeks to leverage DOL fiduciary rule with wealth management platform
FINTECH NOV 04, 2015
Riskalyze seeks to leverage DOL fiduciary rule with wealth management platform

Robo-adviser, risk assessment and compliance meet on one dashboard.

Advisers who up the ante with tech have bigger books of business
FINTECH NOV 04, 2015
Advisers who up the ante with tech have bigger books of business

Those who embrace change and use online tools engage more with clients.

Bill to stop DOL fiduciary rule poised to pass House today
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 03, 2015
Bill to stop DOL fiduciary rule poised to pass House today

Measure that would force DOL to halt its efforts until the SEC acts would move to the Senate next, but Obama threatens a veto.

Youtube is hot spot for educational videos
FINTECH NOV 03, 2015
Youtube is hot spot for educational videos

Advisers should consider posting to the popular web site.

3 quotes every adviser should remember
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 02, 2015
3 quotes every adviser should remember

Three quotes that have impacted the United Capital CEO and are particularly useful in regard to financial choices we all make.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 01, 2015
Ready to plan till age 110?

It's the adviser's job to make sure they do expect clients to live long — and plan for it

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 30, 2015
Finra plans to scrutinize brokerages' compliance culture

The regulator releases its priorities for the new year. Topping the list are firms' compliance culture and conflicts of interest.

EQUITIES OCT 30, 2015
Jobs report has the bond market on edge

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: The specific things to watch for in today's jobs report that could influence the Fed's decision on interest rates.

BROKER DEALERS OCT 30, 2015
'Dissident' candidate defeats Finra's hand-picked nominee for board seat

Brian Kovack wants to make the organization more effective without antagonizing firms that are doing the right thing

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 29, 2015
4 steps to take to make sure you win with clients in 2016

In the midst of one of the most disruptive periods in the history of the industry, embracing change is key

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 29, 2015
SEC indicates timing, substance of 'accredited investor' reform

Chairwoman White testifies before Congress about next steps and factors to gauge investor sophistication.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 29, 2015
Senators raise red flag over financial risks enlisted military face

Lawmakers want Defense Department to step up efforts to protect finances when military are overseas.

Tips for how advisers can stay on top of social media
FINTECH OCT 29, 2015
Tips for how advisers can stay on top of social media

Social media has transformed the way we do business, and the way clients and prospects find and engage with their advisers.

How clients really want advisers to earn fees
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 29, 2015
How clients really want advisers to earn fees

The advice industry spends a fortune trying to build better, cheaper mousetraps to allow consumers to invest efficiently but the impact is not important in the context of most people's lives.

The 6 smart questions you should ask recruiters before switching broker-dealers
OPINION OCT 29, 2015
The 6 smart questions you should ask recruiters before switching broker-dealers

It's a familiar scenario. After months (and in some cases years) of contemplation, research and discussions, an adviser has finally decided to switch firms. The adviser is ready to engage with the prospective firms and their recruiters. Now what?

Cruz and Rubio come out on top after third Republican debate
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 28, 2015
Cruz and Rubio come out on top after third Republican debate

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Another debate full of heated clashes &amp;mdash; including with the moderators &amp;mdash; but the candidates who rose to the top were not the usual suspects.

EQUITIES OCT 28, 2015
Like it or not, the U.S. economy does better with a Democrat in the White House

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: The economy has historically done better with a Democrat in the White House. Why that is remains a mystery.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 27, 2015
An adviser's advice to millennials

What would you say to your 25-year-old self?

Periscope the next frontier in social media for advisers?
FINTECH OCT 27, 2015
Periscope the next frontier in social media for advisers?

The real-time video platform gives clients another way to get acquainted.

Indie B-Ds late to the robo game
FINTECH OCT 27, 2015
Indie B-Ds late to the robo game

IBDs haven't considered digital advice services as important enough to offer their advisers but that may change next year, with at least a couple ramping up to offer a robo in 2016.