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EQUITIES OCT 20, 2015
Results not guaranteed

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Financial adviser Rick Kahler says advisers could lose clients who expect to be given guarantees. And that's OK.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 20, 2015
Your young clients lack self-reliance

Schwab Intelligent Portfolios up 37% in third quarter
FINTECH OCT 20, 2015
Schwab Intelligent Portfolios up 37% in third quarter

Growth likely reflects existing clients shifting to automatic platform.

From Total Rebalance Expert's CEO: Why Morningstar, why now
FINTECH OCT 20, 2015
From Total Rebalance Expert's CEO: Why Morningstar, why now

Sheryl Rowling says that after a few months working together, the two companies realized a closer relationship made sense.

Finra presses ahead with proposal to temper expungement
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 20, 2015
Finra presses ahead with proposal to temper expungement

The regulator's Board of Governors authorized amendments to the code of arbitration and also approved a separate item to protect senior investors.

FINTECH OCT 19, 2015
Personal Capital slashes account minimum to $25,000 from $100,000

As the robo market heats up, Personal Capital cuts minimum account requirements in a move to attract younger clients.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 19, 2015
You may not have to compensate workers well to keep them happy

Employees who were paid less than the market rate for their positions were more satisfied when their companies did one thing, according to a recent survey.

Have founderitis? Learn to let go
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 18, 2015
Have founderitis? Learn to let go

It's hard, but you have to let your successor make decisions and step up into the leadership role.

FINTECH OCT 18, 2015
Building traffic to BrokerCheck

The question for Finra: How deep is their resolve to make BrokerCheck as popular as services like Yelp, TripAdvisor or Angie's List?

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 17, 2015
Who earns what?

5 simple ways to help clients understand advisory fees
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 16, 2015
5 simple ways to help clients understand advisory fees

A client's comprehension of what they get for their money is directly correlated to their perception of an adviser's value.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 16, 2015
Hung over at work? Here's what that's costing the U.S. economy

The total cost of excessive drinking to the economy increased about 2.7% annually from 2006 to 2010, outpacing inflation.

Raymond James won't launch robo-adviser to compete with independents
FINTECH OCT 15, 2015
Raymond James won't launch robo-adviser to compete with independents

As the financial services industry jockeys for position in the fast-evolving world of robo-advice, Raymond James has put a stake in the ground, saying that it will not launch a robo-platform that competes with its affiliated financial advisers.

Former Edward Jones adviser faces jail time
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 15, 2015
Former Edward Jones adviser faces jail time

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: A former Edward Jones adviser is sentenced to five years in the slammer for bilking a disabled woman out of more than $100,000.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 15, 2015
One school is making its two-year, full-time MBA program completely free

Arizona State University's business school is awarding up to 120 scholarships to students accepted into its full-time MBA program.

Gender-focused investment strategy skips over common sense
EQUITIES OCT 15, 2015
Gender-focused investment strategy skips over common sense

$1.4 billion TAMP seizes on an opportunity, but its strategy seems ill-conceived.

Market volatility fails to dent investors' attraction to robo-advisers
FINTECH OCT 15, 2015
Market volatility fails to dent investors' attraction to robo-advisers

The summertime spike in market volatility failed to dent investors' willingness to invest &amp;mdash; or invest more of &amp;mdash; their assets with robo-advisers.

Voya takes on bigger rivals with new RIA channel
RIAS OCT 15, 2015
Voya takes on bigger rivals with new RIA channel

New platform will let the firm offer affiliation options like those at larger broker-dealers such as LPL and Raymond James.

BROKER DEALERS OCT 14, 2015
Wells Fargo Advisors president Mary Mack pleased with reception from Credit Suisse brokers

Executive sees recruiting opportunity across the country after October recruiting deal struck.

EQUITIES OCT 14, 2015
Warren Buffett is having a bad year in the stock market

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Warren Buffett's top stock picks are not doing well this year. A temporary blip or has the Oracle of Omaha lost his touch?