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Envestnet deal puts personal financial data aggregation center stage
FINTECH AUG 10, 2015
Envestnet deal puts personal financial data aggregation center stage

With the firm's latest acquisition of Yodlee, advisers are reminded to take advantage of big data in clients' accounts.

Smartphone security should be the No. 1 priority for advisers accessing client data on the go
FINTECH AUG 10, 2015
Smartphone security should be the No. 1 priority for advisers accessing client data on the go

Hacking isn't just on desktops — mobile devices are the new battleground.

FINTECH AUG 10, 2015
Why advisers should set up an in-house video studio

Fidelity finds video is a useful vehicle for timely, targeted messages to emerging investors.

Rep. Ann Wagner gets three other House members to call on DOL to withdraw fiduciary proposal
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 10, 2015
Rep. Ann Wagner gets three other House members to call on DOL to withdraw fiduciary proposal

Rep. Ann Wagner and three colleagues on the House Financial Services Committee are seeking additional signatories on letter to Labor Secretary Thomas Perez.

Use exit interviews to ensure employees are happier than Amazonians
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 09, 2015
Use exit interviews to ensure employees are happier than Amazonians

Ask departing employees certain questions to uncover bad morale or other issues

FINTECH AUG 07, 2015
Wealthbox CRM integrates instant messager Slack into adviser tech platform

Having a virtual chat room in the office boosts teamwork and productivity, proponents say.

Retirement accounts are hitting new highs, which is good news for advisers
EQUITIES AUG 07, 2015
Retirement accounts are hitting new highs, which is good news for advisers

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Investors are really starting to sock money away for retirement, which is good news for advisers.

BROKER DEALERS AUG 07, 2015
Cetera closing J.P. Turner, offering some brokers jobs at Summit

CEO Larry Roth claims the move is not part of any widespread consolidation within RCAP's retail brokerage division.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 07, 2015
The great wealth transfer is coming, putting advisers at risk

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 07, 2015
Raymond James sets record recruiting $2.4 billion Morgan team

The St. Petersburg, Fla.-based firm, which has focused on attracting veteran advisers from wirehouses or boutique firms, scored the largest coup in its 54-year history with the addition of a $2.4 billion team from Morgan Stanley Wealth Management.

Sen. Warren attacks SEC chairwoman White's leadership
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 07, 2015
Sen. Warren attacks SEC chairwoman White's leadership

Says top regulator is not pressing for admission of guilt in enforcements, and granting too many waivers.

Should you go it alone or join a corporate RIA?
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 07, 2015
Should you go it alone or join a corporate RIA?

Pros and cons of the top succession planning choices.

Michael Kitces' weekend reading for financial advisers
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 06, 2015
Michael Kitces' weekend reading for financial advisers

Pimco gets put on notice, the latest twist in the CFP Board-Camarda battle, and the rest of the week's must-reads for advisers

NextGen investors require advisers adopt new classifications
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 06, 2015
NextGen investors require advisers adopt new classifications

Client categories like DIYs, validators and delegators don't fit younger investors.

Is it time to jump into energy stocks?
RIAS AUG 06, 2015
Is it time to jump into energy stocks?

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: If 13 weeks of falling energy-stock prices has you looking for an entry point, hold your fire: The sector is still very pricey.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 06, 2015
4 ways advisers can become more actively engaged with female investors

Women want the same things as men when it comes to investing, but their perceptions and approaches differ

Adviser's goals: Keep clients happy and profit growing
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 06, 2015
Adviser's goals: Keep clients happy and profit growing

Sheryl Rowling cares about where her firm stands in terms of assets under management, but it's the bottom line she wants to improve at Rowling &amp; Associates.

Advisers wasting time and money by underutilizing tech
FINTECH AUG 06, 2015
Advisers wasting time and money by underutilizing tech

Wealth management professionals who don't take full advantage of their firm's software programs are at a competitive disadvantage.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 06, 2015
CFP Board hires new general counsel to oversee ethics, designation enforcement

Leo G. Rydzewski has been lead counsel in compensation-description litigation for the board, and in part replaces Michael Shaw, who left Dec. 12.

RIAS AUG 05, 2015
LPL and $775 million adviser part ways amid investigation

The broker-dealer and its top adviser in Louisiana cut ties after the adviser received a Wells notice announcing a Finra investigation. Adviser says the separation is unrelated.