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A slip of the tongue could cost you your business
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 16, 2015
A slip of the tongue could cost you your business

Be vigilant during all client conversations and stay current on regulatory obligations.

Merrill Lynch nabs $1.3 billion UBS team
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 15, 2015
Merrill Lynch nabs $1.3 billion UBS team

The carousel of wirehouse advisers continues to spin.

Goldman's Lloyd Blankfein joins billionaire club
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 15, 2015
Goldman's Lloyd Blankfein joins billionaire club

The largest individual owner of Goldman Sachs stock has a stake in the company worth almost $500 million, plus real estate and a portfolio seeded by cash bonuses and distributions from the bank's private-equity funds.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 15, 2015
How to build a $200M business selling cheap watches

Relying almost entirely on sly social media promotion, founder Filip Tysander is making a killing peddling inexpensive, Chinese-built timepieces.

FINTECH JUL 15, 2015
An identity thief explains the art of emptying your clients' bank accounts

Meet Dmitry Naskovets, the con man from Minsk.

Massachusetts' Galvin fines LPL $250,000 over senior certifications
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 15, 2015
Massachusetts' Galvin fines LPL $250,000 over senior certifications

Firm agrees to pay up to settle charges that some of its brokers were using titles that did not comply with Massachusetts' senior designation regulations.

FINTECH JUL 15, 2015
Betterment encourages investing excess cash with new automatic feature

SmartDeposit pulls funds from clients' accounts based on a predetermined minimum balance and automatically invests them in ETFs.

7 reasons why financial stewardship is more valuable than a fiduciary standard
OPINION JUL 15, 2015
7 reasons why financial stewardship is more valuable than a fiduciary standard

Could financial stewardship be used as a higher professional standard of care by advisers?

Financial planning platforms target Social Security benefits data for online integration
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 15, 2015
Financial planning platforms target Social Security benefits data for online integration

Financial Engines, Betterment among automated investment services aiming to let their clients use information to inform retirement planning.

How much should advisers charge for a brand-new robo offering?
FINTECH JUL 15, 2015
How much should advisers charge for a brand-new robo offering?

Thinking through pricing structure is an important part of the process when implementing an automated investment service .

SEC sued for using its own judges
RIAS JUL 15, 2015
SEC sued for using its own judges

Investment firm seeks to block action as Dodd-Frank ripple effect seen giving SEC the edge.

Morningstar, Riskalyze team up to integrate adviser programs
FINTECH JUL 14, 2015
Morningstar, Riskalyze team up to integrate adviser programs

Advisers who use both companies' software will gain automatic data synchronization across the two platforms.

Should advisers suggest that an algorithm do clients' saving for them?
FINTECH JUL 14, 2015
Should advisers suggest that an algorithm do clients' saving for them?

An increasing number of companies want to identify — and whisk away — investors' excess cash.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 14, 2015
This MBA program is for NFL stars who want to rush the corner office

Several business schools have tried and failed to sustain an MBA program tailored to current and former athletes. Has one university finally gotten it right?

Forget ads to attract clients, only one thing matters
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 14, 2015
Forget ads to attract clients, only one thing matters

Adviser Dan Moisand says superior service garners the most referrals from clients and other professionals.

Wealthfront sparks robo price war, drops account minimum to $500
FINTECH JUL 14, 2015
Wealthfront sparks robo price war, drops account minimum to $500

The combative robo-adviser takes a shot at competitors for their fee structures.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 14, 2015
Ladenburg Thalmann broker-dealer Securities Service Network adds $430M firm

The Horizon Group, a retirement planning firm formerly with Cadaret Grant, joins in Rochester, N.Y.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 14, 2015
LPL Financial fined $11.7 million for 'widespread supervisory failures'

Citing 'widespread supervisory failures,' Finra says the firm failed to properly supervise sales of complex products, including certain ETFs, variable annuities and non-traded REITs.

Advisers can use the web to facilitate after death-planning talks with clients
FINTECH JUL 13, 2015
Advisers can use the web to facilitate after death-planning talks with clients

Websites exist for gathering documents and preserving key information, sparking adviser-client conversations about planning for the inevitable.

The tax risks of clients' overfunding their 529 savings plans
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 13, 2015
The tax risks of clients' overfunding their 529 savings plans

Make sure clients set aside the right amount to optimize savings and avoid unnecessary taxes and penalties.