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FINTECH MAY 14, 2015
Backing up data in the cloud essential to advisers' disaster-recovery planning

Web-based programs are designed to ensure data security and remote access when emergencies happen.

RIAS MAY 14, 2015
United Capital picks up StanCorp group with $574 million

After acquiring several investment advisers over the past decade, Stancorp decided to sell its private client group.

Prepare your practice for the post-robo world
FINTECH MAY 14, 2015
Prepare your practice for the post-robo world

As robo-based services become more acceptable to clients of all ages, advisers will have to work differently.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 14, 2015
CFP Board cracks down on compensation disclosure, revokes a license

Two others advisers are admonished

Tony Robbins' 4 pieces of advice for financial advisers
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 14, 2015
Tony Robbins' 4 pieces of advice for financial advisers

What the famous author and speaker would tell a room full of advisers, plus more insight on his RIA push.

RIAS MAY 14, 2015
Steward Partners picks up Dynasty affiliate

Newcomer hires $120 million team in a rare move between roll up and service provider

An inside look at DOL chief Thomas Perez making the case for the fiduciary rule
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 13, 2015
An inside look at DOL chief Thomas Perez making the case for the fiduciary rule

First-hand account of the Labor secretary's appearance at a 26-person round table to discuss fiduciary

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 13, 2015
These companies will pay for your vacation

Pushing the boundaries of fringe benefits, companies including Airbnb, Evernote and Think Parallax are among the new wave.

5 reasons why advisers should be targeting Gen X clients
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 13, 2015
5 reasons why advisers should be targeting Gen X clients

The case for shifting client prospecting away from baby boomers and millennials, toward the proverbial Jan Brady of the generations

Don't miss opportunities by thinking of tech as expense vs. investment
FINTECH MAY 13, 2015
Don't miss opportunities by thinking of tech as expense vs. investment

When considering a new technology purchase, advisers tend to look at costs rather than benefits. That's risky.

Secrets to growth: The difference between a racehorse and a pack mule
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 13, 2015
Secrets to growth: The difference between a racehorse and a pack mule

Why some advisory firms are stuck and will likely remain stuck while others will likely burst to new levels.

How gamification can help get clients to plan for retirement
OPINION MAY 12, 2015
How gamification can help get clients to plan for retirement

People are more apt to change their behaviors when they are engaged in fun, achievement-oriented tasks with established rewards.

Why the Fed won't raise rates this year
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 12, 2015
Why the Fed won't raise rates this year

Regardless of what Friday's April jobs report suggests, the economy may not be strong enough to support higher rates.

Split with White House widens as Democratic lawmakers ask DOL to extend comment deadline on fiduciary rule
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 12, 2015
Split with White House widens as Democratic lawmakers ask DOL to extend comment deadline on fiduciary rule

House and Senate Dems sent separate letters this week to Labor Secretary Thomas Perez asking him to add 45 days to the 75-day comment period.

FINTECH MAY 11, 2015
Vanguard plans to offer digital marketing tool for advisers

Largest mutual fund manager hopes that the tool will enhance relationships for and with advisers.

5 ideas from RIA marketing mavens
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 11, 2015
5 ideas from RIA marketing mavens

If you want to accelerate your growth rate and create a consistent stream of new clients, you have to move beyond referral marketing and become a marketing machine.

Client expectations: More tech, lower fees
FINTECH MAY 11, 2015
Client expectations: More tech, lower fees

Salesforce research shows advisers may need to restructure their businesses — or watch clients turn away.

SEC's Daniel Gallagher resigning as commissioner
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 11, 2015
SEC's Daniel Gallagher resigning as commissioner

His and fellow commissioner Luis Aguilar's departures could herald a transformation of the agency.

On cybersecurity, industry and regulators are in it together
FINTECH MAY 11, 2015
On cybersecurity, industry and regulators are in it together

No financial adviser can afford the reputational damage or loss of client confidence that can result from a serious cybersecurity failure. And no investor deserves to have his or her private data compromised.

Finra toughens its sanctions on suitability violations
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 11, 2015
Finra toughens its sanctions on suitability violations

The self-regulator suggest barring offenders, expelling more firms, upping suspensions to two years.