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FINTECH FEB 02, 2015
Upgrade your website or drive away business

Most advisers don't appreciate the critical role sites play in bringing on top clients.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 02, 2015
Goals-based planning: A 'show me the money' retirement tool

Identifying and prioritizing goals helps advisers create a financial plan that funds them, professor says

Advisers seek balance between client service and automation
FINTECH FEB 02, 2015
Advisers seek balance between client service and automation

Effective communication takes place when the receiver interprets the sender's message in precisely the fashion in which the sender intended it, according to The American College's “Fundamentals of Financial Planning” textbook.

FINTECH FEB 02, 2015
Notable adviser software tools that debuted at T3

What valuable adviser technology tools made their debut at the recent T3 2014 conference? Michael Kitces breaks down the four new offerings generating the most buzz.

EQUITIES FEB 01, 2015
What will be a 'tail event' in 2015?

With oil down 50%, talk of tail events is bubbling up again. Be prepared when clients ask about them.

Lessons from the $1B divorce case: How to split business assets
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 30, 2015
Lessons from the $1B divorce case: How to split business assets

What do a spouse's efforts mean for the valuation of a business and its division in two?

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 30, 2015
SEC Chair Mary Jo White close to revealing her position on fiduciary duty

Mary Jo White is poised to reveal what she believes is the best way for the SEC to address fiduciary duty, with the SEC planning to make a determination this year as to whether to propose a rule or take another approach.

NAPFA compensation committee member says AUM fees for cash raise conflicts
RIAS JAN 29, 2015
NAPFA compensation committee member says AUM fees for cash raise conflicts

Advisers cutting fees for managing low-yielding cash positions has become popular but critics, including a NAPFA compensation committee member, say the practice presents big conflicts of interest.

TD developing new tool to give RIAs a stronger voice in D.C.
RIAS JAN 29, 2015
TD developing new tool to give RIAs a stronger voice in D.C.

The custodian is planning to sponsor a grassroots effort among registered investment advisers to compete with brokerages when lobbying for their profession.

A fiduciary standard creates internal conflicts for advisers
RIAS JAN 29, 2015
A fiduciary standard creates internal conflicts for advisers

The fiduciary motivation to avoid losses tends to be greater for advisers than the risk of not growing client wealth

FINTECH JAN 29, 2015
What's next in adviser technology?

Broker-dealer and custodian tech executives discuss the industry's biggest issues and plans

RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 29, 2015
Recent Supreme Court case offers lessons for managing inherited IRAs

Inherited IRAs being impacted by bankruptcy is a remote event, but advisers and clients should still be prepared

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 29, 2015
Fiduciary duty rule: No way out

The prospects of the passage of fiduciary rules to protect investors looked bright four years ago, but have waned considerably. Mark Schoeff Jr. looks at what's changed.

FINTECH JAN 28, 2015
SS&C scoops up Black Diamond-owner Advent

In the second major adviser tech acquisition of the day, SS&C Technology said it agreed to pay $2.7 billion for Advent Software Inc., whose portfolio management software is widely used by advisers.

FINTECH JAN 28, 2015
SEC exam sweep reveals adviser cyber-efforts

Most advisers are assessing electronic security, but approaches and frequency vary widely.

How to become a more referable adviser
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 27, 2015
How to become a more referable adviser

Financial advisers need to make sure their clients comprehend what they do, why they do it and how they are different from other wealth managers.

RIAS JAN 27, 2015
Exclusive: Fidelity to acquire eMoney Advisor in major adviser-tech deal

The Boston fund giant will acquire eMoney Advisor, a top financial-planning software manufacturer, in a move that could resonate as one of its most potent adviser-technology deals to date.

OPINION JAN 27, 2015
How to get off to a prosperous start on social media in 2015

Use social media to ensure you're tapping your network to its fullest potential this year

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 27, 2015
Being picky with prospects helps a firm spur growth

Roof Advisory Group's growth plans include monitoring and shaping its client base

FINTECH JAN 27, 2015
10 developments to watch in the independent broker-dealer industry in 2015

The hottest topics to keep tabs on in the independent broker-dealer space