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RIAS SEP 03, 2014
Handful of advisers control the majority of client assets

IAA study shows that the top 1% of firms manage more than half of all assets.

EQUITIES SEP 03, 2014
'Don't fight the Fed' was never more true

Tuesday's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> menu includes: It's true: Don't fight the Fed. Also: Alibaba mania is here and so is Apple's big day; Wells Fargo faces possible Finra action and about that Home Depot data breach.

FINTECH SEP 03, 2014
Big data: New technology comes to compliance

Software companies offer products to help advisers meet intense regulatory demands.

FINTECH SEP 03, 2014
Even tech-driven practices have tech-averse clients

Tips on working with elderly clients who have not grown up with the Internet, e-mail and secure portals.

RIAS SEP 03, 2014
No summer break for SEC as agency revs up exam pace

There's been no summer break for the SEC, as the regulator's tally for never-examined advisers has been bolstered by a quicker examination process.

FINTECH SEP 02, 2014
Make your website a hot marketing tool

Though rated No. 1 by advisers, most don't maximize the potential of their sites with ongoing improvements.

FINTECH SEP 02, 2014
Don't embarrass Grandma – or your clients

Maintain strict security policies on company cloud files &amp;ndash; and no naked selfies, please

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 02, 2014
Ex-LPL broker to pay nearly $2 million for defrauding clients

Blake Richards misappropriated $1.7 million from at least seven investors, some of whom were elderly, according to the SEC's charges.

FINTECH SEP 02, 2014
Hearsay Social lets advisers pay to spread Facebook posts

Advisers on social-networking platform Hearsay can now use new a feature that allows them to distribute promo posts on Facebook. But they have to pay.

RIAS SEP 02, 2014
HighTower picks up Merrill advisers with $800 million

Three advisers join as partners and will operate as HighTower Fort Myers.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 31, 2014
How to assess your business from six critical angles

Such an assessment needs to address where you are today and where you want to be at some point in the not-too-distant future.

FINTECH AUG 31, 2014
Be ready to provide client portals for performance reporting, consultant recommends

Advisers need to adapt as clients increasingly demand 24/7 access to their accounts from all devices.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 31, 2014
Fiduciary duty's impact on succession planning

FINTECH AUG 29, 2014
Quarterly video statements may become the norm

It may not be long before advisers are sending clients a personalized video each quarter that reviews portfolio performance. The technology to customize videos without much effort is increasingly available.

RIAS AUG 29, 2014
The big squeeze: End of the golden era

Four formidable forces are developing to take assets from the standalone local advisory firm and they are quietly building momentum.

EQUITIES AUG 29, 2014
Bears are giving up and that could be a bad sign

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> What's it mean when bears capitulate? Plus: The housing market recovery and homebuilder ETFs; 529s not so popular and here's why; Apple's big news; and the long-term-care insurance question.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 29, 2014
How to deal with 'rotten apple' employees

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 28, 2014
It's just a name change, how hard could it be?

You might have checked off legal and client communication requirements when changing your firm's name, but don't forget new e-mail addresses, signs, websites, social media accounts, logos and more

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 28, 2014
Author David Bach teaming up with Ric Edelman

Will concentrate on educational activities via radio and TV programs. and other media.

FINTECH AUG 27, 2014
Fresh off settlement, a robo-adviser gets more financial backing

Digital retirement adviser NextCapital wins financing from Russell Investments