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FINTECH AUG 19, 2014
Weighing the pros, cons and costs of virtual desktops

Outsourcing IT support to a virtual desktop system may appeal to advisers, but there's a cost attached.

ALTERNATIVES AUG 18, 2014
Finra tacks on more time to REIT pricing change

Gives SEC another month to act on proposal.

FINTECH AUG 18, 2014
Plugging into technology was key to building assets

Careful technology choices helped one firm drastically improve its bottom line.

FINTECH AUG 18, 2014
Getting serious about how you use mobile technology

As smart phones and tablets become the norm, winging it no longer makes the cut; you need policies and procedures for running a mobile business. Here are some tips.

FINTECH AUG 18, 2014
Robo startup will work with advisers exclusively

UpsideAdvisor.com's platform is designed to attract mass affluent interested in low-cost investing, but who may also want access to advisers' investment advice.

WOMEN ADVISOR COMMUNITY AUG 17, 2014
3 lessons female advisers can learn from Lauren Bacall

The late actress's life can inspire ways to be successful in business.

WOMEN ADVISOR COMMUNITY AUG 17, 2014
Advising women through transitions

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 17, 2014
Mary Jo White: Money market reform tops the SEC's list

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 15, 2014
Female advisers share secrets for outsourcing

One strategy: Hiring a third party to free them up and boost business.

RIAS AUG 15, 2014
BofA settlement comes back to bite homeowners

On today's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> menu: BofA settlement bites homeowners. Plus: Warren Buffett feels compliance pain; a mortgage shop tries financial advice; fewer stocks participating in the bull market run; and stocks that could benefit from the ALS ice-bucket challenge.

WOMEN ADVISOR COMMUNITY AUG 15, 2014
Lack of female advisers and female clients goes hand in hand

An <i>InvestmentNews</i> survey of 377 advisers finds that attracting female clients is more difficult without female advisers.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 15, 2014
Think offer, not pitch, with mobile ad messages

Advisers will eventually need a mobile strategy as part of digital marketing

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 14, 2014
SEC seeks to delay principal trading rule for two years

Regulator says issue should be considered within broader fiduciary-duty decisions.

He needed a script: Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman left a legal mess behind
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 14, 2014
He needed a script: Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman left a legal mess behind

In leaving his estate outright to his partner, the Oscar-winning actor left her with a multimillion-dollar tax bill

RIAS AUG 13, 2014
Scottrade retools custodial platform as it works to bolster its numbers

Custodian hopes to land on growth path with new technology and new hires.

RIAS AUG 13, 2014
Wealthfront has 'best shot' to remain leading digital disruptor: Forrester

Report points to low-cost online platform, Millennial market, $1 billion in AUM.

BROKER DEALERS AUG 13, 2014
LPL's chief market strategist resigns

The indie B-D behemoth is facing more turnover at the top, this time among its team of investment management professionals.

FINTECH AUG 13, 2014
LPL announces new tech platform

ClientWorks system, including efficiency measures and mobile access, will be tested until release in spring 2015.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 13, 2014
Broker comp puts pressure on wirehouse profit margins

Even as firms trim non-compensation expenses, profit margins stay below stated goals.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 13, 2014
When Time Runs Out

Not having a continuity plan for your practice is reckless. Dan Candura's story highlights the challenges advisers face when time runs out.