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FINTECH JUL 17, 2014
Renovate your social media profile

Here are five things you can to make over your social media profile.

FINTECH JUL 17, 2014
7 steps to finding prospects on LinkedIn

Many advisers have created a LinkedIn profile, have a few contacts but then have gotten lost in the daily grind and forgotten to use LinkedIn the way it was intended. LinkedIn is the place for businesses to connect, but how many connections do you have with potential clients?

RIAS JUL 16, 2014
SEC keeps fiduciary promises vague for 2015

Agency's annual report reveals higher percentage of adviser exams, and priorities for next year.

BROKER DEALERS JUL 16, 2014
Opinions on bull market split following most recent run-up

After the S&P 500 reaches new heights, new questions surface on whether the market is headed up or down.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 16, 2014
Advisers need to act on client communication plans

Important ingredients are regular feedback and inclusion of family members in outreach.

OPINION JUL 16, 2014
How advisers will communicate with clients in five years

Video conferencing, text messaging and more robust online services will define the way advisers interact with clients in the future.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 16, 2014
Morgan fined $1 million in retired-broker snafu

Wirehouse slapped with fine after Finra alleged it paid retired brokers $100M in commissions without making sure they had stopped providing advice.

OPINION JUL 16, 2014
Five steps to protect your wealth after you sell your company

You can keep your personal finances from taking a back seat to the transaction, but your window of time is limited after you sign a letter of intent

FINTECH JUL 16, 2014
How technology affects your firm's value

Four key questions to assess your readiness for a merger or acquisition.

BROKER DEALERS JUL 16, 2014
7 biggest ways top-performing firms sustain their growth

The fastest-growing and most profitable firms often take unconventional approaches to their business models. To see how your firm stands up, <a href=&quot;http://www.investmentnews.com/2014fp&quot;>take part in this year's study</a>.

BROKER DEALERS JUL 15, 2014
Edward Jones sponsors college-credit course to prep students for Series 7 exam

Course will be offered to financial and nonfinancial majors to offer them a taste of the advice profession.

RIAS JUL 15, 2014
Why some brokers stand by commissions

Some brokers say the math in moving to a fee-based model just doesn't add up for clients.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 15, 2014
Senate subcommittee gives SEC full funding request

Action contrasts with House panel vote last week, which gave agency $300 million less

RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 15, 2014
Sting and other wealthy celebrities don't want money to ruin their kids

Everything they do is magic, but they have to earn their own living, adviser says.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 15, 2014
Wealthy seek to pass on family values through philanthropy

Advisers can use their role to facilitate building generational bonds

FINTECH JUL 14, 2014
Forget big data – here's how one adviser uses small data

Small data, or the information you can access and interpret from resources within your own firm, can pay off big.

FINTECH JUL 14, 2014
Junxure CRM finally comes out of the workshop and into the cloud

FINTECH JUL 14, 2014
Be a robo-adviser, the human way

Personalized financial advice should take cues from the robo-adviser trend/

ProTracker pulls cloud-based CRM back into beta
FINTECH JUL 14, 2014
ProTracker pulls cloud-based CRM back into beta

It probably won't be available for sale for another year.

FINTECH JUL 14, 2014
Don't be afraid of the robo-adviser – it might actually help you grow

Advisers can take cues from robo-advisers to enhance their services and relationships with clients.