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PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 12, 2014
7 ways to refine your niche and boost your business

Two top financial advisers discuss how focusing on certain clients has allowed their teams to flourish

RIAS JUN 12, 2014
Time is money: Quantifying the value of working hours

Introducing 'the law of 1,920' to underline that advisers' income is completely dependent on where they spend their work hours in a year

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 11, 2014
3 startups to help you land the best restaurant tables

It's OK to resell concert tickets, so why not spots at top restaurants? Startups combat the no-show problem and wasted food.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 11, 2014
Why I am true to my personality online

How I capitalized on all the things that make me stand out — and created a business and experience that I would want to work with as a client.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 11, 2014
Broker pay reform would benefit investors, financial analysts say

Link compensation to investment outcomes, majority of CFA holders say in survey.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 11, 2014
CFA exam pass rate increases to 43%

A higher percentage of hopefuls for the chartered financial analyst designation passed the first level of their three-part exam in December.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 10, 2014
Algorithms send hot resumes nowhere fast. Is technology stalling the recovery?

Ultra-specific criteria to screen and winnow candidates may be perpetuating the slow rebound in the U.S. labor market: Despite a steady increase in openings since the recession ended in 2009, these positions are being matched with job seekers less efficiently than in the past.

FINTECH JUN 10, 2014
The power of incorporating social media into event planning

Socializing events and meetings with Twitter can up attendee participation and deepen relationships.

FINTECH JUN 10, 2014
Social media is worth the time

A panel of social media experts weigh in to explain the major potential social media holds for advisers.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 10, 2014
Morgan Stanley taps new head for private wealth unit

RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 10, 2014
Investors value advisers, especially when retirement is looming

Investors on a panel at an InvestmentNews retirement income conference said they value the expertise of advisers, especially as they get close to or enter retirement

FINTECH JUN 10, 2014
Can an adviser work remotely for a month?

Will Sheryl Rowling be truly able to work with all the wonderful distractions available?

FINTECH JUN 10, 2014
Cybersecurity landscape gets rocky in 2014

<i>InvestmentNews</i> hangs out with IT experts to talk about the Heartbleed bug, regulation and other cyberconcerns

FINTECH JUN 10, 2014
With or without technology, I'm tired

As financial adviser, CPA and dinner host, I use a lot of technology but I'm still tired.

EQUITIES JUN 09, 2014
Job growth accelerates, pushing unemployment rate to a six-year low

FINTECH JUN 09, 2014
Older investors turn to the web to manage assets

More investors over 50 are firing their advisers and managing their own finances through online platforms, as the myth of tech-illiterate old-timers is debunked.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 08, 2014
Bankruptcy's lessons for advisers

Bankruptcy offers advisers a chance to transform a crisis into an opportunity &#8212; not just to clear their financial slate, but to better relate to clients' struggles with money.

OPINION JUN 08, 2014
What's your acquisition strategy?

Key points every adviser should keep in mind when considering to buy or not to buy.

Disappearing jobs in the middle
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 06, 2014
Disappearing jobs in the middle

Middle skill workers are largely being left out of recovery so far. The worse-than-mediocre prospects for these average workers repeats a four-decade trend.

FINTECH JUN 06, 2014
Pershing expands managed account platform, boosts alts information

Adviser custodian and B-D clearing firm faces competition for assets with Fidelity, Schwab.