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PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 25, 2014
Addressing client dementia

Advisers should look for patterns and have a process in place.

RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 23, 2014
Baby boomer, Gen X women fear not having enough retirement savings

Congresswoman encourages growth in number of female financial advisers.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 23, 2014
4 reasons you keep losing your best employees

High employee turnover is brutal for a service business such as financial advice. Joe Duran on how to create a dynamic culture within your office.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 23, 2014
Is your firm optimally staffed?

RIAS MAY 23, 2014
The adviser of the future: 3 trends of tomorrow

The future of business is being determined at breakneck speed. Joe Duran says that the companies of tomorrow are tapping into a few deep-seated human desires today.

BROKER DEALERS MAY 23, 2014
Erica McGinnis' big plans for Advisor Group are taking shape

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 22, 2014
Five reasons succession plans fail

You have the dusty binder on a shelf somewhere. But if you think you're finished, think again. Here are some ideas for avoiding the common pitfalls that businesses face during family transitions.

BROKER DEALERS MAY 22, 2014
Erinn Ford named president of Cetera Advisors

Move is the latest in a series of management changes at Cetera Financial Group.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 22, 2014
Behavioral finance gaining traction on the conference circuit

Behavioral finance is the hot topic at financial advisory conferences.

EQUITIES MAY 22, 2014
Ukraine's new resistance to Russia draws attention back to the macroeconomic fallout

<i>Friday's menu:</i> Ukraine heats up and fund winners and losers come into focus. Plus: Fed-speak clarity: an oxymoron? Bank loan funds fall victim to Fed policy, Obamacare drags us back to the 1950s and banks square off with Big Labor in Vegas.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 21, 2014
Allison Couch rejoining the AIG Advisor Group

Moving in to new position as executive VP for national sales.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 21, 2014
Advisers are like doctors: Meir Statman

At NAPFA conference, behavioral finance expert says, 'Treat your clients like kids'

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 21, 2014
Advice business lags behind comparable careers in hiring women

Data show that old arguments about 'numbers' or 'selling' dissuading women from this career don't add up.

FINTECH MAY 21, 2014
Is it time for a new CRM?

A cost-benefit analysis reveals important considerations in switching hub systems.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 21, 2014
Blogger Kitces stokes debate over CFP Board compensation definitions

In taking organization to task, commentator says virtually all advisers fall under 'commission and fee' label.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 21, 2014
New CFP Board chairman stands firm on fee-only definition, sets goals for group's growth

Stance puts organization at odds with NAPFA, an organization made up of fee-only planners that allows its members to own up to 2% of a financial company that charges commissions.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 20, 2014
A fiduciary standard? Don't hold your breath

Securities and Exchange Commission member Daniel Gallagher doubts that his agency will propose its own rule to raise advice standards for brokers providing retail investment advice.

FINTECH MAY 19, 2014
Reading between the data

Advisers already have the tools to gather information, they just have to learn how to use it.

FINTECH MAY 19, 2014
WORD OF MOUTH OVER SOCIAL

FINTECH MAY 19, 2014
Get more out of your press release (yes, press release) with video

Releases should have no place in a technology blog but they can play an important role in a digital marketing strategy.