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PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 14, 2014
Understanding your clients: The last competitive advantage

What do ancient cave dwellers, Pablo Picasso and Eric Clapton have in common? And how will the answer help you build your business.

FINTECH MAY 14, 2014
Are these 'must-have' elements on your website?

Keep it simple when establishing credibility and connecting with clients online, experts say.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 14, 2014
Merrill Lynch advisers embrace a goals-based investing approach

BROKER DEALERS MAY 13, 2014
Donald Runkle, ex-chief compliance officer for Raymond James Financial Services, joining law firm

Plans to help Edgerton & Weaver, which specializes in representing B-Ds, RIAs and registered reps, build its consulting business.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 12, 2014
Just because you can work doesn't mean you should

When you're sick and need to stay home, unplug and focus on you rather than your job.

WOMEN ADVISOR COMMUNITY MAY 12, 2014
10 reasons this is a great economy for female advisers

Women can readily adopt the skills necessary to work effectively with clients today

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 12, 2014
When love won't keep them together

With the number of late-life divorces expected to surge, advisers, attorneys and tax experts face new pressures to ensure sustainable retirement income for clients.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 12, 2014
Restoring investors' confidence in the markets

The president of the North American Securities Administrators Association discusses what the financial industry needs to do to rebuild client trust.

RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 12, 2014
Retirement plan diversification improving, women take the lead

Wells Fargo report says few men or women are contributing recommended 10% to their 401(k).

EQUITIES MAY 12, 2014
Are women financially conservative or just economically realistic?

They're less willing to take risks with money than men, but they'll ensure the mortgage is paid off.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 12, 2014
How your firm can stay compliant when serving seniors

Finra to look at how firms sell annuities, REITs and other products to older clients.

9 steps to protect your financial future after a divorce
OPINION MAY 11, 2014
9 steps to protect your financial future after a divorce

Gray divorce and its financial implications: The rising number of splits later in life means that untangling the assets is more complicated

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 11, 2014
Brokers being told: Leave now or lose later

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 11, 2014
In this Finra program, the eyes have it

A new initiative has the regulator looking at private placements more closely and in real time.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 11, 2014
Advisers create a franchise operation for divorce planning

Team to offer professional testimony in court, forensic accounting and other services.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 11, 2014
Goals-based planning takes flight

A confluence of changing client demographics and challenging investment environments has forced many advisers to shift their focus from being stock jockeys to holistic planners — and this evolution is bleeding into all of the advice channels.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 11, 2014
How to fight the inertia of succession planning

One of the best ways for advisers to fight the natural inertia of succession planning is to seek outside help. Whether guided by a B-D, roll-up firm or independent consultant, advisers should seek out certain key features. Liz Skinner on what to look for.

Getting it down on paper
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 11, 2014
Getting it down on paper

A written succession plan is complex, with many decisions feeding into the final product.

BROKER DEALERS MAY 11, 2014
Selling your book twice over

Switching firms 10 years before you expect to leave the industry can provide an extra windfall – if done correctly

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 09, 2014
Institute for the Fiduciary Standard launches best practices effort, eyes new certificate

Led by Vanguard founder John “Jack” Bogle and Boston University professor Tamar Frankel, new board will introduce guidelines by year end.