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RIAS MAR 19, 2014
An open letter to Next Generation financial advisers

“The times they are a'changing.” So said Bob Dylan in 1964. I am fairly certain he wasn't talking about the financial services industry, but now 50 years later, his message most definitely applies to our world.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 19, 2014
Graying of America means opportunity for young advisers

Advisory business has range of models and roles to fill.

RIAS MAR 18, 2014
IRS chief pushes for comprehensive reform, not piecemeal approach to tax reform

Meanwhile, Ways and Means to send tax extensions bill to full Senate on Thursday.

FINTECH MAR 18, 2014
Want an app? There's an app for that

Custodians and broker-dealers lend support for advisers seeking to launch their own mobile app

RIAS MAR 18, 2014
Oregon advisers blaze their own trail

Team from Merrill Lynch that advises on $700M in assets forms RIA partnership.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 18, 2014
Advisers eyeing Pimco carefully in wake of upheaval

Advisers are anxiously watching to see if the fund giant's recent management upheaval masks broader problems that could impact performance. Few are cutting and running. Yet.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 18, 2014
UBS acquires $2.6 million Beverly Hills team from Merrill Lynch

Two Grueninger Group principals and an associate make the move.

FINTECH MAR 17, 2014
ETF money flows, social media and dating Nick

Gauging investor interest in exchange-traded funds in much the same way as Twitter or Facebook tracks online friends.

FINTECH MAR 17, 2014
Tired of PowerPoint? Here's another option

From time to time, we all have to do presentations. Wouldn't it be nice to use something other than the same boring PowerPoint templates?

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 17, 2014
Internal or external succession: What's right for you?

How you have structured your practice may help you decide how to exit the business

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 17, 2014
Advisers can add 3 percentage points to clients' net returns

Vanguard study details five investment practices that can boost portfolios.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 17, 2014
Tuning in to adviser needs with ensemble practices

Ensemble and super ensemble practices are becoming the most popular choice of business model for independent advisers.

RIAS MAR 17, 2014
Selling the least profitable part of your wealth management business

Selling smaller client relationships allows advisers to slow down but stay in the game a little longer. It's not easy but more are taking the plunge.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 17, 2014
Schorsch's RCS Capital moves to keep its 9,000 registered reps in the fold

In a highly anticipated move, RCS Capital Corp. said that it intends to create a retention package for the 9,000 registered representatives and investment advisers that it has acquired since the company had its initial public offering last June.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 16, 2014
Developing a workable succession plan: What do advisers really want?

Selling a practice through a change-of-control liquidity event is not a real succession plan and not what advisers should want.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 16, 2014
Wall Street bonuses rose 15% last year

Wall Street's bonus pool rose to $26.7 billion in 2013 as profits from broker-dealer operations on the New York Stock Exchange fell by 30%, according to estimates by New York state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli.

RIAS MAR 16, 2014
Prepare to be ripped off

The broad investing public isn't exactly riveted by the controversy surrounding the so-called “fiduciary standard,” but they should be.

FINTECH MAR 16, 2014
Envestnet | Tamarac to update its integrated platform for RIAs

New version of Advisor Xi scheduled for launch this spring.

RIAS MAR 14, 2014
Prepare to be patient if you aim to serve wealthy business owners

This ultimately lucrative market is all work and little pay in the early part of the relationship.

FINTECH MAR 13, 2014
Strong signs e-signatures set for takeoff

Products improving, clients more comfortable and more firms adopting them.