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PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 20, 2011
Succession plan depends on finding good partners

Randy Manley, 58, and Scott Miller, 57, have no intention of retiring from their advisory practice anytime in the near future.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 20, 2011
Making associate a partner key to exit plan

Larry Lof began his transition out of the financial planning and investment advice business last year when he sold half his firm to his associate, Chris Lopez.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 20, 2011
Business broker found right buyer as adviser began writing career

For David Drucker the reason for leaving the advisory business wasn't retirement but rather a change in career direction.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 20, 2011
Merger proved to be her passport to semiretirement in the Caribbean

Adviser Sarah Barnhill is one step closer to her dream retirement on the white sand beaches of St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 20, 2011
Five ways to walk away from your practice

Advisory firm owners have a handful of options when it comes time to walk away from their businesses.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 20, 2011
Retiring broker on a four-year buyout

When Rich Warner decided to leave Edward Jones in 2008, he was feeling a little burned out by the stock market's gyrations.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 18, 2011
YouTube adviser ramps up attacks on broker model

One-third of employers may drop health plans
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 17, 2011
One-third of employers may drop health plans

Almost one-third of U.S. employers are likely to stop providing health coverage for workers in 2014, when U.S. subsidies become available for people to buy individual policies.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 16, 2011
Five ways for financial advisers to raise fees

With asset-based revenue flat or lower and the costs of insurance, technology and personnel rising, many financial advisers would like to raise prices

RIAS NOV 15, 2011
California backs off on tough provisions in proposed law for independent contractors

A bill in California bill that would punish firms for misclassifying employees as independent contractors was amended to lighten the compliance burden for broker-dealers.

Money managers' assets heftier — but profits still pretty scrawny
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 14, 2011
Money managers' assets heftier — but profits still pretty scrawny

Prices to originate a sale rising as fees get squeezed; 'need to tackle business-model issues'

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 14, 2011
Rebecca Pomering: How top RIAs recruit and retain top talent

In this sit-down with Kelli Cruz, the director of research and consulting for <a href=http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20110411/INCR/110419993>IN Adviser Solutions</a>, Moss Adam's Rebecca Pomering discusses talks about how top firms are managing their human capital - and how to use compensation to improve recruiting, retention and performance of personnel.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 14, 2011
Five crucial things to consider before raising your fees

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 14, 2011
Mark Tibergien: Tips for becoming a top RIA

In this sit-down with Kelli Cruz, the director of research and consulting for <a href=http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20110411/INCR/110419993>IN Adviser Solutions</a>, Pershing's Mark Tibergien discusses some of the major changes in the advisory industry - and offers suggestions on how RIAs can get the most out of their human capital.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 14, 2011
Finding the right fit the first time

When firm owners make the decision to invest in their business by hiring financial advisers, there is risk in that investment just as with any other decision

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 14, 2011
How to find a junior financial adviser

As the first wave of baby boomers turns 65, everyone in the industry is talking and thinking about succession

Succession planning, Aussie style
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 13, 2011
Succession planning, Aussie style

Regardless of differences in regulation, compensation or specific products, there is one issue that unites financial advisers around the world: succession planning.

FINTECH NOV 13, 2011
A small CRM system that offers many extras

In many columns, I have examined the choices available on custodial technology platforms, either built or under construction

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 13, 2011
Making a more perfect practice

As the financial advisory business in general, as well as the individual practices, becomes more complex, advisers must anticipate and respond to a myriad of challenges

RIAS NOV 13, 2011
What do most RIAs really want? Growth

Along with the thousands of advisers under one roof here at the Schwab Impact conference in San Francisco, there are also thousands of opinions on issues ranging from economics to politics.