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PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 22, 2010
What makes your firm so special?

FINTECH AUG 22, 2010
Web service for a trying time

Financial adviser Steven Mait was making a left turn in his Coral Springs, Fla., neighborhood last year when a convicted drug offender, driving under the influence of cocaine, oxycodone, morphine and five other drugs slammed into his car and ended his life.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 20, 2010
JPMorgan adds 300 financial advisers

JPMorgan Chase & Co. had a big third quarter, with profits spiking by 23% -- but it also appears to have had a successful quarter, and year, recruiting financial advisers.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 20, 2010
Succession planning: Why your solution could be in the next cubicle

The soft market for advisory businesses is revealing an old verity: A founder's best successor is often a junior adviser who has been elevated to partner.

FINTECH AUG 19, 2010
Broadridge rolls out new ETF tool

Tool will help ETF providers to focus their marketing and educational materials on the needs of advisers.

FINTECH AUG 16, 2010
Cambridge Investment Research undertakes social networking pilot using Socialware

Whether they admit to it or not, lots of fellow independent broker-dealers and probably thousands of registered reps are going to monitor how a new social media pilot progresses at Cambridge Investment Research Inc.

Buffett: Directors, officers should be punished for risky business
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 16, 2010
Buffett: Directors, officers should be punished for risky business

In his latest letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders, Warren Buffett says directors and officers -- and not shareholders -- should take the hit for reckless investments.

OPINION AUG 15, 2010
Minorities can enrich financial services industry

The confirmation a year ago of the first Hispanic Supreme Court justice, following the election of the first black president, has signaled for many people a growing appreciation of racial diversity and inclusiveness in the United States.

FINTECH AUG 15, 2010
A solution for financial advisers who are tired of client data entry

If Don Whalen had to make an elevator speech about his product, he would probably describe PreciseFP as a universal online form for client data entry.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 13, 2010
CFP Board to focus on 'higher-level' topics in tightened exam

Financial planners seeking formal certification will soon be tested not just on what they know — but on ethical questions and their ability to potentially communicate with clients.

Aging of advisory biz a boon to young reps: Report
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 13, 2010
Aging of advisory biz a boon to young reps: Report

While the graying of the advisory industry creates the risk of having too few reps to meet the demand of aging boomers, it's a big opportunity for younger advisers eager to build their businesses.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 13, 2010
FPA's Tuttle: Our work is 'misunderstood and misinterpreted'

The process and discipline of financial planning can provide the bedrock for the future financial stability of individuals and families in America.

FINTECH AUG 12, 2010
Fidelity WealthCentral adds clients, trading capabilities

More than 600 firms now on platform; rival products from Schwab, TD on the way

FINTECH AUG 12, 2010
Finantix Wealth-X for iPad — the most beautiful financial planning program ever

FINTECH AUG 12, 2010
Two popular adviser applications now linked up with PreciseFP

The creators of PreciseFP, a slick-looking online client questionnaire used by financial advisers, today announced integrations with two popular programs.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 12, 2010
Finding your advisory firm's next you

Youth is sweet.

RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 09, 2010
Blog of the Day: What's the best way to provide advice to 401(k) participants?

What to do while waiting for the participant advice rule to be finalized.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 08, 2010
Financial advisers sculpt rare opportunities from clients' collectibles

Your wealthy 85-year-old client has spent his life assembling a multimillion-dollar collection of rare <i>objets d'art</i>. He's also got a wine cellar full of Chateau Mouton Rothschild and a set of rare pool cues.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 08, 2010
Wealth management woes? Try these fixes

Many wealth managers get into the business with confidence and high hopes, envisioning that intelligence, ambition and devoted customer service will prevail.

RIAS AUG 08, 2010
Congress likely to punt on estate tax until fall – or later

As Congress heads toward its summer recess, it looks unlikely that legislators will make progress any time soon on the estate tax. That leaves financial planners and their clients in the lurch.