Going independent has never been easier, but there are still a host of issues to consider. This first installment of a four-part special report explores the ins-and-outs of starting your own practice.
Seek out advice from others who have gone out on their own
A congressional leader sees a key role for investment advisers in his vision for reform of the retirement system
Service providers have an additional six months to prepare for plan fee disclosure regulations, and it seems that broker-dealers will need all that time
If two House hearings last Thursday were any indication, the Securities and Exchange Commission faces an uphill battle in winning approval for its $1.4 billion budget request — including the $300 million increase it says it needs to fulfill its core mission and its Dodd-Frank obligations
The disclosure and use of financial derivatives by financial firms is the biggest concern of the nation's leading financial analysts
Head of commission says GOP proposal would lead to big reduction in number of firm audits
Financial adviser training and compliance expenses could spike for broker-dealers of all sizes — and become especially burdensome to smaller firms — if the Labor Department applies its proposed fiduciary rule to individual retirement accounts, observers say.
The Securities and Exchange Commission recently began a "sweep" of investment advisory firms to gather information about their use of social media. (Read: <a href=http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20110214/FREE/110219962>'SEC said to 'sweep' advisory firms'.)</a>
The Securities and Exchange Commission's appointment of Eileen Rominger, an 11-year veteran of Goldman Sachs Asset Management, as its new director of investment management, marks the first time in decades — if ever — that the agency has named an industry executive with no legal background to the position.
Assets to the RIA channel have more than tripled over the last ten years, a trend that is 'redefining the way investment advice is delivered'
Retirement plan clients seem to want it all — and these days, they're asking plan advisers what they can do for their participants in terms of guidance.
In a move that some say could disenfranchise smaller firms, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc. plans to revamp its district committees
Financial adviser training and compliance expenses could become more onerous for broker-dealers -- if the Department of Labor applies its proposed fiduciary rule to IRAs
Measure dramatically raises amount families can dole out tax-free; 'take it while you can'
Wells Fargo & Co. may expand by taking over non-bank companies, including wealth-management or insurance businesses, chief executive officer John Stumpf said.
