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For Merrill Lynch, emphasis on new clients and cross-selling paying off
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 16, 2019
For Merrill Lynch, emphasis on new clients and cross-selling paying off

The Thundering Herd is doing more business with new households.

By Bruce Kelly
'Retire in place' doesn't cut it as a succession plan
OPINION APR 16, 2019
'Retire in place' doesn't cut it as a succession plan

If advisers spend less and less time on their practice, how competent will they remain as a financial adviser?

By Scott Hanson
3 ways to improve adviser technology
FINTECH APR 16, 2019
3 ways to improve adviser technology

Advisers must evaluate what technology they need to stay profitable, as well as the value of technology investments to their clients.

By David Lyon
Most Americans got a tax cut and didn't notice
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE APR 15, 2019
Most Americans got a tax cut and didn't notice

Surveys show just one-fifth of people believe their taxes have gone down.

By Bloomberg
New Jersey releases rule to impose fiduciary duty on brokers
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE APR 15, 2019
New Jersey releases rule to impose fiduciary duty on brokers

State Securities Bureau says SEC's Regulation Best Interest 'does not provide sufficient protections.'

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Trump administration puts potential new hurdle in path of Regulation Best Interest
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE APR 15, 2019
Trump administration puts potential new hurdle in path of Regulation Best Interest

Complying with regulatory review guidelines could delay advice rule and have a chilling effect on SEC guidance and no-action letters.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Product chief at Morningstar talks adviser technology and the holy grail of financial advice
FINTECH APR 15, 2019
Product chief at Morningstar talks adviser technology and the holy grail of financial advice

Data carries great potential for financial advice — but also a threat.

By Greg Iacurci
401(k) advisers are battling on multiple fronts
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 15, 2019
401(k) advisers are battling on multiple fronts

Record keepers and less experienced plan advisers are putting up road blocks for 401(k) specialists.

By Fred Barstein
The cost of putting off enrolling in a Medicare drug plan
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 15, 2019
The cost of putting off enrolling in a Medicare drug plan

Healthy seniors who sign up late face possible sticker shock.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Sales of unregistered securities are a growing problem that's harming investors — and the industry
ALTERNATIVES APR 13, 2019
Sales of unregistered securities are a growing problem that's harming investors — and the industry

The practice is giving the industry a black eye — so what can financial advisers do to stop it?

By Bruce Kelly
Creativity matters when planning for lone retirees
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 12, 2019
Creativity matters when planning for lone retirees

Clients who have great wealth but no friends or family require extraordinary steps, special sensitivity.

By Liz Skinner
Woodbridge Group execs charged with criminal fraud in Ponzi scheme
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE APR 12, 2019
Woodbridge Group execs charged with criminal fraud in Ponzi scheme

Former CEO Robert H. Shapiro and two others were arrested in connection with investment scheme that SEC claims defrauded 8,400 investors.

By InvestmentNews
Rising rich boost stature, growth of family offices
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 12, 2019
Rising rich boost stature, growth of family offices

The market for serving wealthy families may be bigger than some data suggest.

By Adam Shell
SEC cracks down on ETF names that could be misleading
ETFS APR 12, 2019
SEC cracks down on ETF names that could be misleading

More than a third of thematic exchange-traded funds that started last year tweaked their names during the regulator's approval process.

By Bloomberg
Fidelity wants to own the workplace — and beyond
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 12, 2019
Fidelity wants to own the workplace — and beyond

Fidelity's new benefits-administration platform signals that the company wants to deepen its client relationships.

By Greg Iacurci
62% of firms plan to adopt new client-facing technology this year
FINTECH APR 12, 2019
62% of firms plan to adopt new client-facing technology this year

New benchmarking data highlight independent advisory firms' intention to invest in their digital client experience.

By Ellie Zhu
Headcount at Wells Fargo Advisors continues to slide
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 12, 2019
Headcount at Wells Fargo Advisors continues to slide

Firm lost another 140 advisers in the first quarter, compared with 106 the previous quarter.

By Bruce Kelly
How behavioral technology will improve retirement planning
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 12, 2019
How behavioral technology will improve retirement planning

As tech starts to track what clients actually do, report back and personalize their experience, planning processes and the client experience will advance.

By Jamie Hopkins
Who benefits the most from non-transparent ETFs?
MUTUAL FUNDS APR 12, 2019
Who benefits the most from non-transparent ETFs?

Look past the opaqueness of the portfolio and think of them as better than mutual funds.

By Jeff Benjamin
Finra guidance could help departing reps hang onto clients
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 11, 2019
Finra guidance could help departing reps hang onto clients

If clients ask, firms must give them contact information for their former brokers

By Mark Schoeff Jr.