Advisor News

Displaying 26629 results
RIA NEWS DEC 15, 2013
Smart advisers, smart machines

By Trevor Hunnicutt
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 15, 2013
Keep your eyes on the calendar

By MFXFeeder
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS DEC 13, 2013
Finra board eyes raising arb fees to increase arbitrator pay

Finra is considering raising the fees related to pursuing an arbitration claim against a brokerage firm in order to increase the pay for people who hear the cases.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
FINTECH DEC 13, 2013
Anybody can have a blog but not everybody should

Advisers should only create a blog if they have something unique to say, coach suggests.

By Matthew Halloran
FINTECH DEC 13, 2013
Conquer social media – it's like falling off a blog

Think of your social-media strategy as a human body: the blog is the torso and the networks and sites you use are the appendages. Social-media maven Josh Brown offers insights that will save you time and make you money.

By Joshua Brown
FINTECH DEC 13, 2013
The 'why' and 'how' of blogging

Dig deep to figure out the reason behind pursuing a web strategy.

By Joshua Brown
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 13, 2013
International Paper to pay $30M to settle 401(k) lawsuit

Employees alleged the paper distributor breached its fiduciary duty.

By Darla Mercado
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 13, 2013
New Finra rules could help brokers clear records in certain cases

Regulator working on dual tracks but specifics and timing remain uncertain

By DJAMIESON
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 13, 2013
The trick of Social Security in first year of retirement

Earnings in months leading up to retirement date can be ignored.

By Mary Beth Franklin
FINTECH DEC 12, 2013
Small brokerages hit with 'exorbitant' e-mail storage costs

Hefty prices for e-mail storage have slammed small brokerages, which say their data is being held hostage by vendors taking advantage of regulatory requirements.

By Joyce Hanson
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 12, 2013
ING wins fixed-annuity deal as Allstate narrows focus

ING U.S. Inc. will begin selling fixed annuities through Allstate Corp. agencies as the largest publicly traded U.S. auto and home insurer ceases to offer its own brand of the retirement products.

By Matt Ackermann
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 12, 2013
Finra votes to bump arbitrators' pay by 50%

That change would increase the cost of arbitration for firms and retail investors, some industry watchers warned. But Finra describes the increases as necessary.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
WIREHOUSES DEC 12, 2013
Driver in celebrity death crash was Merrill Lynch adviser

Roger W. Rodas was in actor Paul Walker's car; firm “deeply saddened” by loss.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
FINTECH DEC 12, 2013
Four tech trends drive Charles Schwab Advisor Services platform upgrades

Mobile applications, cloud computing, big data and integration all critical to advisers' way of doing business

By Joyce Hanson
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 12, 2013
Advisory panel calls on SEC to move fiduciary duty to front burner

The Investor Advisory Committee gives the SEC two options for a uniform standard for advisers and brokers.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 12, 2013
Vanguard threatens to ground pilots from making 401(k) trades

The Southwest Airlines pilots, who subscribe to an investment newsletter, are hurting certain funds by trading en masse, Vanguard says

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 12, 2013
Alts require due diligence

In the wake of fraud allegations over alternative investments, Bruce Kelly warns that advisers need to do their due diligence when choosing an alt. <b>More:</b> <a href=&quot;http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20130811/REG/308119973&quot;>Investors defrauded by real estate guru: Finra</a>

By Bruce Kelly
FINTECH DEC 11, 2013
Pershing adds Signix digital signature technology to NetX360 platform

Live from FSI's OneVoice 2014 Broker-Dealer Conference: Electronic signatures have started to see wider acceptance from broker-dealers, says Laser App's Powell.

By Joyce Hanson
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 11, 2013
Dodd and Frank reunite, take advisers behind the scenes of landmark legislation

Former Sen. Christopher J. Dodd and ex-Rep. Barney Frank defend sweeping regulatory reform.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 11, 2013
Ready or not? Surveys conflict on Americans' retirement preparedness

Are Americans ready for retirement or not? Depends on whether you are an optimist or pessimist &amp;mdash; new studies point to either yes or no. But according to two advisers, most people still have work to do.

By MDURISIN