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WIREHOUSES FEB 05, 2014
Mary Mack launches opening salvo as head of Wells Fargo Advisors

The newly appointed head of the wirehouse is reorganizing the firm's top brass.

By Mason Braswell
RIAS FEB 05, 2014
Workflows: The Key Ingredient to a Sustainable & Sellable Business

As client relationships become more complex, successful firms are embracing smarter ways to manage them.

By SEI Advisor Network
INDUSTRY NEWS FEB 05, 2014
New ETFs bet on developed markets while skirting currency risk

Offerings are attractive because the U.S. dollar is expected to rise against other currencies as the Fed tapers bond-buying program

By CODONNELL
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 05, 2014
Wholesalers: The spies of Wall Street

How much do wholesalers know about advisers? And what are they telling the competition?

By Mason Braswell
EQUITIES FEB 05, 2014
Sustained drop in stocks not likely despite uncertainties, global worries

Citing weak but recovering economy, monetary policy, Nuveen's Doll says, "We have been in the sweet spot for some time, and it is likely to continue."

By Bloomberg
INDUSTRY NEWS FEB 05, 2014
BlackRock's Fink warns of 'too much optimism' in markets

“The experience of the marketplace this past week is going to be indicative of this entire year,” Mr. Fink told a panel at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. “We're going to be in a world of much greater volatility.”

By Matt Ackermann
RIAS FEB 05, 2014
Advised investors underperformed self-directed ones in 2013, SigFig data show

Clients of advisers saw some stock gains, but bonds held them back, website for investors finds.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
BROKER DEALERS FEB 05, 2014
Schorsch buys independent broker-dealer J.P. Turner in second deal this week

Deal comes in wake of blockbuster $1.15B acquisition Thursday of Cetera Financial. RCS Capital chairman Nicholas Schorsch <a href="//www.investmentnews.com/article/20140116/FREE/140119918&quot;" target="&quot;_blank&quot;" rel="noopener noreferrer">compared his burgeoning broker-dealer network to the old Merrill and Raymond James</a>.

By Bruce Kelly
FINTECH FEB 05, 2014
How technology made our SEC audit easier

Sheryl Rowling dishes on how technology helped her firm managed through a recent examination by the Securities and Exchange Commission. It made a difference.

By Sheryl Rowling
RIAS FEB 04, 2014
David Lee Roth on how to get a jump on building your business

David Lee Roth, former lead singer of Van Halen and the quintessential decadent rock 'n roller, knows a thing or two about business.

By Steve Sanduski
INDUSTRY NEWS FEB 04, 2014
Stock market strategists call for calm after global stock wipeout

21 market analysts predict 11% gain for S&amp;P 500 for the year

By Gregory Crawford
INDUSTRY NEWS FEB 04, 2014
Not so super

The Super Bowl theory &amp;mdash; an NFC team winning the big game is a good indicator for stocks &amp;mdash; hit a snag as stocks dropped sharply on news that really matters.

By Gregory Crawford
EQUITIES FEB 04, 2014
Stocks extend January slide, hit by weak earnings, emerging markets turmoil

Worst January since 2010 as S&amp;P 500 loses 3.6%, first monthly decline since August 2013.

By Gregory Crawford
EQUITIES FEB 04, 2014
More bad news for gold

Today's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> If rates rise, gold won't. Plus: Warren Buffett's $1B tease, a new twist on stock valuations, bitcoin marches on, another solar energy push and, what's good about hoping for a flat market.

By Jeff Benjamin
RIAS FEB 04, 2014
Big miss: Advisers seldom discuss retirement living arrangements with clients

Housing discussion an opportunity for advisers and important for clients, Legg Mason says.

By Liz Skinner
RIAS FEB 04, 2014
Do you have inbound marketing KPIs? You should

Though used mainly in the retail world, when properly understood, key performance indicators can allow you to benchmark your progress. Here's why every adviser should have them.

By Craig Faulkner
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 04, 2014
Advisers back SEC initiative on exams

A new SEC plan to target advisers who have never undergone formal compliance examination is drawing support from advisers.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 04, 2014
Fiduciary ball squarely in commission's court

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 03, 2014
Companies from Facebook to JPMorgan squeeze 401(k) plans

Tactics include holding back on both the amount and timing of 401(k) matches and dragging out vesting schedules

By Gregory Crawford
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 03, 2014
RETIREMENT BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY

By CODONNELL