Advisers must act in the best interest of clients and present them with all available retirement income offerings
Beating a benchmark is an empty victory if an investor cannot meet their financial priorities.
Life insurance is the last, largest, most-neglected asset on clients' balance sheets and in desperate need of management.
The most successful will be those who recognize that change in our industry is a constant.
Clients will be moved to self-directed accounts; bank may kill shift if DOL rule is dropped.
They face the challenge of asking for the order from the same judge who ruled against every claim in their lawsuit.
The transaction comes as industry executives and consultants expect more consolidation in the IBD industry.
I'm going to help you be great on social media, so you can use that knowledge to find new clients and/or communicate with the ones you have.
They must enroll when they turn 65 or face lifelong penalties.
Just like their politics, even IRA required minimum distribution rules apply differently for each of them.
The award cited unsuitable investments made in energy and housing products.
Male advisers are three times more likely to go rogue, but women pay a higher price for their transgressions. (<i>More: </i><a href="//www.investmentnews.com/gallery/20170309/FREE/309009998/PH"" style=""color:#b10816"" target=""_blank"" rel="noopener noreferrer"><i><b>7 changes firms need to make to attract more female advisers</b></i>) </a>
Markets are significantly different than they were 10 years ago. Are Technology and safeguards keeping pace?
We think advisers deserve better than the perpetual runaround.
The wirehouse said its advisory platform will be the go-to regardless of what happens with DOL fiduciary rule, but a modification or repeal of the regulation could lead to more flexibility.
Length of marriage, years since divorce and age of ex-spouses affect claiming options.
His proposal to allow more Americans to invest in private placements is fraught with risk, mostly to retirees who fall prey to brokers motivated to sell these deals by high commissions.
Firms that make strategic changes will not only slow attrition, but position themselves to attract top talent for less than they are paying now.
