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Don’t tune out crowdfunding
Advisers will need to stay current during the evolution of this new retail-level private equity market
When living on Social Security won’t cut it
Insured Retirement Institute offers four pieces of advice to clients retiring on fumes.
Social Security claiming strategy triage
It's time to figure out if you can still take advantage of valuable claiming strategies before the door shuts forever.
Richard Ketchum’s Finra heir must prioritize investors
Must make it clear that investors come first, not the firms being regulated
How to help as 2 Social Security claiming strategies exit
Advisers undoubtedly are going to have to deliver some bad news, but not delivering it would be even worse for clients.
The three biggest fiduciary stories of 2015
Plus, what to expect in 2016 from the SEC on a fiduciary rule and the Labor Department regarding a conflicts rule.
Ready to plan till age 110?
It's the adviser's job to make sure they do expect clients to live long — and plan for it
The next few years are going to hurt
If advisers think GDP growth is going to remain low, their first step should be to lower client expectations about investment returns.
Tips for how advisers can stay on top of social media
Social media has transformed the way we do business, and the way clients and prospects find and engage with their advisers.
The 6 smart questions you should ask recruiters before switching broker-dealers
It's a familiar scenario. After months (and in some cases years) of contemplation, research and discussions, an adviser has finally decided to switch firms. The adviser is ready to engage with the prospective firms and their recruiters. Now what?
Redefining an accredited investor
For more than three decades, the Securities and Exchange Commission has measured the ability to bear the risk…
What’s ahead for the broker recruiting protocol in an age of generational transition?
The question of who 'owns' the client becomes key as firms seek to 'marry' younger advisers to their older colleagues.
Software evolving beyond Social Security maximization
I am always amazed by the brilliance of computer software designers. They can take the most complicated financial planning decisions and reduce them to a one-click — or one-swipe — tool.
Hedging against triple whammy of Medicare price hikes
The price tag for Medicare is expected to swell dramatically Jan. 1 as the result of several factors.
Attorney learns the wrong way to deduct IRA losses
Semi-retired patent attorney cannot deduct losses in an IRA.
A free lunch is anything but
It turns out some brokers are getting fat commissions off the investments they are plugging at those “free”…
Key to success for women: Confidence
As the years go by and the data pile up, waiting for the financial advice industry to embrace…
Reining in expungements
Move to restrict broker expungement should improve confidence that the arbitration system is fair to investors.
Building traffic to BrokerCheck
The question for Finra: How deep is their resolve to make BrokerCheck as popular as services like Yelp, TripAdvisor or Angie's List?
ETFs are the next frontier for liquid alternatives
Mutual funds have been the go-to wrapper for alternative strategies, but that's changing.
