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Optimizing your site can give you a leg up
Take the time to get your site mobile-ready, and make sure the content on it is easily readable and navigable
Shifting focus is in brokers’ best interests
Time for the industry to respond positively to a fiduciary standard, perhaps seeking a few clarifications and minor tweaks, but no longer seeking to kill it entirely.
Don’t let your business go down in flames like Kodak
Insights from Peter Diamandis, the renowned pioneer in innovation, who is CEO of the X PRIZE Foundation.
SEC says phony adviser is ripping off members of the military
The latest pretend adviser to emerge, Leroy Brown Jr., may win a grand prize for lying.
Nearly half of retirees wish they had retired earlier
But savings gap may force future retirees to work longer.
Steps to maximize the power of Twitter for your advice firm
With compliance reins loosening, the social media platform can be a business booster.
Advisers can’t live by AUM fees alone
Clients should have the option of paying for advice in a way that makes them most comfortable and makes sense for them.
Bonus disclosure deserves second look
Finra should seriously consider suggestions for changes to its proposed broker bonus disclosure rule.
Help clients make the most of tax season
Tax season is the perfect time to help clients take a look back — and ahead — in order to address their retirement plans.
Not all loan interest is created equal
There's a lot of misunderstanding regarding the rules on deducting the interest paid on a loan.
Top apps to boost your social media efforts
These mobile tools can help busy advisers who are on the go stay current with their clients.
Use tax time to focus on retirement
This time of year is perfect for getting clients to contribute to their nest eggs and save on taxes
Setting rules for outside exams
It's time for the SEC to take a hard look at its third-party exam process and consider ways to streamline it.
Untimely IRA rollover leads to trouble
Exploring a time when the IRS was unconvinced a medical condition affected a taxpayer's ability to meet the 60-day requirement.
For rogue advisers, it’s thirty strikes, but not out
Only penalties that make repeat offenders in the financial arena feel serious heat will deter illegal behavior.
Income spike can reduce Social Security benefits
Blame the temporary reduction on higher Medicare premiums.
The war of words among robos
It's time to call a truce in the war of words among robo-rivals and get back to business.
Using LinkedIn to generate leads
Create a system for using the social media site to gain introductions to your target prospects.
Help clients avoid first-time RMD errors
Steer clear of common mistakes and high penalties related to required minimum distributions.
Fiduciary rule needs momentum
It's about time Mary Jo White took the helm and steered the agenda of this supposedly nonpartisan body beyond its present partisan split on fiduciary.
