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OPINION SEP 15, 2016
Alternative assets demand attention

By Gary Anetsberger
OPINION SEP 08, 2016
Industry opposition to state retirement plans ignores reality

A huge potential awaits financial advisers with the advent of more workplace savings programs. Once people have a retirement plan, they're in the market.

By Ellie Zhu
OPINION SEP 04, 2016
How Uber and the sharing economy will change the advice industry

Millennials are coming of age during a disruptive economic landscape and will find it increasingly challenging to save for retirement.

By Ellie Zhu
OPINION SEP 02, 2016
Insurance that advisers will need to cover new fiduciary duties

Fiduciaries have certain responsibilities that trigger liability separate from contract and ordinary tort liability.

By Daniel J. Healy
Why Modern Portfolio Theory is frozen in time
OPINION AUG 17, 2016
Why Modern Portfolio Theory is frozen in time

MPT can lead RIAs to keep investors locked into investment decisions based on forecasting models that don't adapt to ever-changing market conditions

By Jeffrey S. Ferraro
Fintech will bring a sea change to money management
OPINION AUG 08, 2016
Fintech will bring a sea change to money management

Are the newest technologies a disruptive threat or will the industry embrace this brave new world to operate more efficiently and with greater client satisfaction?

By Barry Ritholtz
OPINION AUG 07, 2016
New Finra execs should toughen investor protection rules

By Ellie Zhu
ETFs boost liquidity in times of financial stress
OPINION AUG 07, 2016
ETFs boost liquidity in times of financial stress

ETFs convey substantial benefits to investors while providing liquidity to our markets

By Paul Schott Stevens
Help clients give wisely
OPINION JUL 28, 2016
Help clients give wisely

Not all charities are created equal, and advisers shouldn't relinquish their role as stewards of their clients' wealth by avoiding philanthropy discussions

By MFXFeeder
OPINION JUL 26, 2016
Why women tend to outperform men when investing

By Kara Murphy
Finra, it's high time for transparency
OPINION JUL 24, 2016
Finra, it's high time for transparency

A call for new Finra leadership to be more forthcoming about the board's work.

By MFXFeeder
Why the DOL fiduciary rule will lead to more ETF innovation
OPINION JUL 21, 2016
Why the DOL fiduciary rule will lead to more ETF innovation

Asset managers must expand the depth and breadth of their offerings to become more relevant and differentiated.

By Thomas Hoops
Why financial advisers should focus on readiness before growth
OPINION JUL 19, 2016
Why financial advisers should focus on readiness before growth

Adding significant growth can put a strain on a firm's infrastructure without proper preparedness.

By Sheryl Rowling
Let brokers be brokers: A response to the lawsuit against the DOL fiduciary rule
OPINION JUN 30, 2016
Let brokers be brokers: A response to the lawsuit against the DOL fiduciary rule

The original industry regulations from 1934 and 1940 were perfect — just not perfectly enforced.

By Luke Dean
OPINION JUN 21, 2016
Activities every financial adviser should delegate to someone else

Don't let the 'adviser's curse' — the feeling you have to do everything yourself or want to be in control of everything all the time — hold you back.

By Shawn Sparks
Stop lying to yourself about value investing
OPINION JUN 03, 2016
Stop lying to yourself about value investing

Value stocks never have and never will dance to the rhythm of business or market cycles.

By Nir Kaissar
OPINION JUN 02, 2016
Help more women succeed as financial planners

Encouraging more women to join the industry would go a long way toward addressing the looming talent gap and better reflect the marketplace we serve.

By Kate Healy
OPINION JUN 01, 2016
3 apps to help advisers stay on task while traveling

These tools have helped Morningstar's Sheryl Rowling stay on top of business while traveling abroad.

By Sheryl Rowling
OPINION JUN 01, 2016
This $120 investment could make a huge difference for a financial adviser's practice

Morningstar's Sheryl Rowling is amazed at how quickly her computer now boots up and programs open up instantly.

By Sheryl Rowling
Lessons learned while working overseas
OPINION MAY 26, 2016
Lessons learned while working overseas

Morningstar's Sheryl Rowling has advice for how to best adapt to changing conditions as she works remotely from Spain.

By Sheryl Rowling