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OPINION MAR 28, 2014
Can Finra serve investors and the industry?

By MFXFeeder
OPINION MAR 23, 2014
Mary Beth Franklin: Making tough decisions to fix Social Security

With gridlock in Washington, a new policy simulation tool lets citizens design a package of reforms.

By Gregory Crawford
OPINION MAR 20, 2014
Don't be that guy on Facebook

By Kristin Andree
OPINION MAR 16, 2014
Don't monkey around with IRAs

By MFXFeeder
OPINION MAR 14, 2014
Don't just throw bodies at the problem

By Paul Blease
OPINION MAR 12, 2014
Giving advisers a better read

By MFXFeeder
OPINION MAR 09, 2014
Finra playing its CARDS right

By MFXFeeder
OPINION MAR 09, 2014
Finra diversity event closed to the press

By MFXFeeder
OPINION MAR 05, 2014
Corporate First Amendment rights belong to the shareholders

By MFXFeeder
OPINION MAR 03, 2014
How to generate more CPA referrals

To be referable to the clients of CPAs, you need to be recognized as being a top 2% financial adviser. Are you?

By Paul Saganey
OPINION FEB 27, 2014
7 tips for marketing to physicians

Why is now a good time to consider marketing to physicians? Frankly, because many physicians qualify as high-net-worth investors and have cash to invest.

By Robert Sofia
OPINION FEB 23, 2014
How to prep for a broker-dealer change

While financial advisers evaluate the offerings of a new broker-dealer, firms are taking a hard look to ensure an adviser is a good fit for them.

By Jodie Papike
OPINION FEB 16, 2014
A thaw in Washington?

Any hope that Congress is putting partisan squabbles aside to move the country forward on important issues needs to be confirmed with solid proof.

By MFXFeeder
OPINION FEB 14, 2014
Advisers star in 'Practice Makeover' video series

Coaches and experts help tackle problems making business — and life — a tough slog

By Robert Sofia
OPINION FEB 14, 2014
Helping clients in times of grief

Working with clients during these challenging times requires special sensitivity

By Robert Sofia
OPINION FEB 14, 2014
Adapt or die: 5 ways advisers must embrace change

Reasons for a company's failure are complex, but underlying them often is a basic refusal to embrace critical changes in technology and consumer preferences

By Robert Sofia
OPINION FEB 09, 2014
Regulators' uphill battle for illiquid investment transparency

Shedding light on illiquid investments should be a priority for the investment advice industry, but confusing disclosures and related-party transactions will pose unique challenges.

By Andrew Leigh
OPINION FEB 02, 2014
Did January set the tone for 2014?

2014 is likely to be bumpier than 2013, with clients likely to need more hand-holding from advisers, meaning it isn't too early to begin.

By MFXFeeder
OPINION JAN 28, 2014
Joe Duran: Are you 'living the why?'

In the wake of Mohamed El-Erian's surprising departure from Pimco, Joe Duran began to ask himself what makes people change course, what motivates people to change and to question the purpose that drives all of us in our daily lives.

By Joe Duran
OPINION JAN 27, 2014
RIAs and IBDs: Looking beyond acronyms to defend common interests

While the differences between registered investment advisers and the independent broker-dealers are certainly real, all of us in this industry benefit when we pull together to represent our common interests in our interactions with regulators, according to FSI's Dale Brown.

By Dale E. Brown