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Lessons from Black Monday — and crises since
OPINION MAR 23, 2020
Lessons from Black Monday — and crises since

Once things settled down after the 1987 crash, there was a lot of money set in motion

By Jack Sharry
Now’s the time  for advisers to think globally, but act locally
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 22, 2020
Now’s the time for advisers to think globally, but act locally

XY Planning network organized a pro bono effort to help those struggling as a result of COVID-19.

By InvestmentNews
The crisis adviser is a leader
OPINION MAR 20, 2020
The crisis adviser is a leader

Your response to COVID-19 will be remembered for years to come

By Steve Gresham
Advisers managing $386 million move to Wells Fargo
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 19, 2020
Advisers managing $386 million move to Wells Fargo

Jesse Rodriquez moves over from UBS, while R Carson leaves Edward Jones. Both join Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network

By InvestmentNews
What clients need from you right now
OPINION MAR 19, 2020
What clients need from you right now

Your job is to listen to clients, understand their situation and provide ideas

By Ken Unger
Edward Jones asks advisers to halt face-to-face meetings with clients
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAR 18, 2020
Edward Jones asks advisers to halt face-to-face meetings with clients

The firm is one of many in the brokerage industry making changes to work policies in response to the coronavirus

By Bruce Kelly
XY Planning Network offers free advice
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 18, 2020
XY Planning Network offers free advice

The fee-for-service planning group that specializes in mostly Gen X and Gen Y clients wants to help those affected by COVID-19

By InvestmentNews
CFP Board closes all exam sites
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 17, 2020
CFP Board closes all exam sites

Currently scheduled examinations will be rescheduled

By InvestmentNews
Triple Play: Optimizing adviser search for better web traffic
FINTECH MAR 17, 2020
Triple Play: Optimizing adviser search for better web traffic

Samantha Russell of Twenty Over Ten suggests three ways advisory firms can drive more traffic to their websites

By InvestmentNews
Advisers should think twice about taking the SEC up on its ADV filing extension
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 17, 2020
Advisers should think twice about taking the SEC up on its ADV filing extension

Firms admitting their business continuity plans didn’t hold up amid the panic caused by the coronavirus is ‘not a good look’

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
How the COVID-19 sell-off compares with previous market slides
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 17, 2020
How the COVID-19 sell-off compares with previous market slides

While a global pandemic is scary, advisers say it may be easier for clients to understand than the financial complexities that drove the 2008 crisis

By Jeff Benjamin
Federal court finds RIA guilty of fraud
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 17, 2020
Federal court finds RIA guilty of fraud

The case, brought by the SEC, involved undisclosed compensation

By InvestmentNews
HSBC pays $750,000 to settle with SEC on adviser comp practices
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 17, 2020
HSBC pays $750,000 to settle with SEC on adviser comp practices

The agency charged the firm with misrepresenting how it paid dually registered reps

By InvestmentNews
Clients keep their cool as stocks tank
EQUITIES MAR 16, 2020
Clients keep their cool as stocks tank

Some advisers are facing the challenge of dissuading clients from jumping into the market as it continues to fall

By Jeff Benjamin
How to optimize your practice during the pandemic
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 16, 2020
How to optimize your practice during the pandemic

Join an InvestmentNews webinar Tuesday where advisers and behavioral finance experts will discuss the impacts the global outbreak has had on advisory businesses and how advisers can lessen the disruption for their employees and clients

By InvestmentNews
The questions advisers need to ask in bear markets
OPINION MAR 16, 2020
The questions advisers need to ask in bear markets

A market downturn, even one that may turn steep, doesn’t change what investors want from their advisers

By InvestmentNews
SEC extends Form ADV deadline for advisory firms affected by COVID-19
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 14, 2020
SEC extends Form ADV deadline for advisory firms affected by COVID-19

Registered investment advisers will have 45 extra days to file ADVs, brochure updates

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
SEC charges 3 advisory firm employees with concealing fraud
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 13, 2020
SEC charges 3 advisory firm employees with concealing fraud

The commission claims the trio abetted a Ponzi scheme at VisionQuest Wealth Management in North Carolina

By InvestmentNews
Market slide puts RIA buyers in the driver's seat
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 13, 2020
Market slide puts RIA buyers in the driver's seat

As valuations take a hit, advisers could be forced to the negotiating table

By Jeff Benjamin
Steering your firm through the crisis
OPINION MAR 13, 2020
Steering your firm through the crisis

In challenging times, communicate liberally with the people who are responsible for the success of your firm

By Scott Hanson