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Credit Suisse CEO Thiam ousted
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 07, 2020
Credit Suisse CEO Thiam ousted

The bank’s chairman called the move an attempt to fix its reputation in the wake of a spying scandal that unnerved the Swiss establishment

By Bloomberg
Her Voice Matters: 40 years of wisdom
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 07, 2020
Her Voice Matters: 40 years of wisdom

Armstrong Fleming Moore’s iconic founder offers women planners the wisdom of her 40 years

By Alexandra Armstrong
Annuities are heading to 401(k)s
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 06, 2020
Annuities are heading to 401(k)s

The SECURE Act makes it more likely that employer-sponsored plans will add insurance products, and advisers will have ample opportunities to help clients

By Emile Hallez
Building an RIA on the foundation of malpractice insurance
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 06, 2020
Building an RIA on the foundation of malpractice insurance

Curi Capital taps into a market of thousands of doctors

By Jeff Benjamin
Frozen Wells Fargo bonuses show a peril for bankers after crisis
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 06, 2020
Frozen Wells Fargo bonuses show a peril for bankers after crisis

Retiring executives are having a hard time collecting deferred stock compensation, even if they weren't involved in the bank's scandals

By Bloomberg
How firms can meaningfully improve diversity, and why they should
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 05, 2020
How firms can meaningfully improve diversity, and why they should

Despite industrywide initiatives, advisory firms are making only slow progress on diversity

By Ryan W. Neal
RIAs on hiring binge offer ownership, other perks
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 05, 2020
RIAs on hiring binge offer ownership, other perks

Schwab research shows 75% of firms are hiring, and ownership offers abound

By Jeff Benjamin
This is us
OPINION FEB 05, 2020
This is us

Financial wellness is coming of age — and we’re all on the journey together

By Steve Gresham
Wells Fargo to pony up $79 million in deferred compensation settlement with advisers
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 04, 2020
Wells Fargo to pony up $79 million in deferred compensation settlement with advisers

Class action complaint alleges broker had been cheated out of deferred compensation

By Bruce Kelly
Stop being so digital
OPINION FEB 04, 2020
Stop being so digital

Your clients have hired you because they want a personal relationship

By Scott Hanson
Are advisers making the grade when it comes to college savings?
OPINION FEB 03, 2020
Are advisers making the grade when it comes to college savings?

Many clients are making college savings mistakes and could use more help from their financial adviser

By Julio Martinez
Specialized financing leverages art to buy more art
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 03, 2020
Specialized financing leverages art to buy more art

Bankers help wealthy clients use planes and other assets as collateral

By Liz Skinner
Financial advisers continued to bolt from Wall Street in 2019
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JAN 31, 2020
Financial advisers continued to bolt from Wall Street in 2019

Independent broker-dealers and RIAs scored sizable net gains of advisers at Wall Street's expense

By Bruce Kelly
LPL to broaden recruiting reach in 2020
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JAN 31, 2020
LPL to broaden recruiting reach in 2020

CEO Dan Arnold says the firm recruited advisers with $35 billion in AUM last year, a new annual high

By Bruce Kelly
Secure Act's big impact on affluent clients
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 30, 2020
Secure Act's big impact on affluent clients

The massive changes to the rules around retirement savings are creating opportunities for advisers

By Emile Hallez
8 predictions for IBDs in 2020
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JAN 29, 2020
8 predictions for IBDs in 2020

This year, independent broker-dealers will be watching such trends as merger madness, competitive recruiting costs and the arrival of Reg BI

By Bruce Kelly and Mark Schoeff Jr.
Schwab’s Intelligent Income is an important advance, but only if all your money is at Schwab
OPINION JAN 29, 2020
Schwab’s Intelligent Income is an important advance, but only if all your money is at Schwab

Be on the lookout for more firms to offer income solutions that don’t require investors to sell assets at a large cost

By Jack Sharry
Not ready to retire? Consider the sell-and-stay approach
OPINION JAN 29, 2020
Not ready to retire? Consider the sell-and-stay approach

If RIA founder/owners want to keep working but worry the red-hot M&A market will run out of steam, there's a third option

By Carolyn Armitage
Former Miami Dolphin affiliates with Associated Financial
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 29, 2020
Former Miami Dolphin affiliates with Associated Financial

Shawn Wooden, along with Travis Ruane, managed $125 million at Principal

By InvestmentNews
Advisers cling to asset-based pricing model
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 28, 2020
Advisers cling to asset-based pricing model

As fee pressure spreads, fans of asset-based pricing are digging in their heels

By Jeff Benjamin