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RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 16, 2017
Charles Schwab runs TV ads to promote independent, fiduciary advice model

The ads feature advisers who custody with Schwab.

By Greg Iacurci
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 16, 2017
How adviser salaries stack up to other jobs

Median compensation hovers just under $100,000 on the low end and reaches nearly $300,000 for bosses.

By InvestmentNews Research
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 14, 2017
Advice industry in hiring mode

New data show firms are bringing up employee advisers like never before.

By Matt Sirinides
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 14, 2017
Advice firms need to invest in training and staff development

With most firms operating at or near capacity, firms need to step up their hiring and concentrate on building a workforce for the future.

By crain-api
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 14, 2017
Employee retention linked to career paths and training

Half of advice firms have no formal guidance for client service.

By Jeff Benjamin
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 14, 2017
Advice firms in a tricky financial position

As revenue growth dips and salaries rise, nearly 90% of firms are at or near capacity.

By Jeff Benjamin
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 13, 2017
In a turnaround, Wells Fargo Advisors sees slight bump in headcount

Racked by a scandal in its retail banking unit, Wells still managed to add 37 new advisers in the third quarter, a small number but an improvement nonetheless.

By Bruce Kelly
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 12, 2017
Report details rampant elder financial abuse

CFPB has logged more than 72,000 complaints over the past six years.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Financial therapy 'money scripts' can help you beat the robots
ADVISOR NEWS OPINION OCT 12, 2017
Financial therapy 'money scripts' can help you beat the robots

Get clients talking about youthful pitfalls they secretly keep replaying. Then show clients how to stop.

By Michelle Begina
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 10, 2017
Finra flags two ex-Ameriprise reps over margin snafus

Jack McBride allegedly wrote checks to a client to cover margin interest charges, while Stuart Pearl allegedly made unsuitable recommendations.

By Bruce Kelly
RIAS RIA NEWS OCT 10, 2017
Finra's Focus on UITs

Overlooking price discounts and pushing early rollovers can land firms in hot water

By Perrie Michael Weiner and Kirby Hsu
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 10, 2017
Giving to charity, the millennial way

How advisers can guide the younger generation's unique philanthropic style

By Bloomberg
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 09, 2017
Behavioral finance scholar Richard Thaler wins Nobel Prize in economics

Co-author of the best-seller 'Nudge,' he was honored by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences for building 'a bridge between the economic and psychological analyses of individual decision-making.'

By Bloomberg
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 05, 2017
Storms Seen Cutting U.S. Hiring in Half Before Jobs Rebound

U.S. employers probably added 80,000 workers last month, economists estimate.

By Bloomberg
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 05, 2017
To see the future of wealth planning, look to your car

Clients' wealth plans must be dynamic, in order to prevent their value from deteriorating swiftly.

By Bloomberg
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 05, 2017
SEC approves Finra rule to streamline securities exams

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 03, 2017
Michael Durbin named president of Fidelity Institutional

He succeeds Jeffrey P. Lagarce, a long-tenured Fidelity executive who will be transitioning to a senior adviser role.

By InvestmentNews
ADVISOR NEWS FINTECH OCT 02, 2017
The trials of converting to new financial planning software

Generate excitement beforehand, track your team's progress, and communicate every step of the way.

By Matt Cosgriff
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 02, 2017
When an ultrahigh-net-worth prospect has needs beyond your expertise

An adviser asks the ethicist about a wealthy biotech CEO referred to him, whom he would like to take on as a client but isn't sure he could adequately serve.

By Dan Candura
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 02, 2017
The Dating Game: How to Find a Continuity Partner

By Bette Skandalis