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PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 29, 2016
How advisers can effectively talk about risk with clients

We need to make it clear that there's no such thing as zero risk.

By Carl Richards
FINTECH AUG 29, 2016
How social insights can supercharge investment research

Social-media data capture opinions that are often a precursor to consumer behavior

By Bloomberg
Give yourself permission to see financial advice as creative
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 29, 2016
Give yourself permission to see financial advice as creative

We're artists whose finished work doesn't end up on a canvas but plays out in the real lives of our clients.

By Carl Richards
Troubling surprises advisers discover when switching firms
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 29, 2016
Troubling surprises advisers discover when switching firms

Those who have made a move say they were surprised by the all-consuming transition process and the emotional blows.

By Liz Skinner
Independent broker-dealers suffer worst year since credit crisis
RIA NEWS AUG 29, 2016
Independent broker-dealers suffer worst year since credit crisis

Coming off a gloomy 2015 of weak revenue growth, the forecast for this year is for more of the same.

By Bruce Kelly
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 29, 2016
Wirehouse recruiting numbers must be more transparent

Only when we see the facts behind the aggregate numbers can we learn what is really happening at these firms.

By DSARCH
Caldwell International Securities will pay $2 million in settlement over churning, Finra says
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 26, 2016
Caldwell International Securities will pay $2 million in settlement over churning, Finra says

Founder Greg Caldwell is barred from the brokerage industry.

By Christine Idzelis
Advisers should help millennials understand hazards of tapping 401(k) savings
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 26, 2016
Advisers should help millennials understand hazards of tapping 401(k) savings

Even the lesser evil of taking loans from retirement accounts requires close attention, and often should be a financial solution of last resort.

By Liz Skinner
EQUITIES AUG 26, 2016
Blaming the 401(k) for lack of retirement savings

Plus: U.S. oil production could derail oil rally, a cash management strategy ahead of October's rule change, and bond ladders still make sense

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES AUG 26, 2016
Morningstar demystifies 401(k) loans

Plus: DOJ move sends prison stocks to the hole, SEC wants cleaner earnings reports, and proof that faster food can be healthier food

By Jeff Benjamin
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 26, 2016
Despite lawsuits, DOL is working with advisers to help implement fiduciary rule

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
The SEC bars Logos Wealth Advisors founder, fund manager for fraudulently raising money
RIA NEWS AUG 25, 2016
The SEC bars Logos Wealth Advisors founder, fund manager for fraudulently raising money

Paul Mata gave presentations to church groups promising “Finances God's Way,” the SEC said.

By Christine Idzelis
Why broker-dealers and financial advisers should be required to carry insurance
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 25, 2016
Why broker-dealers and financial advisers should be required to carry insurance

Finra does not require its members to carry insurance, which lets big risks to investors materialize.

By Benjamin P. Edwards
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 24, 2016
DOL fiduciary rule gets it half right on the municipal bond market

Shrinking the pool of muni sellers does not help investors

By Jeff Benjamin
Follow the data to ID the best prospects
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 24, 2016
Follow the data to ID the best prospects

Advisers play an important role in grooming the next generation of savvy consumers, which can be a win-win for clients and advisers alike.

By MFXFeeder
Industry responses to confronting advice's diversity issues reveal racial divide
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 24, 2016
Industry responses to confronting advice's diversity issues reveal racial divide

Survey results indicate the advice industry is no exception to the divided perceptions of race that persist in American society

By Matt Sirinides
Finra wants to raise the annual gift limit
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 23, 2016
Finra wants to raise the annual gift limit

Brokerage representatives will be able to breathe a little easier when they're buying gift baskets for fellow professionals during the next holiday season.

By Ellie Zhu
Independent researchers seen easing DOL fiduciary burden for brokers
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 23, 2016
Independent researchers seen easing DOL fiduciary burden for brokers

Broker-dealers may take cue from Wall Street maneuvers as regulatory pressure builds.

By Christine Idzelis
Finra fines UBS $250,000 for overcharging mutual-fund customers
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 23, 2016
Finra fines UBS $250,000 for overcharging mutual-fund customers

The firm allegedly failed to provide about 2,700 customers waivers tied to upfront sale charges

By Christine Idzelis
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 23, 2016
Why Finra needs to fix BrokerCheck now

While the system provides access to up-to-date and accurate information on an adviser's record, it also publishes mere accusations, convenient settlements and decades-old misdemeanors.

By Danny Sarch