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Adviser's Consultant: What it takes to retain women advisers
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 17, 2015
Adviser's Consultant: What it takes to retain women advisers

Brittain Prigge of Balentine shares her firm's success in cultivating a staff in which female advisers make up the majority.

By Liz Skinner
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 16, 2015
Advisers must go beyond the three Fs to compete for retirement-plan business

In addition to fees, funds and fiduciary, specialist defined-contribution advisers are raising the stakes with conversations around plan health and design.

By Greg Iacurci
Unique 401(k) modeling app ups BlackRock's value-add for advisers
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 16, 2015
Unique 401(k) modeling app ups BlackRock's value-add for advisers

BlackRock's software, unique among DC vendors, riffs off the broader themes of retirement income and capturing advisers' attention with business-improvement solutions.

By Greg Iacurci
Former Morgan Stanley broker in Post-it notes insider trading case pleads guilty
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 16, 2015
Former Morgan Stanley broker in Post-it notes insider trading case pleads guilty

Traded on insider corporate tips he got from a middleman who showed him secret notes before chewing and swallowing them at New York's Grand Central Terminal.

By Bloomberg
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 16, 2015
CEO on leadership: Stay cheerful even when faced with challenges

The key to success is an even and relentlessly optimistic demeanor.

By Liz Skinner
How to build a 401(k) business from scratch
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 16, 2015
How to build a 401(k) business from scratch

Advisers and industry gurus provide their thoughts on how to get started.

By Greg Iacurci
Vacation planning pays off for advisers
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 15, 2015
Vacation planning pays off for advisers

Helping to create lifetime memories deepens relationships with clients

By Liz Skinner
Franklin Templeton posts worst fund outflows in decades
EQUITIES SEP 15, 2015
Franklin Templeton posts worst fund outflows in decades

Bold bets, market fears have investors heading for the exits despite longer-term outperformance.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
Regulators zero in on protecting elderly investors
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 15, 2015
Regulators zero in on protecting elderly investors

Finra files cease-and-desist order against brokerage firm for sales to older customers.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 14, 2015
This art dealer is making collecting cool again

The $54 billion art market is increasingly dominated by a handful of behemoths. With a new gallery in Los Angeles, New York-based Michele Maccarone has plans to make art fun again.

By Bloomberg
Why financial advisers shouldn't ignore millennials
OPINION SEP 14, 2015
Why financial advisers shouldn't ignore millennials

They're young, they're sharp and they present a huge opportunity for advisers.

By Kristin Andree
A different kind of goal: Three business lessons from the hockey rink
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 14, 2015
A different kind of goal: Three business lessons from the hockey rink

Wayne Gretzky's famous quote: “I skate to where the puck is going to be, not to where it has been” is not the only insight advisers can use in their business.

By Sean Ritchlin
What draws women advisers to certain IBDs
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS SEP 14, 2015
What draws women advisers to certain IBDs

Some IBDs are finding extraordinary success in leveling the ranks of male and female advisers, even though on average less than one out of every five advisers today is a woman. Here's how they do it.

By Liz Skinner
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 13, 2015
In times of turmoil, investment policy statement is key

Showing in writing that you're following prudent processes will allay clients' fears.

By Blaine F. Aikin
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 13, 2015
Scale tips in favor of employee advisers

Stark shifts are under way in terms of how advisory firms are structured and the kind of growth they can expect in coming years

By Andrew Leigh
UBS scoops up $1.3 billion Merrill private banking team
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 11, 2015
UBS scoops up $1.3 billion Merrill private banking team

Group of three advisers produced $7.8 million in revenue.

By Mason Braswell
Fired $2.5 billion Merrill adviser finds home at Wells Fargo
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 11, 2015
Fired $2.5 billion Merrill adviser finds home at Wells Fargo

Marc D. Lowe, who was terminated over alleged “inappropriate workplace behavior,” joins Wells' employee channel.

By Mason Braswell
How are you handling your clients during the market's turmoil?
EQUITIES SEP 11, 2015
How are you handling your clients during the market's turmoil?

<i>InvestmentNews</i> wants to know how clients are reacting to the uptick in volatility. Take our 1-minute survey and let us know.

By Matt Sirinides
5 tips to boost advisers' productivity
OPINION SEP 11, 2015
5 tips to boost advisers' productivity

The farther an adviser gets away from client-related activity, the greater the potential drag on efficiency

By Christine Gaze
Effectively communicating with clients separates advisers from algorithms
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 11, 2015
Effectively communicating with clients separates advisers from algorithms

The financial advisers' educator says it's all about asking the right questions and listening for honest answers. <i>(Plus: <a href=&quot;http://www.investmentnews.com/gallery/20150602/FREE/602009998/PH&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;>6 secrets of top-performing advisers</a>)</i>

By crichards