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PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 16, 2015
Finra bars broker for ripping off elderly client

Former Wells Fargo Advisors broker charged with stealing nearly $89,000 and using it for personal expenses.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 16, 2015
Early onset Alzheimer's: When plans are upended

By Mason Braswell
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 15, 2015
Help is on the way

Today, advisers have more options and services than ever to facilitate a sale

By David Grau Jr.
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 15, 2015
Don't get blindsided by a catastrophe

By Patrick Jinks
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 15, 2015
Prices for adviser practices aren't as high as most expect, but some factors can boost value

Despite a seller's market, advisory firms haven't seen a run-up in sale prices, but some factors can boost a seller's value.

By Liz Skinner
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 13, 2015
Bigger & Better

Advisers with assets over $1 billion are outperforming their peers. Does your firm have what it takes to be a billion dollar baby?

By Trevor Hunnicutt
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 13, 2015
3 unique roles for advisers on a team

Well-defined job descriptions help a firm better serve clients and prepare for succession.

By Ray Sclafani
Being smart about smart beta
RIA NEWS MAR 12, 2015
Being smart about smart beta

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Smart beta is here to stay, so you might as well try and figure out what the heck it is.

By Jeff Benjamin
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 12, 2015
Wall Street bonuses up 3% even as NYSE B-D profits fall

Industry adds jobs in New York City for the first time since 2011.

By Bloomberg
How firms document risk management and suitability practices needs to change
OPINION MAR 12, 2015
How firms document risk management and suitability practices needs to change

Advisers need scalable, standardized and easily supervised risk management systems in light of increased regulatory scrutiny

By Phillip Wilson
SEC's White sidesteps direction for fiduciary duty
RIA NEWS MAR 12, 2015
SEC's White sidesteps direction for fiduciary duty

SEC chairwoman says she will push the agency this year to make a decision on whether to raise investment advice standards for brokers but once again declined to provide a timeline.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Vanguard may expand fast-growing virtual investing service to advisers
RIA NEWS MAR 11, 2015
Vanguard may expand fast-growing virtual investing service to advisers

Pilot raised more than $9 billion last year along with hopes for more direct-to-consumer fund sales.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 11, 2015
Are your 2015 goals already slipping away?

If your goals are tied to specific dollar figures, one thing is missing and that's the reason why.

By Brad Johnson
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 11, 2015
Advisers see benefits of beefed-up background checks

Acknowledging that more stringent requirements could help protect investors, advisers nevertheless raise concerns about costs.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 10, 2015
Apple could crush Swiss watch industry, says Swatch inventor

Will the smartwatch wipe out the low-end mechanical market?

By Bloomberg
Strong dollar is keeping the markets on edge
EQUITIES MAR 10, 2015
Strong dollar is keeping the markets on edge

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: The wicked-fast pace of the dollar's rise has markets on edge, with other currencies unable to adapt fast enough.

By Jeff Benjamin
Merrill loses advisers managing $18.6 billion in 2014
RIA NEWS MAR 10, 2015
Merrill loses advisers managing $18.6 billion in 2014

Wirehouse lost advisers managing $18.6 billion in 2014; veteran brokers blame Bank of America's 'fire first and ask questions later' mentality and expiration of retention deals. <i>(See also: <a href=&quot;http://www.investmentnews.com/section/video?playerType=INTV&amp;bctid=3966545534001&amp;date=20141231&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;>How wirehouses will strike back against breakaways</a>)</i>

By Mason Braswell
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 10, 2015
How to evaluate and cope with the people who make mistakes

For National Football League teams fighting for post-season positioning, every play seems important, every mistake magnified. Mistakes can be something everyone runs from or a catalyst for learning and growing. How do you handle them?

By Joe Duran
SEC's Mary Jo White says agency will develop fiduciary rule for brokers
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 09, 2015
SEC's Mary Jo White says agency will develop fiduciary rule for brokers

Top regulator's support of a uniform standard breaks a tie among commissioners that has stymied efforts to move forward.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Maxing out a 401(k) doesn't mean you can't keep saving for retirement
EQUITIES MAR 09, 2015
Maxing out a 401(k) doesn't mean you can't keep saving for retirement

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Having a maxed-out 401(k) is a good problem to have, but saving for retirement shouldn't end there.

By Jeff Benjamin