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FINTECH FEB 06, 2015
How advisers can improve client outcomes by embracing data

Betterment's Jon Stein offers 4 ways to bring a more data-driven approach to serving your clients

By Jon Stein
3 'must do's' from the T3 Conference
FINTECH FEB 05, 2015
3 'must do's' from the T3 Conference

If you don't move now to be one of these “business-like” advisory firms and adopt technology, you can kiss your “practice” goodbye.

By Steve Sanduski
Focus loses another exec
RIA NEWS FEB 05, 2015
Focus loses another exec

Former managing director Mark Hovanic has left the aggregator to be president of an RIA with $169 million in AUM.

By Mason Braswell
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 05, 2015
SEC: Former alts B-D owner defrauded investors of $900K in stock scam

Owner of defunct broker-dealer faces an SEC suit for allegedly selling shares of a tech company more than once — to the tune of $900K.

By Bruce Kelly
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 05, 2015
Is fear stunting your growth?

The key is to embrace “good” fear and eliminate “bad” fear.

By Steve Sanduski
Don't let beneficiary designations come back to haunt divorcing clients
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES FEB 04, 2015
Don't let beneficiary designations come back to haunt divorcing clients

Some states will bar the payment of life insurance proceeds when a couple is splitting.

By Darla Mercado
FINTECH FEB 04, 2015
3 questions advisers should ask themselves before buying new technology

By Ed O'Brien
Innovative Firm finalists
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 03, 2015
Innovative Firm finalists

See the finalists for the Innovative Firm awards, which highlight broker-dealers, custodians, fintech firms, asset managers, wirehouses, RIAs and other companies

By InvestmentNews
How to manage the multitude of passwords
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 03, 2015
How to manage the multitude of passwords

Here's the problem: Strong passwords are impossible to remember.

By Sheryl Rowling
RIA NEWS FEB 03, 2015
Pershing, courting digital wealth managers, teams with Motif

Online broker says it can help advisers attract and keep younger clients.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
Consumers are saving at the gas pump but not spending at the mall
EQUITIES FEB 02, 2015
Consumers are saving at the gas pump but not spending at the mall

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Retail sales are not supposed to slump when gas prices are low, so where's that money going? Plus: Larry Summers advises the Fed against hiking rates, how to use good food to attract new clients, and rich people get another cool perk just for being rich.

By Jeff Benjamin
How to get workers to chip in more money toward HSAs
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 02, 2015
How to get workers to chip in more money toward HSAs

Data suggest some workers are making the maximum contributions to their health savings accounts, but there's room for improvement.

By Darla Mercado
Vanguard warns advisers on stock risk in client portfolios
EQUITIES FEB 02, 2015
Vanguard warns advisers on stock risk in client portfolios

According to the fund giant, investors are taking on portfolio risk not seen since 1999 or 2007, and advisers need to adjust client expectations for low-return markets.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
Brokers under White House scrutiny for costing workers billions in retirement savings
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 02, 2015
Brokers under White House scrutiny for costing workers billions in retirement savings

New government research says some broker practices are costing investors $8 billion to $17 billion a year, and the White House may now support tighter oversight of brokers who handle retirement accounts.

By Bloomberg
FINTECH FEB 02, 2015
Upgrade your website or drive away business

Most advisers don't appreciate the critical role sites play in bringing on top clients.

By Liz Skinner
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 02, 2015
Goals-based planning: A 'show me the money' retirement tool

Identifying and prioritizing goals helps advisers create a financial plan that funds them, professor says

By Liz Skinner
EQUITIES FEB 01, 2015
What will be a 'tail event' in 2015?

With oil down 50%, talk of tail events is bubbling up again. Be prepared when clients ask about them.

By Ron Piccinini
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 30, 2015
SEC Chair Mary Jo White close to revealing her position on fiduciary duty

Mary Jo White is poised to reveal what she believes is the best way for the SEC to address fiduciary duty, with the SEC planning to make a determination this year as to whether to propose a rule or take another approach.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
NAPFA compensation committee member says AUM fees for cash raise conflicts
RIA NEWS JAN 29, 2015
NAPFA compensation committee member says AUM fees for cash raise conflicts

Advisers cutting fees for managing low-yielding cash positions has become popular but critics, including a NAPFA compensation committee member, say the practice presents big conflicts of interest.

By Jeff Benjamin
TD developing new tool to give RIAs a stronger voice in D.C.
RIA NEWS JAN 29, 2015
TD developing new tool to give RIAs a stronger voice in D.C.

The custodian is planning to sponsor a grassroots effort among registered investment advisers to compete with brokerages when lobbying for their profession.

By Mason Braswell