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ADVISOR NEWS FINTECH NOV 01, 2013
Time for financial advisers to automate their referral process

By MFXFeeder
RIAS RIA NEWS OCT 31, 2013
Morgan Stanley veterans launch firm using Raymond James platform

A group of veteran Morgan Stanley managers has broken away from the wirehouse to form a partnership with Raymond James to offer equity ownership and succession planning to advisers.

By Joyce Hanson
RIAS RIA NEWS OCT 31, 2013
Advisers who serve have a double duty — to Uncle Sam and their clients

Anyone who thinks they have busy days should listen to Chris Pollard's tale. This Regent Wealth Management Group financial adviser spent a year activated in the Army National Guard as a budget analyst by day — while serving his 100 advisory clients at night and over the weekends.

By Liz Skinner
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS OCT 31, 2013
Adviser head count expected to drop amid lack of new recruits

Cerulli study forecasts a drop of more than 25,000 advisers by 2017, most from wirehouses and broker-dealers. The problem? A lack of new recruits.

By DJAMIESON
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 31, 2013
Wirehouse turnover picks up, but it's mostly musical chairs

Recent moves point to building momentum after year and a half of sluggish action

By Michael Shagrin
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 31, 2013
Advisers must take closer look at continuity plans, SEC says

Financial firms asked to shorten the time it takes to recover from an emergency.

By Liz Skinner
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 31, 2013
Regulators want firms to improve continuity plans

Advisers encouraged to increase disaster preparedness following Superstorm Sandy

By Liz Skinner
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS OCT 30, 2013
LPL adds adviser network managing $1.2B

Arizona group of about 40 financial advisory practices joins LPL. The network's founder is looking to add 50 new offices next year.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 30, 2013
UBS hires upstate New York father-son adviser team managing $144M

UBS hires father-son adviser team managing $144M from rival wirehouse Morgan Stanley Wealth Management.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 30, 2013
Take 5: New NASAA president Andrea Seidt

Ohio Securities Commissioner Andrea Seidt is concerned that the Securities and Exchange Commission is getting bogged down.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 30, 2013
Pricing wars: How to compete in an evolving industry

By Joe Duran
RIAS RIA NEWS OCT 30, 2013
Understanding your clients' '3 am moment'

When your clients wake up in the middle of the night with sweaty palms, what are they afraid of? What is it they ultimately want you to protect them from?

By Joe Duran
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 29, 2013
Women in the advice business

Are women on the rise or dropping out of the career track before the next promotion? A snapshot from the 2013 <i>InvestmentNews</i>/Moss Adams Adviser Compensation and Staffing Study capturing gender breakdown of pay and work in the advisory industry.

By Andrew Leigh
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 28, 2013
How to develop 'sticky' clients

Deep relationships and sense of community help advisers retain clients, adviser coach says.

By Liz Skinner
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 28, 2013
Communicating with couples requires special tactics

Sometimes a shift in focus &#8212; and body &#8212; is necessary to make a point.

By Liz Skinner
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 27, 2013
Vanguard's longtime fixed-income boss announces retirement

Robert Auwaerter, a 32-year veteran of The Vanguard Group Inc., on Monday announced plans to retire next March as head of the fixed-income group. He will be replaced by Gregory Davis, 43, who currently serves as chief investment officer of the Asia Pacific region and is a director of Vanguard Investments Australia.

By Jeff Benjamin
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 27, 2013
Fiduciary Corner: The importance of the investment policy statement

By Blaine F. Aikin
10 things I learned at #FinCon13
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 25, 2013
10 things I learned at #FinCon13

After attending a lot of financial planning conferences, here's why Sophia Bera &quot;hearts&quot; #FinCon13

By Sophia Bera
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 23, 2013
Desperately seeking retirement advice

More Americans are looking for help but don't know where to turn, TIAA-CREF survey shows.

By By Megan Durisin
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 23, 2013
Morgan Stanley hires two adviser teams managing $678M

The Oklahoma- and Kentucky-based additions hail from rival firms

By Trevor Hunnicutt