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PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 06, 2011
Gen Y looks to Twitter, not advisers, for financial info

Advisers need to get with the times, survey results suggest

By Liz Skinner
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 04, 2011
Advisers must account for client volatility

But market volatility isn't your only challenge: You also must deal with the emotional volatility of clients.

By Kenneth Haman
Hiding gold in all the unusual places
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 01, 2011
Hiding gold in all the unusual places

Fearing metal detectors, gold bugs stash coins and bars in, under, and around their houses

By Ramon Berenguer
Investors setting themselves up for 'same disastrous pattern'
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 01, 2011
Investors setting themselves up for 'same disastrous pattern'

A new study performed by Mark Matson shows investors' portfolios are 70% in cash and fixed-income securities. That's three-and-a-half times the allotment from just four years ago. Matson calls the stampede out of equities a 'dysfunctional process'

By Bloomberg
Schwab apologizes to RIA clients for marketing letter gaffe
RIA NEWS AUG 30, 2011
Schwab apologizes to RIA clients for marketing letter gaffe

The head of Schwab Advisor Services apologized yesterday to the firm's RIA clients for sending a marketing piece sent Aug. 9 to advisers' clients who sponsor Schwab-run retirement plans.

By Dan Jamieson
East Coast advisers confronted with post-Irene power, commuting challenges
FINTECH AUG 29, 2011
East Coast advisers confronted with post-Irene power, commuting challenges

Financial advisers up and down the East Coast dealt with the aftermath of Hurricane Irene today as many struggled with communication, commuting or power — and in some cases, all of the above.

By Darla Mercado
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 29, 2011
With clients in a lather, August finds no idle advisers

By Liz Skinner
Storm warning: What advisers need to get done before Irene strikes
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 29, 2011
Storm warning: What advisers need to get done before Irene strikes

It's been a tough week for advisers on the East Coast. The stock markets have been up and down like a yo-yo. On Tuesday, an earthquake struck, a rarity in these parts. And now a hurricane is set to lash the Eastern Seaboard.

By Davis Janowski
Advisers on the Move: UBS grabs $6M producers from Morgan Stanley
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 29, 2011
Advisers on the Move: UBS grabs $6M producers from Morgan Stanley

Frederick Schultz, Lloyd Seested, David Andreadis, Richard Haskin, Eric Teichberg, and Karen Ben-Shlaush are joining the firm's private wealth group in Washington D.C.

By Mark Bruno
RIA NEWS AUG 28, 2011
Baird lures father-son team from Wells Fargo

Robert W. Baird & Co. has lured father-son team M. William McCollum Jr. and Travis McCollum from Wells Fargo Advisors LLC to work in its Charlotte, N.C., office.

By Andrew Osterland
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 24, 2011
Advisers in tornado-ravaged Joplin under 'a cloud of shock'

Advisers in Joplin, Missouri are struggling to keep their businesses going in the aftermath of the deadly twister that flattened much of the city. Says one: 'A lot of things are on hold.'

By Bloomberg
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 22, 2011
The one benefit employers won't touch

Companies are cutting back on every conceivable employee benefit – except medical coverage for dependents

By Lavonne Kuykendall
FINTECH AUG 21, 2011
Special report: The technology products advisers use most

The results of an exclusive <i>InvestmentNews</i> survey of roughly 1,000 advisers on the software and technology they use most often.

By Mark Bruno
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 21, 2011
B-Ds can help build advisory biz

Broker-dealers are experiencing a slowdown in recruiting compared with the busy years of 2008 and 2009 when merger and acquisition activity was heavy and financial advisers were fleeing larger conglomerates

By Jodie Papike
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 21, 2011
The importance of your firm's vision

Can you state your firm's vision?

By Douglas Heikkinen
FINTECH AUG 21, 2011
Top firms don't seek bells and whistles from technology

The vast majority of financial advisers see technology as critical to driving growth. And 73% of the advisers who responded to the <i>InvestmentNews</i> <a href=http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20110411/INCR/110419987>RIA Technology Study</a> rated their return on investment for technology spending as medium to high.

By Kelli Cruz
$1B+ Merrill Lynch private-banking duo defects to HighTower
RIA NEWS AUG 19, 2011
$1B+ Merrill Lynch private-banking duo defects to HighTower

Searching for a &#8220;transformational business model,&#8221; Bank of America Merrill Lynch private banking vets Paul A. Pagnato and David W. Karp have joined HighTower Advisors LLC.

By Darla Mercado
CFP ads hit the airwaves, trumpet fiduciary duty
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 19, 2011
CFP ads hit the airwaves, trumpet fiduciary duty

Campaign touting the value of certified financial planning designation set to run on ESPN, CNN and Fox News, among others

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
CFP Board launches awareness campaign with print ad
RIA NEWS AUG 19, 2011
CFP Board launches awareness campaign with print ad

A multimillion-dollar campaign to encourage investors to use credentialed financial planners to manage their money launches this week with a print advertisement in three business magazines.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 18, 2011
&lt;span style='color:red;'&gt;INTV:&lt;/span&gt; Rally or recession? What advisers think is next

Wild swings and declines in the market have advisers addressing constant client questions.

By Mark Bruno