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Vanguard, Fidelity top list of social-media-savvy fund managers
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 25, 2011
Vanguard, Fidelity top list of social-media-savvy fund managers

The Vanguard Group Inc. and Fidelity Investments top a list of firms in the asset management industry ranked by how well they use social media.

By Jessica Toonkel
FINTECH MAY 25, 2011
Webcast transcript: Key findings of the InvestmentNews RIA technology study

The following is an edited transcript of the webcast &#8220;Key Findings of the <i>InvestmentNews</i> RIA Technology Study,&#8221; which was held May 5

By MFXFeeder
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 25, 2011
For those who dare, social media rocks

Active users -- undeterred by regulatory hurdles -- say they are attracting clients using social media. Moral of the story: don't procede at your own risk.

By Lavonne Kuykendall
FINTECH MAY 22, 2011
End of an error? Software calculates fund fees

By Bloomberg
Why past performance is a danger to advisers' futures
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 20, 2011
Why past performance is a danger to advisers' futures

History is unimportant in assessing clients' future investments, says UMass professor Thomas Schneeweis. What is important? Sussing out risk.

By Jeff Benjamin
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 19, 2011
B-Ds plead for DOL, SEC to team up on fiduciary rule

By Darla Mercado
Advisers worried flat-fee plans will flatten fees
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 17, 2011
Advisers worried flat-fee plans will flatten fees

Offerings such as Flat Fee Portfolios aim to help advisory firms by taking over cumbersome smaller accounts that don't generate large charges. So why aren't said firms jumping at the offer?

By Lavonne Kuykendall
Advisory firms looking to hire – but are the candidates any good?
RIA NEWS MAY 17, 2011
Advisory firms looking to hire – but are the candidates any good?

Growing frustration over prospective hires' professionalism, honesty &#8212; and comp demands; 'deficient passion for the industry'

By Lavonne Kuykendall
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 17, 2011
Winning retirement income business

You know the facts: 10,000 baby boomers are retiring each day, a significant number of pre-retirees change financial advisers within five years of retirement, and 401(k) rollovers don't necessarily wind up under the management of long-term advisers

By Gerri Leder
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 15, 2011
When financial advisers should let go of clients

The toughest breakups are the ones where both parties involved still care about each other, but circumstances force them apart

By Lavonne Kuykendall
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 11, 2011
Digital imaging could be next big thing in advice business

Digital imaging of clients in their golden years brings retirement needs into sharper focus, a researcher finds

By Jeff Benjamin
Affluent are big on DIY investing, survey finds
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 11, 2011
Affluent are big on DIY investing, survey finds

A new survey reveals that four out of ten affluent investors prefer to manage their own money. Nevertheless, the web is still not seen as a threat to advisers. Why?

By Bloomberg
MSSB castoffs 'attractive' candidates for other firms
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 11, 2011
MSSB castoffs 'attractive' candidates for other firms

Recruiters say laid off trainees and low producers won't have trouble lining up work

By Bloomberg
Baird snags managers from MSSB, aims to hire 150 more advisers
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAY 11, 2011
Baird snags managers from MSSB, aims to hire 150 more advisers

Robert W. Baird &amp; Co. Inc. is opening up an office in Salt Lake City to offer financial advice with the help of Dean Cottle, a veteran wirehouse complex manager from Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC.

By Andrew Osterland
OPINION MAY 08, 2011
Be prepared to implement succession plan

One day in September, &#8220;Ralph&#8221; was diagnosed with Stage IV cancer

By Joni Youngwirth
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 06, 2011
Morgan Stanley scores top Merrill, UBS advisers

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC recently recruited two teams of financial advisers from UBS AG and Bank of America Merrill Lynch that had a combined trailing 12-month production of just under $10 million between them.

By Andrew Osterland
Some advisers warned clients about chasing commodities
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 05, 2011
Some advisers warned clients about chasing commodities

Some advisers warned their clients about chasing commodities. But even with Thursday's meltdown -- and the mercurial nature of precious metal prices -- some are telling their clients to stay the course.

By Dan Jamieson
NetSuite goes social in battle with Salesforce.com
FINTECH MAY 02, 2011
NetSuite goes social in battle with Salesforce.com

Hosted software specialist to add social networking capabilities to its offerings; Chatter up

By John Goff
Why nobody wins in the new recruiting wars
RIA NEWS MAY 02, 2011
Why nobody wins in the new recruiting wars

When seemingly every broker-dealer wants to increase its reps &#8212; at a time when the total population of financial advisers is in the process of shrinking &#8212; is it possible for anyone to actually win the so-called recruiting wars?

By Mark Bruno
Team leaders must 'walk the talk' in conveying mission
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 01, 2011
Team leaders must 'walk the talk' in conveying mission

Being an effective leader of a financial advisory team is difficult, complicated and at least as important as client-focused activities such as business development and customer service, according to a team consultant for Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC.

By Bloomberg