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PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 17, 2010
Due diligence more important in tight job market

Financial advisory firms may be looking to staff up a bit, but managers need to be careful not to hire candidates who could hurt their practices

By Lisa Shidler
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES OCT 17, 2010
Advisers find niche deep in the Corn belt

At first glance, financial advisers seem to be about as suited for farm life as Lisa Douglas, the overdressed socialite who was dragged from her Manhattan penthouse to a farm in the hit TV show “Green Acres.”

By Lisa Shidler
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 14, 2010
Compensation up a smidge for senior execs at emerging tech companies

By Davis Janowski
RIA NEWS OCT 14, 2010
Transitioning within the financial services industry: What brokers must know before they go

There has been more movement recently by financial advisers within the financial services industry then there has been in years.

By Kimberley P. Cronin
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 14, 2010
Baird snags nine MSSB reps overseeing $1.3B

Robert W. Baird & Co. Inc. said today it has hired nine advisers from Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC who collectively oversee nearly $1.3 billion in client assets.

By Hilary Johnson
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 13, 2010
Hiked medical premiums a real pill for advisory firms

Insurers rush to raise rates ahead of new regulations; 'free-for-all'

By Lisa Shidler
RIA NEWS OCT 12, 2010
U.S. Capital picks up more high-producing UBS reps

U.S. Capital Advisors LLC has picked up a $600 million team from UBS Financial Services Inc. &#8212; the <a href= http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20101017/REG/310179981> second high-producing team the firm has picked up from UBS</a> in the last six weeks.

By Dan Jamieson
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 11, 2010
Due diligence unduly important in tight job market

'Desperate' candidates going to great lengths to get hired by advisory firms; diploma with typos

By Lisa Shidler
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 11, 2010
Prenups are up – particularly among women

An 80-year-old woman approached attorney Brad Wiewel because she wanted a prenuptial agreement before her second marriage &#8212; just in case.

By Lisa Shidler
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 11, 2010
Advisers plunge into providing health care

Whether it's helping downsized clients, assisting retirees whose benefits are being chiseled away or advising small-business owners on health care options for their companies, a growing number of financial advisers find themselves navigating the murky waters of health care insurance.

By Lisa Shidler
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 11, 2010
Ponzi or pawn? Accused scammer Petters says he's innocent

By Associated Press
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 10, 2010
Explaining your value as a broker

With so much lobbying and political posturing yet to unfold, it's unclear whether a universal fiduciary standard of care will be imposed for all providers of financial advice.

By Yuval Bar-Or
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 08, 2010
Artificial insemination a real headache for estate planners

In-vitro fertilization spawns confusion among wealth managers, trust attorneys; 'wide-open field'

By Bloomberg
Retroactive estate tax for 2010 unlikely, says economist Young
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 08, 2010
Retroactive estate tax for 2010 unlikely, says economist Young

The longer Congress drags out setting an estate tax rate and exemption level, the less likely it is to impose a retroactive tax for 2010, according to an economist with a leading agricultural organization.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
FINTECH OCT 07, 2010
Will artificial intelligence one day threaten the advisory industry?

By Davis Janowski
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 04, 2010
Lemonade from legislative lemons

Despite the government's best efforts, new regulations sometimes end up serving no one.

By Deborah S. Bosley and Libby Dubick
FINTECH OCT 04, 2010
Could new mutual fund evaluation tool put Morningstar and others on notice?

By Bloomberg
FINTECH SEP 28, 2010
Social Media: Reps, advisers experiment despite compliance concerns

Obviously, compliance officers are very concerned about the use of social media, particularly by registered representatives.

By MFXFeeder
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 28, 2010
Tiger Woods' wife not the first to consider a mulligan on prenup

As Tiger Woods publicly acknowledged his &#8220;transgressions&#8221; last week, his wife was looking into changing the couple's prenuptial agreement in order to collect more of the pro golfer's millions, according to published reports.

By Lisa Shidler
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 27, 2010
Senate OKs tax breaks for small businesses

The U.S. Senate approved legislation to cut taxes and ease credit for small businesses in a long-delayed victory for Democrats eager to show voters they are working to create jobs.

By Bloomberg