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PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 02, 2009
Ameriprise, hot off a hiring frenzy, guts recruiting staff

By Bruce Kelly
OPINION NOV 01, 2009
Tools and strategies for small accounts

Financial advisers lack the strategies and tools to service small accounts effectively, according to a recent Russell Investments survey

By Don Gartlan
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 27, 2009
Morgan Stanley's Tom Nides tapped as next SIFMA chairman

John Taft, president and CEO of RBC Wealth Management, will serve as chairman-elect.

By Jessica Toonkel Marquez
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 26, 2009
Petters a victim or victimizer? Jury deliberates

A jury will return Tuesday to further deliberate the fate of a Minnesota businessman accused of operating a Ponzi scheme that cost investors more than $3.5 billion.

By John Goff
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 26, 2009
Helping retired clients get back to work

Many of your retired clients are discovering their accumulated savings are insufficient to meet their current expenses, which translates into a need for more income. In a survey by the Longevity Alliance Inc. of Washington, 42% of retirees said changes in their financial situation would cause them to think about going back to work and 29% said changes in health care coverage would be a key factor in that decision.

By Maureen Wilke
FINTECH OCT 25, 2009
Outsourcing site aims to be advisers' personal shopper

Small advisory firms and sole practitioners, especially those just starting out, often don't know where to turn for expertise in selecting technology and software.

By Bloomberg
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 25, 2009
SEC exams of advisers get tougher and meaner

The SEC may be examining fewer investment advisers than ever, but when it does pay a visit, even routine exams are more demanding, according to lawyers, consultants, advisers and the agency itself.

By Jed Horowitz
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 19, 2009
How advisers can boost their clients' most important assets: Their kids

Over the past year, we have heard from advisers that the economy has not only hit clients hard; it has also affected their children who have recently graduated from college.

By Bloomberg
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 18, 2009
Road to recovery may be bumpy

As a financial adviser, you likely can reflect back to late August 2008 and recall the angst that a falling stock market brought about every day.

By Bloomberg
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 18, 2009
An opening is a grand opportunity

Opening or moving a financial services practice provides advisers with an excellent marketing opportunity — if they are ready to make the most of it.

By Bloomberg
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES OCT 14, 2009
Reinsurance agreement boosts Conseco's capital ratios

Conseco Inc. said Friday that a subsidiary has reached a reinsurance agreement with Wilton Reassurance Co. covering about 237,000 life insurance policies.

By John Goff
OPINION OCT 12, 2009
How helping the unemployed can help your practice

At a recent workshop, advisers told me they are finding that a surprisingly high percentage of their clients are unemployed. Advisers found this out during client reviews, and they said the news surprised them — clients had never called to let them know about their new circumstances.

By Maureen Wilke
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 11, 2009
Advisers increase hand-holding and risk management for clients

The downturn of the past year has had a profound effect on how financial advisers are managing client behavior and expectations.

By Charles Paikert
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 08, 2009
Broker movement continues its decline, wirehouse reps staying put

The number of financial advisers fleeing large brokerages appears to be slowing, as many wirehouse reps are staying put — for now — or joining another wirehouse.

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 05, 2009
Most advisers concerned about succession plans, survey reveals

Although financial advisers think that succession planning is important, many also believe that they aren't getting enough help preparing for that transition, according to a new survey conducted by Mathew Greenwald & Associates Inc. for John Hancock Financial Network.

By Bloomberg
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 05, 2009
American Express exec bolts for unknown CEO spot

American Express Co. said Monday its president, Alfred F. Kelly Jr., will step down early next year.

By Bloomberg
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 05, 2009
Baird snags Wells Fargo adviser, opens retail office in Denver

Karen Ogard, a 26-year industry veteran, last week left Wells Fargo Advisors LLC, where she was in the brokerage's Greenwood Village, Colo., office, and joined Robert W. Baird & Co.

By Bloomberg
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 05, 2009
The search for Ken Lewis' successor at BofA officially kicks off

Bank of America Corp. said Friday it created a six-member committee of directors to find a successor for CEO Ken Lewis.

By Bloomberg
OPINION OCT 04, 2009
A guide to helping create living wills

The debate about health care reform has resulted in at least one potential benefit: People are talking about end-of-life decision making

By Amy Florian
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 02, 2009
Use of temp workers invites exposures

As the use of temporary workers increases, employers need to guard against the potential liabilities and other pitfalls of bringing in such workers, experts say.

By Judy Greenwald