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The unified managed household and the future of advice delivery
YOUR PRACTICE OPINION MAY 28, 2021
The unified managed household and the future of advice delivery

How a UMH improves financial outcomes for investors, advisers and firms, and why it’s important to determine the optimal series of 'next best actions.'

By Jack Sharry
Learning to talk ESG with clients
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 27, 2021
Learning to talk ESG with clients

Global ESG Summit takes a deep dive into how advisers and clients can get on the same page when it comes to sustainable investing.

By Jeff Benjamin
Duo managing $250 million at Wells Fargo joins Janney
YOUR PRACTICE BROKER DEALERS MAY 27, 2021
Duo managing $250 million at Wells Fargo joins Janney

Three sole practitioners managing $297 million in total are also moving to the firm.

By InvestmentNews
Building credibility through communication
YOUR PRACTICE OPINION MAY 27, 2021
Building credibility through communication

People want to work with advisers who show they’re proactive and reliable by identifying problems that could have easily gone under the radar. Custom targeting reinforces the idea that you are capable of helping.

By Robert Sofia
Woman in NYC bird-watcher case sues Franklin Templeton over firing
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 27, 2021
Woman in NYC bird-watcher case sues Franklin Templeton over firing

Amy Cooper says the company falsely claimed that it conducted an investigation before firing her.

By Bloomberg
Encouraging clients to invest in their dreams
YOUR PRACTICE OPINION MAY 26, 2021
Encouraging clients to invest in their dreams

Sometimes, rather than stopping clients from overspending, we need to convince them that they can afford something they want.

By Michael Broad
Crypto may 'force' SEC to modernize rules: Hester Peirce
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 26, 2021
Crypto may 'force' SEC to modernize rules: Hester Peirce

The regulator is taking ownership of the work that is needed to provide some comfort around custody issues in the crypto space. 'The bottom line message I have is that we have work to do,' she said.

By Nicole Casperson
How to choose and implement technology
YOUR PRACTICE OPINION MAY 25, 2021
How to choose and implement technology

The key is knowing how to select software that solves your problems while simultaneously improving both the functionality and the profitability of your firm.

By Adi Garg
Aegis Capital received $1.7 million PPP loan last year
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 25, 2021
Aegis Capital received $1.7 million PPP loan last year

The financial assistance appears to be on the higher end of PPP loans received by privately held broker-dealers who obtained Covid-19 business relief. Other B-Ds have reported taking larger PPP loans.

By Bruce Kelly
Fidelity launches wealth management education and training program
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 25, 2021
Fidelity launches wealth management education and training program

The Wealth Advisory Institute will include content from more than a dozen other major asset managers.

By InvestmentNews
First Allied duo managing $275 million shifts to LPL
YOUR PRACTICE BROKER DEALERS MAY 25, 2021
First Allied duo managing $275 million shifts to LPL

Craig Zaleck and Mark Hogan, who are based in Bayonne, New Jersey, will affiliate through super OSJ INC Advisors.

By InvestmentNews
Merrill Lynch details adviser development program
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 24, 2021
Merrill Lynch details adviser development program

With a fresh take on adviser training, Merrill Lynch expects to increase diversity while graduating 1,000 new advisers per year. These advisers will be located in-office and report to their local market executives.

By Nicole Casperson
Merrill Lynch to launch new adviser training course, ends cold-calling
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 24, 2021
Merrill Lynch to launch new adviser training course, ends cold-calling

In keeping with the times, it appears that the practice of cold-calling is out and using social and business networking platforms like LinkedIn is in.

By Bruce Kelly
RIA marketing is getting more personal, transparent
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 24, 2021
RIA marketing is getting more personal, transparent

New research argues that stock photos on websites present a stale and static image. Clients want to see the real person behind the advice.

By Jeff Benjamin
Why this asset manager wants to send you cereal
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 24, 2021
Why this asset manager wants to send you cereal

Potomac delivers 30 boxes of branded cereal as part of the firm's “eyes on brand” marketing strategy, according to president and CIO Manish Khatta.

By Nicole Casperson
How to be OK with letting profitable clients go
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 24, 2021
How to be OK with letting profitable clients go

Never transitioning clients or raising fees means that you set your pricing model once, permanently. No other profession follows that model.

By Stephanie Bogan
Special-needs planning is hard but rewarding
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 24, 2021
Special-needs planning is hard but rewarding

About one in five people in the U.S. have a disability, and that will likely increase as the baby boomer population ages, according to the American College of Financial Planning. About two-thirds of people who are caregivers reported being worried about having enough retirement income.

By InvestmentNews
Pride is the word I’m looking for
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 24, 2021
Pride is the word I’m looking for

InvestmentNews is a finalist in six categories in the 67th Annual Jesse H. Neal Awards, and I cannot overstate the sense of accomplishment — and humility — this generates in me.

By George Moriarty
Wells Fargo team managing $468 million joins Raymond James
YOUR PRACTICE BROKER DEALERS MAY 21, 2021
Wells Fargo team managing $468 million joins Raymond James

The four-adviser group is moving to the firm’s employee unit in Augusta, Georgia and will operate as the Cypress Wealth Group.

By InvestmentNews
Morgan Stanley defies bank diversity trend
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 20, 2021
Morgan Stanley defies bank diversity trend

The leadership changes announced May 20 position a slate of potential successors to CEO James Gorman who are mostly white and male.

By Bloomberg