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Customer service: The most boring, and important, aspect of your firm
YOUR PRACTICE OPINION APR 19, 2021
Customer service: The most boring, and important, aspect of your firm

Clients who feel they’re being ignored or getting second-class treatment will get fed up and leave, especially if investment performance hasn’t been great or the firm has dropped the ball somewhere else.

By Manish Khatta
Duo managing $1.35 billion at Merrill Lynch moves to Janney
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 19, 2021
Duo managing $1.35 billion at Merrill Lynch moves to Janney

Andrew Meredith and Kevin Lindung are based in Towson, Maryland.

By InvestmentNews
OSJ managing $550 million switches to LPL from Royal Alliance
YOUR PRACTICE BROKER DEALERS APR 19, 2021
OSJ managing $550 million switches to LPL from Royal Alliance

Walnut Beech Advisors maintains offices in Michigan and New York

By InvestmentNews
Virtual internship > traditional internship
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 19, 2021
Virtual internship > traditional internship

'Once seen as potential casualties of a pandemic-altered work environment, summer internship programs have emerged as one of the shining success stories across financial services,' according to InvestmentNews columnist Jeff Benjamin.

By George Moriarty
Michigan duo managing $350 million at Merrill joins Rockefeller
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 16, 2021
Michigan duo managing $350 million at Merrill joins Rockefeller

Low Group, a four-person team, is based in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.

By InvestmentNews
Facet Wealth subscription model poses threat to asset-based fees
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 16, 2021
Facet Wealth subscription model poses threat to asset-based fees

The latest challenge to advisory fee models based on client assets is carving out a niche between robos and traditional financial planning.

By Jeff Benjamin
How the end of Libor might affect your clients
YOUR PRACTICE OPINION APR 16, 2021
How the end of Libor might affect your clients

Now is a good time to tell clients to double-check all their loan documents and credit card statements to see if they have any Libor-linked debt.

By Richard L. Sandor
Why virtual internships are here to stay
YOUR PRACTICE RIAS APR 15, 2021
Why virtual internships are here to stay

After adapting on the fly last year, financial advisers are embracing virtual internships as a more efficient way to train and recruit talent.

By Jeff Benjamin
Team managing $400 million at Truist moves to D.A. Davidson
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 15, 2021
Team managing $400 million at Truist moves to D.A. Davidson

The three-adviser Marshall & Whatley Investment Group is based in Harrisonburg, Virginia.

By InvestmentNews
CFB Board says July CFP exam can be taken remotely
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 15, 2021
CFB Board says July CFP exam can be taken remotely

Candidates will have the choice of taking the test in person or via remote proctoring in November as well.

By InvestmentNews
How to help clients plan for health care costs in retirement
YOUR PRACTICE OPINION APR 15, 2021
How to help clients plan for health care costs in retirement

Advisers can utilize cutting-edge financial planning tools to help ease clients' concerns by showing them how they can save to cover medical expenses during retirement.

By Tom Burmeister
Wells Fargo adviser head count slips 8% year over year
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 14, 2021
Wells Fargo adviser head count slips 8% year over year

The decline is expected to continue over the next six months as the bank closes its international wealth management business. The embattled bank recently revised how it tallies its adviser head count total and this year began including about 800 to 900 private bankers and portfolio managers.

By Bruce Kelly
Indie adviser managing $800 million moves to LPL from Kestra
YOUR PRACTICE BROKER DEALERS APR 14, 2021
Indie adviser managing $800 million moves to LPL from Kestra

Kip Adams and his team in Fort Worth, Texas, serve as the retirement and private wealth leaders for Gus Bates Insurance & Investments.

By InvestmentNews
Adviser managing $500 million at Wells Fargo joins RIA
YOUR PRACTICE RIAS APR 14, 2021
Adviser managing $500 million at Wells Fargo joins RIA

Lisa Quadrini moves to Brandywine Oak Private Wealth in suburban Philadelphia.

By InvestmentNews
Snappy Kraken raises $6 million
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 13, 2021
Snappy Kraken raises $6 million

Fintop Capital led the Series A financing round, which included Flyover Capital and 1248 Holdings.

By InvestmentNews
Hybrid team managing $340 million joins Cetera from LPL
YOUR PRACTICE BROKER DEALERS APR 13, 2021
Hybrid team managing $340 million joins Cetera from LPL

The Advisors, a five-adviser group, is based in Murraysville, Pennsylvania, and headed by Bryan Davis.

By InvestmentNews
Diminished capacity creates new investment risk
YOUR PRACTICE RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 13, 2021
Diminished capacity creates new investment risk

White paper says financial services firms must adapt to the threat or pay the price.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Should you raise your fees?
YOUR PRACTICE OPINION APR 12, 2021
Should you raise your fees?

If you are a competent, caring, hands-on financial adviser, you should charge a market rate for your services.

By Scott Hanson
Fund manager finds way around capital gains distributions
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 12, 2021
Fund manager finds way around capital gains distributions

Huber Capital Management borrows a page from the exchange-traded fund industry to protect mutual fund investors from taxes.

By Jeff Benjamin
Cryptocurrency nears adviser tipping point as players pile in
YOUR PRACTICE ALTERNATIVES APR 12, 2021
Cryptocurrency nears adviser tipping point as players pile in

Regulatory uncertainty and lack of access to familiar investment vehicles currently keep most advisers on the sidelines, but a study finds 44% expect to be working with cryptocurrencies within five years.

By Devin McGinley