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Ask the Ethicist: Ethical lapses can destroy a career
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 12, 2018
Ask the Ethicist: Ethical lapses can destroy a career

A lawsuit that a client filed against her financial adviser reads like a soap opera.

By Dan Candura
Transaction loans for independent advisers seeking a partial business sale
YOUR PRACTICE OPINION NOV 12, 2018
Transaction loans for independent advisers seeking a partial business sale

Small Business Administration loans require that the seller departs the practice entirely within 12 months of closing.

By Scott Wetzel
Step one: Withdraw from the broker protocol
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 10, 2018
Step one: Withdraw from the broker protocol

Pulling out of the protocol proved to be one part of multipronged strategies by Morgan Stanley and UBS to reduce broker attrition. So far, their plans seem to be working.

By Bruce Kelly
Learning from the woes of Sears, General Electric
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 09, 2018
Learning from the woes of Sears, General Electric

Instead of continuing to think big, both companies dismissed the competitive forces that were chipping away at their business models.

By Joe Duran
Wells Fargo reportedly ends investigation of gender bias in wealth management unit
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 09, 2018
Wells Fargo reportedly ends investigation of gender bias in wealth management unit

Wealth management head Jay Welker, a focus of many complaints, announced plans to retire on Tuesday

By Ryan W. Neal
Avoiding management overload by delegating
YOUR PRACTICE RIAS NOV 09, 2018
Avoiding management overload by delegating

Julia Carlson learned to manage her fast-growing practice by spreading responsibility and accountability across the leadership team.

By Jeff Benjamin
Credit Suisse hit again as Finra panel sides with second former broker on deferred compensation
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 07, 2018
Credit Suisse hit again as Finra panel sides with second former broker on deferred compensation

The award follows a similar award last month when former Credit Suisse broker Brian Chilton was awarded $844,621 in deferred compensation.

By Jeff Benjamin
Merrill Lynch to focus team pay on digital, online areas
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 06, 2018
Merrill Lynch to focus team pay on digital, online areas

Wirehouse is attempting to promote online engagement of clients by rewarding advisers who make it happen.

By Bruce Kelly
Advocates hope reform of SEC advertising rule will ease advisers' use of social media
YOUR PRACTICE RIAS NOV 06, 2018
Advocates hope reform of SEC advertising rule will ease advisers' use of social media

The regulation hasn’t kept up with developments in the advice industry or technology, according to compliance experts

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 05, 2018
Bounded rationality: The realistic choice

Clients don't have perfect information, even when they're selecting an adviser.

By The American College of Financial Services
Chief operating officers lift advisory firms to the next level
YOUR PRACTICE RIAS NOV 02, 2018
Chief operating officers lift advisory firms to the next level

While a COO is often seen as an added expense, having someone in the role can free up the CEO and help the firm grow

By Jeff Benjamin
Vanguard CEO Buckley to add role of chairman
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 01, 2018
Vanguard CEO Buckley to add role of chairman

As chairman, he succeeds Bill McNabb.

By InvestmentNews
Merrill Lynch advisers staring at new pay hurdles in 2019
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 01, 2018
Merrill Lynch advisers staring at new pay hurdles in 2019

Wealth management boss Andy Sieg says firm's withholding of fees and commissions is in line with competition.

By Bruce Kelly
More reps bolt from Waddell & Reed, including some it would have liked to have kept
YOUR PRACTICE BROKER DEALERS OCT 31, 2018
More reps bolt from Waddell & Reed, including some it would have liked to have kept

The broker-dealer lost 56 brokers and advisers in the third quarter, and not all of them low-producers the firm wants to shed.

By Bruce Kelly
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 31, 2018
From the C-suite with Wealth Consulting Group's Jimmy Lee: Looking for diversity, screening for attitude

This CEO rejects a passive-aggressive approach, directs employees not to let things fester.

By Ryan W. Neal
LPL recruits $800 million advisory business from Signator
YOUR PRACTICE RIAS OCT 30, 2018
LPL recruits $800 million advisory business from Signator

Seattle First Asset Management seeks the leverage of the nation's largest independent broker-dealer

By Jeff Benjamin
Top lessons learned during a breakaway transition
YOUR PRACTICE RIAS OCT 30, 2018
Top lessons learned during a breakaway transition

The process, which took two years, involved serious planning and a lot of hard work.

By Bob Nachman
Advisers revisit bond ladders as rates rise
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 29, 2018
Advisers revisit bond ladders as rates rise

As interest rates head higher, pushing bond prices down, advisers seek safety in individual bonds.

By Jeff Benjamin
When markets fall, will your clients remain calm or panic?
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 29, 2018
When markets fall, will your clients remain calm or panic?

Advisers are dealing with a generation of investors who have never lived through a prolonged downturn.

By Sean Walters
Tax Planning Mastery: 5 Strategies for Year-End Success
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 29, 2018
Tax Planning Mastery: 5 Strategies for Year-End Success

While the new tax laws will complicate year-end planning, there are some moves you can make for your clients

By Sheryl Rowling