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Some good news about female recruitment in financial advice
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 17, 2018
Some good news about female recruitment in financial advice

Each of four core advisory positions tracked in InvestmentNews' benchmarking study has seen an uptick in women entrants.

By Matt Sirinides
Adviser suffers the challenge of being a disabled woman on Wall Street
OPINION NOV 17, 2018
Adviser suffers the challenge of being a disabled woman on Wall Street

Adviser survives cancer but loses her job in financial services.

By Cynthia D. DiBartolo
Kara Stein: Recent gains in female leadership aren't enough
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 17, 2018
Kara Stein: Recent gains in female leadership aren't enough

SEC commissioner says we've come a long way, but until we fully utilize the potential of half the population, we'll lose out on innovation and growth.

By Kara Stein
Peggy Ruhlin on steps advice firms can take to improve the female famine
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 17, 2018
Peggy Ruhlin on steps advice firms can take to improve the female famine

CEO and 2017 Alexandra Armstrong Award winner says it doesn't have to be difficult to make a difference.

By Peggy Ruhlin
How to be a mentor
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 17, 2018
How to be a mentor

Mentoring and sponsoring others is our responsibility, but establishing a relationship with a mentee takes thoughtfulness and time.

By Rianka R. Dorsainvil
Wells Fargo cuts 1,000 jobs across the U.S.
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 15, 2018
Wells Fargo cuts 1,000 jobs across the U.S.

About 900 of the cuts will occur in the bank's home-lending unit, as higher rates and competition cut into that business.

By Bloomberg
Waddell & Reed will no longer lease office space for many of its brokers
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS NOV 14, 2018
Waddell & Reed will no longer lease office space for many of its brokers

Firm is boosting adviser payout to compensate for increased office expenses and investing savings in enahcements such as new technology.

By Bruce Kelly
LPL providing credit monitoring, identity protection to investors exposed by data breach
FINTECH NOV 14, 2018
LPL providing credit monitoring, identity protection to investors exposed by data breach

The firm remains tight-lipped about how many investors were affected.

By Ryan W. Neal
Advisor Group launching new paperless onboarding technology
FINTECH NOV 13, 2018
Advisor Group launching new paperless onboarding technology

Program hopes to give advisers a fully digital client experience on par with robos.

By Ryan W. Neal
Orion, Advicent give advisers more control over client reports
FINTECH NOV 13, 2018
Orion, Advicent give advisers more control over client reports

Latest updates make it easier for firms to customize reports to exact specifications.

By Ryan W. Neal
Finra bars another wirehouse broker involved in expense report snafu
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 12, 2018
Finra bars another wirehouse broker involved in expense report snafu

The ex-Morgan Stanley broker in 2016 resigned when questioned about a $273 expense.

By Bruce Kelly
The new normal of succession planning
OPINION NOV 12, 2018
The new normal of succession planning

As more people work past the traditional retirement age, what does that mean for succession plans?

By Joni Youngwirth
Ask the Ethicist: Ethical lapses can destroy a career
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
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
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
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
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
RIA NEWS 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
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
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