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How not to handle your lottery jackpot
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 19, 2018
How not to handle your lottery jackpot

Winning the lottery seems like a fairy tale, but it's easy for instant millionaires to lose it all.

By Bloomberg
No 'stay bonuses' for Cetera Financial Group reps
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 19, 2018
No 'stay bonuses' for Cetera Financial Group reps

Firm confirms brokers will not be offered retention bonuses to stay on after acquisition by Genstar Capital.

By Bruce Kelly
Advisers hold key to financial security
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 18, 2018
Advisers hold key to financial security

Clients feel twice as financially confident and retirement-ready as consumers who go it alone, research finds

By Mary Beth Franklin
Morgan Stanley CEO is happy that brokers are staying put
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 18, 2018
Morgan Stanley CEO is happy that brokers are staying put

Firm has seen little attrition since it dumped the broker protocol last fall, Gorman says.

By Bruce Kelly
Getting to scale — the virtual solution
FINTECH JUL 17, 2018
Getting to scale — the virtual solution

RIAs can improve their profitability by leveraging shared services.

By Todd Thomson
$1 billion in assets? For some RIAs, it's not as good as it sounds
RIA NEWS JUL 16, 2018
$1 billion in assets? For some RIAs, it's not as good as it sounds

According to a new study, growth often means spending more, hiring execs and outsourcing services.

By Jeff Benjamin
Merrill Lynch: Compensation plan paying off in new business
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 16, 2018
Merrill Lynch: Compensation plan paying off in new business

Wirehouse said gross new household acquisitions by experienced advisers were up 71% in the first half of the year.

By Bruce Kelly
Empowering female clients requires they talk about this
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 12, 2018
Empowering female clients requires they talk about this

Advisers need to help break the silence and guide women to fix their financial futures.

By Donna Goodison
Women to lead CFA Institute board
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 12, 2018
Women to lead CFA Institute board

Heather Brilliant and Diane Nordin will helm a diverse governing board for the global network.

By Blair H. duQuesnay
SEC censures, fines advisers for Yelp endorsements
RIA NEWS JUL 11, 2018
SEC censures, fines advisers for Yelp endorsements

Three advisers paid marketing consultant to solicit clients for online testimonials.

By Ryan W. Neal
Finra censures Cetera for lax supervision of brokers' outside activities
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUL 10, 2018
Finra censures Cetera for lax supervision of brokers' outside activities

Regulator also levies $200,000 fine, cites Cetera's failure to review rep's disclosures

By InvestmentNews
Goldman pushes deal-makers to land wealth management clients
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 10, 2018
Goldman pushes deal-makers to land wealth management clients

Company tries to catch up with rivals on ultra-high-net-worth assets by snagging investment banking customers.

By Bloomberg
Complect wants to make outsourcing compliance easier and more affordable
FINTECH JUL 10, 2018
Complect wants to make outsourcing compliance easier and more affordable

The online marketplace hopes to connect advice firms with compliance experts.

By Ryan W. Neal
Improved health outcomes can boost retirement savings
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 10, 2018
Improved health outcomes can boost retirement savings

Reducing health care costs frees up more money to be invested.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Recency bias: A big risk to your clients this summer
OPINION JUL 10, 2018
Recency bias: A big risk to your clients this summer

With market volatility picking up in 2018, explain to clients that markets aren't serially correlated and shouldn't inspire fear or actions that jeopardize long-term goals

By Damian Ornani
What's new in today's move to independence
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 10, 2018
What's new in today's move to independence

By Gillian Albert
Companies start paying employee student loan debt
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 09, 2018
Companies start paying employee student loan debt

The goal is usually described by employers as a way to attract and retain talent, but not all firms handle it the same way.

By Robert Steyer
Adviser serves Hispanic clientèle in Puerto Rico and the mainland
RIA NEWS JUL 07, 2018
Adviser serves Hispanic clientèle in Puerto Rico and the mainland

Ten years ago, Eduardo J. Ramos started Freedom Advisory, one of just a handful of fee-only RIAs in Puerto Rico.

By Sarah Min
Open-plan offices are making workers less social
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 06, 2018
Open-plan offices are making workers less social

Open-office designs reduce face-to-face interactions by 70%, recent studies show

By Leonid Bershidsky
More about death and taxes
FINTECH JUL 06, 2018
More about death and taxes

Clients are doomed to pay more taxes. They need our help.

By Steve Gresham