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YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 22, 2018
UBS latest to make push for young, diverse advisers

Wirehouse creates two new training programs and brings in a firm to help it find ethnically diverse candidates.

By Bruce Kelly
YOUR PRACTICE RIAS MAY 21, 2018
Unlimited vacation time: a nice perk no one expects you'll use

It helps advisory firms recruit, but employees soon realize it's really not practical to take much more time off than the average worker. ​ 

By Jeff Benjamin
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 21, 2018
Two Morgan Stanley brokers sue their old firm as they walk out the door

Brokers want court to decide if client information really is a trade secret and whether contracts signed when Morgan Stanley was a member of the protocol for broker recruiting are still enforceable.

By Bruce Kelly
YOUR PRACTICE RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 21, 2018
When skewed super-OSJ priorities raise red flags for retirement plan advisers

If a super-OSJ switches broker-dealers, overhauls its business model or ends up being acquired, that could be disruptive for the advisers that work with it.

By Rick Kent
YOUR PRACTICE OPINION MAY 19, 2018
Why we must create a more diverse and sustainable financial planning profession

CEO explains how, why a firm should commit to conscious inclusion.

By Marguerita Cheng
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 17, 2018
What do we really know about our businesses?

Business owners always have a bias when they look at their own business. Participating in InvestmentNews' benchmarking survey can help your recognize your blind spots.

By Philip Palaveev
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 17, 2018
Using sabbaticals to attract and retain top talent

At Balasa Dinverno Foltz, every five years of service earns a four-week sabbatical to 'relax and rejuvenate.'

By Jeff Benjamin
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 17, 2018
What's the next act for Waddell & Reed's advisers?

Its head count dropped more than 29% over the last year, although the productivity of the remaining advisers improved.

By Bruce Kelly
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 15, 2018
Iconiq Capital co-founder leaves to start rival wealth-management firm

Calls out conflicts of interest in the industry.

By Bloomberg
YOUR PRACTICE RIAS MAY 15, 2018
Advisers and clients agree: Life's better in the wealth management ecosystem

The objective is developing superior client solutions while creating an environment worthy of advisers' and associates' best efforts.

By Steve Gresham
Seven areas where smaller advisory firms are doing better, according to employees
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 15, 2018
Seven areas where smaller advisory firms are doing better, according to employees

Which employees find clearer opportunities for advancement?

By Matt Sirinides
Culture can slip as firms grow
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 15, 2018
Culture can slip as firms grow

And other reasons it's harder to land on a Best Places to Work list the larger a firm gets.

By Matt Sirinides
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH MAY 14, 2018
A millennial's perspective: The frustrating misconception advisers have about building a Next Gen value proposition

Determine how your offering can flex along with your clients' needs, no matter their stage in life or circumstance.

By Bloomberg
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 14, 2018
Video marketing: The 21st century version of judging a book by its cover

Videos can provide key details about a financial adviser in an easy–to–consume format that many potential clients prefer.

By Mark Mersman
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 14, 2018
Michael Murray only latest to leave LPL's recruiting staff

Eleven recruiters have left the IBD since the end of 2016, according to an InvestmentNews<i>&#8203;&#32;</i>tally.

By Bruce Kelly
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH MAY 12, 2018
Financial advisers embrace virtual offices

More advisers are coming to the realization that they no longer need regular face-to-face office meetings with clients and can work remotely from wherever they want.

By Jeff Benjamin
YOUR PRACTICE RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 12, 2018
Financial advisers must manage retirees' aversion to risk with behavioral finance skills

Advisers should be ready to prepare older clients for an altered game plan.

By crain-api
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 11, 2018
Future advice business will still require human touch for clients

Advisers should not fear being automated out of existence.

By ecooper
Want to boost diversity of advisers and clients? Begin with the business case
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 11, 2018
Want to boost diversity of advisers and clients? Begin with the business case

Women and men have roles to play in helping to increase diversity of the industry's advisers and clients.

By Steven R. Strahler
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 11, 2018
Adding diversity: A man's eye view of a women's conference

Exploring the role men should take to increase diversity and boost women in advice.

By Bloomberg