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YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 19, 2017
The role of an adviser when the unexpected happens

Remember these three important things when helping clients navigate unplanned life events.

By Joe Duran
Time to change the conversation on fees, referrals
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 19, 2017
Time to change the conversation on fees, referrals

A couple of sample encounters show advisers how to stick firm to pricing and get the best prospect recommendations.

By Stephanie Bogan
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 18, 2017
FBT Investments loses $240 million team to Raymond James

Four reps at First Bank & Trust's securities unit in New Orleans join employee broker-dealer.

By Bloomberg
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 16, 2017
Special needs planning experts crave help from generalist peers

Planners should serve where they are truly needed.

By crain-api
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 16, 2017
A special need for financial advice

Advisers don't have to be experts to help special needs families get a jump on lifelong planning.

By Liz Skinner
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 15, 2017
CFP Board suspends Tye Williams after Finra bar

By InvestmentNews
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 15, 2017
Merrill Lynch duo managing $140 million goes hybrid

Atlanta-based Scott McQuilken and Richard Reasoner affiliate with Arkadios Capital.

By InvestmentNews
YOUR PRACTICE RIAS SEP 14, 2017
SEC warns RIAs about exaggerating investment performance and other misleading advertising practices

The regulator's Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations issued a risk alert Thursday about potential violations of advertising rules.

By Bruce Kelly
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 14, 2017
Cerulli: Advisers increasingly outsourcing portfolio management

According to Cerulli, 54% of CFPs outsource portfolio management, and 46% keep it in-house.

By John Waggoner
YOUR PRACTICE RIAS SEP 13, 2017
Focus on competency, not compensation method

By Shannon Pike
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 11, 2017
Tailor advisory fees to each client's needs

Key is getting people to focus on the value of service, rather than the price.

By Jeff Benjamin
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 11, 2017
Florida-based broker-dealers flee Irma, setting up operations out-of-state

Raymond James activates back-up offices in Memphis, Detroit and Denver, while Kovack Securities charters jet to fly staff to New Orleans.

By Bruce Kelly
YOUR PRACTICE RIAS SEP 09, 2017
Harvey and Irma — Reminders that advisory firms need solid continuity plans

Clients, shaken by the scale of hurricanes, will be in need of their financial advisers' reassurance that their assets are safe and accessible.

By crain-api
YOUR PRACTICE RIAS SEP 08, 2017
Advisory firms have to stop treating all advisers the same

Top performers should be given preference for advancement, according to one consultant.

By Jeff Benjamin
YOUR PRACTICE RIAS SEP 07, 2017
Bob Veres predicts new investment model that could give advisers edge over competition

Says advisers might one day get client portfolio advice directly from asset managers.

By Jeff Benjamin
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH SEP 07, 2017
5 things you must avoid doing on social media

There are things that are wrong, and there are things that are just plain bad. Steer clear of these social media mistakes.

By Scott Kleinberg
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 07, 2017
Dawn Bennett's alleged Ponzi a sign of dark times

Is Ms. Bennett's alleged scheme a harbinger of other such frauds?

By Bruce Kelly
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH SEP 07, 2017
How technology can help advisers manage a new compliance landscape

A technology audit can help ensure your firm is taking the necessary steps to meet new and changing compliance requirements.

By Bloomberg
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 07, 2017
Ameriprise nabs brokers from Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo

Reps managing $391 million join firm's employee unit.

By InvestmentNews
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 07, 2017
Help clients make a swift evacuation from Hurricane Irma with this checklist

These important documents should either be with the client/owner or stored somewhere safely out of harm's way.

By Geoffrey A. Simon