Practice Management

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YOUR PRACTICE RIAS JUN 08, 2017
In the future, advisers will be at customers' beck and call

Investment management and financial planning will take a back seat to just making clients' lives easier.

By Liz Skinner
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH JUN 07, 2017
Cetera adding facial recognition software to help gauge clients' emotions

The tool is part of a series of upgrades that the Los Angeles-based firm is making to its technology platform for advisers.

By Liz Skinner
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 07, 2017
Reasons why American teenagers are working less

The summer job was a rite of passage for baby boomers and generation X, but today's teenagers have other priorities.

By Bloomberg
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 06, 2017
Billion-dollar Goldman Sachs adviser team moves to Dynasty

DG Wealth Partners in W. Palm Beach, Fla., previously managed $1 billion in assets.

By InvestmentNews
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 05, 2017
Head of CFA Institute says financial professionals face 'existential' challenge

If finance exists to benefit clients, industry must advocate for change.

By InvestmentNews
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 05, 2017
SEC charges Alpine Securities with failure to file suspicious activity reports

Agency says Utah broker-dealer failed to document suspicious microcap stock trades

By InvestmentNews
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 02, 2017
Financial advisers do whatever it takes to avoid talking politics with clients

Polarizing political climate has advisers getting creative to turn conversations away from President Trump.

By Jeff Benjamin
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 01, 2017
Are brokers really ready to be fiduciaries?

The securities industry faces plenty of legal risks and compliance pitfalls following June 9, the official start date for the DOL fiduciary rule. <b>Plus,<a href=&quot;http://www.investmentnews.com/gallery/20170523/FREE/523009998/PH/dol-fiduciary-rule-what-you-need-to-know-about-acostas-decision&quot; style=&quot;color:#b10816&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;> what you need to know from the DOL's latest FAQs</a>.</b>

By Bruce Kelly
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 01, 2017
LPL tweaks pricing of investment products in preparation for DOL fiduciary rule

Changes include level compensation on fixed annuities and unit investment trusts.

By Bruce Kelly
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 01, 2017
Finra censures and fines Sterne Agee for failing to supervise former CEO

Sterne Agee fired James Holbrook, Jr. in May 2014 for allegedly misusing company assets and spending lavishly on perks.

By InvestmentNews
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 01, 2017
Stifel, UBS lose advisers to Wells Fargo's independent unit

Brokers in Missouri and Tennessee decide to take indie route.

By InvestmentNews
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 01, 2017
How to Jump-Start the Succession Planning Process

By John Fencil
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 01, 2017
Is Now the Right Time for Practice Acquisition?

By Gillian Albert
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH MAY 31, 2017
How to achieve social media success in 15 minutes or less

Many people shy away from social media because they're convinced they don't have enough time or resources to devote to it. Ninety-nine percent of the time that's wrong. Here's how to make sure you have the tools you need to get it done.

By Scott Kleinberg
As Merrill Lynch and Morgan Stanley cut back, what's next for recruiting deals?
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 30, 2017
As Merrill Lynch and Morgan Stanley cut back, what's next for recruiting deals?

If you are a wirehouse adviser who has counted a giant recruiting package as part of your net worth, you need to recalculate.

By DSARCH
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH MAY 30, 2017
What financial advisers need to consider before a website redesign

Your website must differentiate you from your competitors. What makes you special?

By David Langton
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH MAY 30, 2017
Vanguard to seize wealth management industry with its digital platform

Vanguard Personal Advisor Services has quietly amassed over $65 billion in assets under management in two short years.

By Joe Duran
YOUR PRACTICE OPINION MAY 27, 2017
Erin Botsford: Building a financial services business that grows itself

You have to identify your target market, locate potential customers in your target market, find ways to attract or get in front of them.

By Erin Botsford
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 26, 2017
Ask the Ethicist: What should advisers do when married clients have conflicting objectives?

Getting stuck between clients with different goals is confusing and potentially dangerous.

By Dan Candura
YOUR PRACTICE RIAS MAY 26, 2017
RIA models retainer fees after a McDonald's menu

Clients decide from packaged options and staggered price list how many services they want to pay for.

By Jeff Benjamin