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YOUR PRACTICE RIAS DEC 14, 2016
How to keep clients from going wild when the Dow hits 20,000

To tame their animal spirits, call them before they call you.

By John Waggoner
Charles Schwab to combine robo-advice and financial advisers in new hybrid model
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH DEC 14, 2016
Charles Schwab to combine robo-advice and financial advisers in new hybrid model

Financial giant targeting mass affluent clients with inexpensive planning services. <b><i>(More: <a href="//www.investmentnews.com/article/20161202/FREE/161209981/robos-to-make-banks-a-bigger-competitor-in-advice-market&quot;" target="&quot;_blank&quot;" rel="noopener noreferrer">Robos to make banks a bigger competitor in advice market</a>)</b></i>

By Liz Skinner
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 14, 2016
Must advisers manage money?

The debate over outsourcing investment management &#8212; traditionally the cornerstone of financial advisers' work &#8212; is heating up an evolving industry.

By Jeff Benjamin
Morgan Stanley loses $250 million team to Raymond James
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 14, 2016
Morgan Stanley loses $250 million team to Raymond James

Raymond James picks up The Broadview Group amid its broader recruitment success this year.

By Greg Iacurci
Wells Fargo financial adviser with $350 million in assets skips to Raymond James
YOUR PRACTICE BROKER DEALERS DEC 14, 2016
Wells Fargo financial adviser with $350 million in assets skips to Raymond James

The Denver area practice will operate as First Avenue Wealth Partners.

By Bruce Kelly
Raymond James recruits three advisers managing $441 million in assets from Merrill Lynch
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 14, 2016
Raymond James recruits three advisers managing $441 million in assets from Merrill Lynch

The hires come as Raymond James gained the most assets under management through adviser recruitment of any financial firm in the third quarter.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH DEC 13, 2016
Apps to help make business travel easier for financial advisers

A little online research can make the difference between a good and bad experience.

By Sheryl Rowling
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 13, 2016
SEC to have skeleton crew in first half of 2017

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
LPL sued by Galvin over top producer's alleged variable annuity abuses
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 13, 2016
LPL sued by Galvin over top producer's alleged variable annuity abuses

Massachusetts' William Galvin charged the nation's largest independent B-D with failing to supervise a top-producing broker who allegedly committed fraud in selling unsuitable VAs.

By Bruce Kelly
RIAs find it easy to justify spending more on technology in 2017
YOUR PRACTICE RIAS DEC 12, 2016
RIAs find it easy to justify spending more on technology in 2017

Robo platforms are lifting client expectations.

By Jeff Benjamin
Advisers may not feel it yet, but downward fee pressure is coming
YOUR PRACTICE RIAS DEC 12, 2016
Advisers may not feel it yet, but downward fee pressure is coming

Fidelity study finds RIA firm revenue yield fell to 69 basis points last year from between 72 and 73 basis points over the prior four years.

By Jeff Benjamin
Mercer Advisors acquires California RIA Fabian Wealth Strategies
YOUR PRACTICE RIAS DEC 12, 2016
Mercer Advisors acquires California RIA Fabian Wealth Strategies

The deal pushes Mercer toward $10 billion in assets under management

By Jeff Benjamin
Wells Fargo's FiNet snags two Morgan Stanley advisers with $243 million in client assets
YOUR PRACTICE BROKER DEALERS DEC 12, 2016
Wells Fargo's FiNet snags two Morgan Stanley advisers with $243 million in client assets

By Bruce Kelly
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH DEC 12, 2016
Envestnet Tamarac rolls out Yodlee app to show outside assets, liabilities

Clients can add values for mortgages, 401(k) accounts and even an art collection into their portal.

By Liz Skinner
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 12, 2016
How advisers can connect with what's most important in clients' lives

Life stage transitions trigger newfound needs and create rare windows of opportunity to engage and win over customers.

By David Baxter
Kellyanne Conway gives advisers some lessons from Trump's victory
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 12, 2016
Kellyanne Conway gives advisers some lessons from Trump's victory

Trump's campaign manager said people made the mistake of assuming who the electorate was rather than listening to what the electorate wanted. <b><i>(Related read: <a href=&quot;http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20161202/FREE/161209978/trumps-policies-could-be-tough-on-emerging-markets-and-ignite-a&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;>Trump's policies could be tough on emerging markets </a>) </b></i>

By Jeff Benjamin
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 11, 2016
'Tis the season to get holly, jolly and helpful

By Ellie Zhu
Finra bars former JP Morgan, RBC brokers
YOUR PRACTICE BROKER DEALERS DEC 09, 2016
Finra bars former JP Morgan, RBC brokers

Both former brokers settled and refused to testify.

By Jeff Benjamin
Ex-J.P. Turner broker accused of excessive trading in elderly client's account barred by Finra
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 09, 2016
Ex-J.P. Turner broker accused of excessive trading in elderly client's account barred by Finra

The regulator said Anthony Mastroianni Jr. churned an elderly client's account at two different brokerages.

By Bruce Kelly
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 09, 2016
The future of financial planning through fiduciary lenses

There will be a variety of desired and unexpected consequences of the DOL fiduciary rule.

By Jamie Hopkins and Craig Lemoine