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YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 21, 2016
Help clients manage tax payments during the year

Tax projections at this time of year will tell individuals their total tax liability for 2016, but that doesn't necessarily mean it all has to be paid before the end of the year..

By Tim Steffen
YOUR PRACTICE RIAS OCT 21, 2016
SEC bars adviser for failing to disclose conflicts of interests in commodities fund

The regulator also ordered John Leo Valentine to pay $140,000 in civil money penalties

By Christine Idzelis
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 21, 2016
Knut Rostad: Trump adviser Anthony Scaramucci should apologize for DOL fiduciary rule remarks

'Dred Scott' comments by the SkyBridge Capital executive 'are so at odds with the DOL rule, law, logic and basic human decency, they demand a rebuke.'

By Knut Rostad
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 20, 2016
Finra shouldn't hype 'broken' BrokerCheck to investors: PIABA

System doesn't include reasons for advisers' employment termination and other details public needs before deciding who to hire, a new report found.

By Liz Skinner
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 20, 2016
The long-term effect of lifestyle-friendly advisory practices

The desire to attain work-life balance is nothing new, but this trend brings both good news and bad news for our industry.

By Joni Youngwirth
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 20, 2016
Finra proposes rule to prevent elder financial abuse

Measure requires brokers to establish trusted contacts on accounts and allows them to stop distributions in questionable circumstances.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Massachusetts follows Finra's lead with crackdown on rogue brokers
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 20, 2016
Massachusetts follows Finra's lead with crackdown on rogue brokers

State launches a sweep of 241 firms with above-average numbers of brokers with misconduct reports on their records.

By Bruce Kelly
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH OCT 19, 2016
Advisory firms growing with tech, but not without troubles and false starts

Advisers know technology can improve efficiencies and foster strong client relationships, but some are finding the latest tools don't always deliver as planned.

By Liz Skinner
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 19, 2016
Morgan Stanley may not follow Merrill Lynch's lead to ban IRA commissions

The firm will announce details of its strategy to comply with the DOL fiduciary rule in the next two weeks. <b><i>(More: <a href=&quot;http://www.investmentnews.com/section/fiduciary-focus&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;>The most up-to-date information on the DOL fiduciary rule</a>)</i></b>

By Christine Idzelis
YOUR PRACTICE OPINION OCT 19, 2016
5 tips for winning debates with your clients

Advisers can improve client outcomes and make their own lives easier by practicing one or two new techniques.

By Kol Chu Birke
Lack of capacity 'single biggest' growth inhibitor for advisory firms
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 19, 2016
Lack of capacity 'single biggest' growth inhibitor for advisory firms

Average adviser has roughly 1,800 hours available in work year, but approximately 60% of it spent 'on crap,' Pershing's Tibergien says.

By Greg Iacurci
YOUR PRACTICE RIAS OCT 19, 2016
Institute for Fiduciary Standard begins program to hold advisers publicly accountable

The best practices program will require advisers to charge reasonable fees and disclose them.

By Christine Idzelis
Former UBS broker barred for inflating customer account value, Finra says
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 18, 2016
Former UBS broker barred for inflating customer account value, Finra says

Jeffrey Howell allegedly overvalued a UBS customer's account by as much as $3 million.

By Christine Idzelis
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 17, 2016
Bank of America CFO says decision to stop paying IRA commissions won't incite Merrill Lynch brokers to quit

CFO Paul Donofrio says the bank's decision &quot;creates significant flexibility for our advisers, and we're delivering fiduciary, best-interest advice to clients.&#8221; <b><i>(More: <a href=&quot;http://www.investmentnews.com/section/fiduciary-faq&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;>A comprehensive, searchable database of advisers' fiduciary FAQs</a>)</i></b> .

By Christine Idzelis
Elizabeth Warren asks Obama to replace SEC's Mary Jo White
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 17, 2016
Elizabeth Warren asks Obama to replace SEC's Mary Jo White

Despite record enforcement at the agency, the senator focused on Ms. White's 'brazen conduct.' <b><i>(More: <a href=&quot;http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20160904/FREE/160909989/why-financial-advisers-hate-elizabeth-warren&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;>Why advisers hate Elizabeth Warren</a>)</i></b>

By Jeff Benjamin
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 17, 2016
Finra fines Ameriprise $850,000 for failing to supervise broker preying on his own family

The broker wired funds to a business account to pay himself a higher salary, unearned commissions.

By Christine Idzelis
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 16, 2016
Courting the Asian-American financial advice market

They have higher incomes and more assets than the general population, but fewer than one in five Asian-Americans has a financial adviser.

By Richard Stolz
Advisers finding more social media success
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH OCT 14, 2016
Advisers finding more social media success

Planners are tweeting and posting to the web more &amp;mdash; and many are gaining new clients from the effort.

By Liz Skinner
SEC charges former adviser with pawning off trading losses to clients
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 14, 2016
SEC charges former adviser with pawning off trading losses to clients

Laurence I. Balter, founder of Oracle Investment Research, also allegedly charged clients both an advisory fee and a fund-management fee.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
YOUR PRACTICE EQUITIES OCT 13, 2016
Financial wisdom from Deepak Chopra

Plus: Revisiting the Janus-Henderson marriage, don't chase that record-setting IPO, and Curt Schilling aims to strikeout Elizabeth Warren

By Jeff Benjamin