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YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 06, 2016
Advisers shutter offices to brace for Hurricane Matthew's punch

Southeastern firms likely will get to test those enhanced continuity plans the SEC is pushing.

By Liz Skinner
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 06, 2016
Advisers want Finra to focus on the 'bad guys' and leave the rest alone

New CEO likely to get an earful as he embarks on a 'listening tour.'

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
YOUR PRACTICE RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 06, 2016
Most women claim Social Security early

Reduced lifetime income will force many to spend bulk of benefits on health care.

By Mary Beth Franklin
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 06, 2016
Finra expels real-estate investment firm formerly known as DT Securities and its CEO

Charges centered around making misrepresentations in private placements.

By Christine Idzelis
Advisory firms using creative job titles to attract clients, staff
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 06, 2016
Advisory firms using creative job titles to attract clients, staff

Inventive labels, such as director of first impressions, can better describe roles and help a company stand out from the competition.

By Liz Skinner
YOUR PRACTICE RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 05, 2016
Self-funding employee health care pays off for some small businesses

Estimates of saving $1,000 per employee per year for practices with at least 25 workers is enticing some firms to take on additional risk.

By Liz Skinner
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 05, 2016
Credit Suisse to pay $90 million for padding assets under management

Employees reclassified clients' custodied assets as managed assets to meet sales targets.

By Mark Schoeff Jr. and Bloomberg News
Advisers who outsource investment management make more money than those that don't: study
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 03, 2016
Advisers who outsource investment management make more money than those that don't: study

An examination of 8,000 advisers over a decade showed outsourcing can produce $1 million more revenue for firms.

By Grete Suarez
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 03, 2016
Adviser's Consultant: Crafting prospects via radio won't work forever

Different demographics demand their own approach to business development

By Liz Skinner
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 03, 2016
Massachusetts charges Morgan Stanley over unethical sales contest

The firm allegedly conducted an unethical, high-pressure, sales contest among its advisers to encourage clients to borrow money against their brokerage accounts. <b>Plus: <a href="//www.investmentnews.com/article/20160819/FREE/160819909/morgan-stanley-hit-with-150-million-401-k-lawsuit-for-self-dealing&quot;" target="&quot;_blank&quot;" rel="noopener noreferrer">Morgan Stanley is being sued over its 401(k) plan</a>.</b>

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 30, 2016
Judging the presidential candidates by the CFP Board's standards of conduct

This is the choice we all face on Nov. 8 &amp;mdash; two flawed candidates &amp;mdash; neither of whom represents the principles we aspire to ourselves.

By Bloomberg
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 30, 2016
IMCA and Yale team up to offer the group's trademark accreditation

The partnership will enable IMCA members to earn the Certified Investment Management Analyst certification online.

By Jeff Benjamin
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 30, 2016
Creating estate plans for elderly clients with fading mental competency

By Jeff Benjamin
State regulators reveal top enforcement targets and the price they pay
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 30, 2016
State regulators reveal top enforcement targets and the price they pay

Agencies brought more cases against registered advisers than unregistered entities, and certain products featured in many of them.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
YOUR PRACTICE RIAS SEP 29, 2016
SEC charges broker with fraudulently raising $3.2 million for his failing mutual funds

Peter Kohli, the CEO of DMS Advisors, allegedly stole money from investors as the funds neared collapse.

By Christine Idzelis
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 29, 2016
Financial advisers' business models need changing to win over millennial clients: expert

Products and services geared toward baby boomers won't work for the younger generation, according to a presentation at the IMCA Private Wealth Advisor Conference in Chicago.

By Jeff Benjamin
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 28, 2016
More than half of the student-loan borrowers regret going into debt: Finra study

By Grete Suarez
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 28, 2016
How advisers can explain investing done right

Shift from focusing on investment returns to talking to clients about their goals.

By crichards
Fidelity's eMoney introducing DOL fiduciary compliance functions for advisers
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH SEP 28, 2016
Fidelity's eMoney introducing DOL fiduciary compliance functions for advisers

Software firm is boosting compliance functions of its financial planning platform. <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 Liz Skinner
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH SEP 27, 2016
Tech-tardy advisers, prepare for a late-adopter penalty

Firms that don't invest in tools to improve the client experience, such as those that allow for frequent interactions with the adviser, will lose out.

By Liz Skinner