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PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 12, 2015
Adviser's Consultant: A successor's take on a winning transition

Eric Hehman of Austin Asset offers tips for how to make this challenging period work.

By Liz Skinner
Two SEC commissioners nominated
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 12, 2015
Two SEC commissioners nominated

Democrat Lisa Fairfax and Republican Hester Peirce have academic backgrounds and sit on the agency's Investor Advisory Committee.

By Laura Sanicola
Managing the convergence of compliance and technology
OPINION OCT 12, 2015
Managing the convergence of compliance and technology

A common thread across technology-driven breaches is the failure of firms to establish and enforce policies and procedures.

By Carlos Guillen
For advisory firms, younger advisers are key
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 12, 2015
For advisory firms, younger advisers are key

Fresh employees starting out can eventually take over the firm.

By Alessandra Malito
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 12, 2015
Most Americans know shockingly little about their employer-provided benefits

When was the last time you checked what your employer is offering you?

By Laura Sanicola
Advisers struggle to provide the full range of services ultrawealthy clients need
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 12, 2015
Advisers struggle to provide the full range of services ultrawealthy clients need

Advisers struggle to provide the full range of services ultra-wealthy clients need.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
Now is the time to evolve your firm's technology
FINTECH OCT 12, 2015
Now is the time to evolve your firm's technology

To remain competitive in the years ahead, advisers shouldn't be playing catch-up to disruptors.

By Deborah Fox
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 12, 2015
Is a financial plan enough?

Maintaining quality of life throughout increasingly long retirements brings a new set of challenges for advisers and their clients.

By Frank McAleer
6 ways advisers can benefit from the avalanche of technology advancement
FINTECH OCT 12, 2015
6 ways advisers can benefit from the avalanche of technology advancement

Don't underestimate the impact digital technology can have on the advice industry.

By Steve Sanduski
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 11, 2015
Mary Jo White has earned a B- as SEC chairwoman

Heading a huge, highly visible agency in the wake of a financial crisis results in ups and downs for Mary Jo White.

By MFXFeeder
4 critical elements of every great adviser website
FINTECH OCT 09, 2015
4 critical elements of every great adviser website

If your website doesn't measure up, prospects will be encouraged to move on, perhaps to a competitor

By Marjorie Wilner
Advisers like reverse mortgages, but only in unique circumstances
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 09, 2015
Advisers like reverse mortgages, but only in unique circumstances

Home-equity product for clients who plan to stay in their home indefinitely and who could use some supplemental income.

By Greg Iacurci
FINTECH OCT 09, 2015
Financial Engines to offer more access to human advisers

The 'original robo' bends to customer pressure to offer a hybrid advice product.

By Alessandra Malito
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 08, 2015
Why it's an incredible job market for college grads

2016 will probably be relatively good year for people trying to repay tens of thousands of dollars in tuition.

By Bloomberg
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 08, 2015
The science behind why advisory teams do better business

Study finds multiple advisers are more accountable to each other and disciplined than solo advisers, and higher assets and revenue follow.

By Liz Skinner
Does Hillary Clinton want to protect the DOL fiduciary rule?
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 08, 2015
Does Hillary Clinton want to protect the DOL fiduciary rule?

A letter to Democratic colleagues warns against riders attached to spending bills in upcoming budget negotiations.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Collaboration can result in great accomplishments in adviser technology
FINTECH OCT 08, 2015
Collaboration can result in great accomplishments in adviser technology

Refreshing reminder on the industry's collaborative power at the Fuse conference

By Sheryl Rowling
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 08, 2015
Independent advisers' growth is slowing

Competition for new clients is increasingly fierce, <i>InvestmentNews</i> study finds, and top-performing firms are taking decisive action.

By Liz Skinner
How to talk to your clients about a tech crisis at your firm
RIA NEWS OCT 08, 2015
How to talk to your clients about a tech crisis at your firm

Handled incorrectly, a technology failure can undo the brand goodwill RIAs spend years cultivating.

By Wes Stillman
RIA NEWS OCT 07, 2015
3 reasons the time is now for big breakaways

Using the example of the beer industry to prove financial advice is ripe for more moves to independence

By Bob Oros