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Don't wait till year-end to offer tax tips to high-net-worth clients
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 12, 2015
Don't wait till year-end to offer tax tips to high-net-worth clients

Advisers should take action now and proactively suggest tax-management strategies to clients rather than waiting for them to approach you.

By Joyce Schnur
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 12, 2015
Young parents are getting hit hard by 'broken' childcare economics

Parents are getting hammered by higher costs, while childcare providers are finding it difficult to keep up.

By Bloomberg
Adviser advocates seek more privacy for SMA disclosures
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 12, 2015
Adviser advocates seek more privacy for SMA disclosures

Worry heightened reporting requirements in new SEC proposal would force them to divulge 'secret sauce' of separately managed accounts' investment strategies.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Advisers should embrace the digital age and its impact on financial advice
YOUR PRACTICE OPINION AUG 12, 2015
Advisers should embrace the digital age and its impact on financial advice

Robos can be an effective on-ramp for deeper client relationships.

By Bruce Milne
Perez says DOL fiduciary debate shifts from whether to how
YOUR PRACTICE RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 12, 2015
Perez says DOL fiduciary debate shifts from whether to how

The Secretary of Labor told lawmakers on Tuesday that the conversation has shifted to focus on how to make a new standard work.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 12, 2015
AdvisorSpoke's 'Clark Kent' to the rescue

New blog adopts Superman's alter ego as its anonymous author; aims barbs at popular gossip site AdvisorHub.

By Mason Braswell
The psychology of regulation: applying nudge theory to compliance
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH AUG 11, 2015
The psychology of regulation: applying nudge theory to compliance

Nudge theory and the rise of advanced technology promise new methods for advisory firms to fight the good fight in a world where the dangers of non-compliance have never been greater.

By Bill Mulligan
DOL to launch marathon of hearings on fiduciary rule
YOUR PRACTICE RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 11, 2015
DOL to launch marathon of hearings on fiduciary rule

The four-day event, featuring 75 witnesses from all sides of the debate testifying on panels together, could get heated.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
SEC commissioner: DOL fiduciary rule would create 'a mess'
YOUR PRACTICE RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 11, 2015
SEC commissioner: DOL fiduciary rule would create 'a mess'

Daniel Gallagher Jr. says the agency should stand down and not finalize rulemaking.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
YOUR PRACTICE RIAS AUG 11, 2015
SEC works on rule requiring practice transition plans

The regulator wants advisers to develop continuity plans to avoid major disruptions to clients and markets.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH AUG 10, 2015
Why advisers should set up an in-house video studio

Fidelity finds video is a useful vehicle for timely, targeted messages to emerging investors.

By Liz Skinner
Rep. Ann Wagner gets three other House members to call on DOL to withdraw fiduciary proposal
YOUR PRACTICE RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 10, 2015
Rep. Ann Wagner gets three other House members to call on DOL to withdraw fiduciary proposal

Rep. Ann Wagner and three colleagues on the House Financial Services Committee are seeking additional signatories on letter to Labor Secretary Thomas Perez.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Use exit interviews to ensure employees are happier than Amazonians
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 09, 2015
Use exit interviews to ensure employees are happier than Amazonians

Ask departing employees certain questions to uncover bad morale or other issues

By Liz Skinner
Retirement accounts are hitting new highs, which is good news for advisers
YOUR PRACTICE EQUITIES AUG 07, 2015
Retirement accounts are hitting new highs, which is good news for advisers

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Investors are really starting to sock money away for retirement, which is good news for advisers.

By Jeff Benjamin
YOUR PRACTICE BROKER DEALERS AUG 07, 2015
Cetera closing J.P. Turner, offering some brokers jobs at Summit

CEO Larry Roth claims the move is not part of any widespread consolidation within RCAP's retail brokerage division.

By Bruce Kelly
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 07, 2015
The great wealth transfer is coming, putting advisers at risk

By Liz Skinner
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 07, 2015
Raymond James sets record recruiting $2.4 billion Morgan team

The St. Petersburg, Fla.-based firm, which has focused on attracting veteran advisers from wirehouses or boutique firms, scored the largest coup in its 54-year history with the addition of a $2.4 billion team from Morgan Stanley Wealth Management.

By Mason Braswell
Sen. Warren attacks SEC chairwoman White's leadership
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 07, 2015
Sen. Warren attacks SEC chairwoman White's leadership

Says top regulator is not pressing for admission of guilt in enforcements, and granting too many waivers.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Should you go it alone or join a corporate RIA?
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 07, 2015
Should you go it alone or join a corporate RIA?

Pros and cons of the top succession planning choices.

By Jeffrey Rosenthal
Michael Kitces' weekend reading for financial advisers
YOUR PRACTICE RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 06, 2015
Michael Kitces' weekend reading for financial advisers

Pimco gets put on notice, the latest twist in the CFP Board-Camarda battle, and the rest of the week's must-reads for advisers

By mkitces