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Labor Department official promises 'changes' to fiduciary rule
YOUR PRACTICE RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 20, 2015
Labor Department official promises 'changes' to fiduciary rule

Labor Department official says the agency will change its proposal to mollify the brokerage industry.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 20, 2015
Attrition and breakaways have shrunk head counts at wirehouses

Attrition and breakaways have shrunk head counts at wirehouses, threatening the big four firms as they look to keep pace. </br><i><b>(Plus: <a href=&quot;http://www.investmentnews.com/section/specialreport/20150517/wirehouse052015&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;>Our full Spotlight on Wirehouses special report</a>)</b></i>

By Mason Braswell
YOUR PRACTICE OPINION JUL 17, 2015
Why goals-based wealth management has yet to reach its full potential

Current adviser technology needs to be pushed to its limits to help goals-based planning take off.

By Cheryl Nash
Wells Fargo, Raymond James, LPL to repay investors more than $30 million for mutual fund overcharges
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 17, 2015
Wells Fargo, Raymond James, LPL to repay investors more than $30 million for mutual fund overcharges

Finra says Wells Fargo, Raymond James and LPL self-reported their failures to waive sales loads for Class A shares for retirement accounts and charities.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
A lucrative market opens for advisers as marriage legalities level
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 17, 2015
A lucrative market opens for advisers as marriage legalities level

Financial planners won't need to 'specialize' to serve clientele in the gay community.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 17, 2015
Ex-Ameriprise adviser gets jail time for using client money to pay gambling debts

Oscar Donald Overbey, Jr., was sentenced to 3-1/2 years in federal prison and must repay more than $3 million in restitution from Ponzi.

By Mason Braswell
YOUR PRACTICE BROKER DEALERS JUL 16, 2015
At Edward Jones, it's still one person, one office

Company bucks industry trend toward forming broker teams.

By Mason Braswell
SIFMA's advice to DOL on the fiduciary rule: Start over
YOUR PRACTICE RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 16, 2015
SIFMA's advice to DOL on the fiduciary rule: Start over

Industry heavyweight argues the proposal would limit access to investment advice.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
YOUR PRACTICE RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 16, 2015
Finra says DOL fiduciary rule would confuse advisers, investors

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Help clients 'think straight' during life transitions
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 16, 2015
Help clients 'think straight' during life transitions

Being there for clients at tough times requires patience but encourages loyalty and referrals.

By Liz Skinner
The dinosaur in the room – coping with change
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 16, 2015
The dinosaur in the room – coping with change

When any industry goes through major disruption, like the financial business today, there are four strategies you can follow to avoid extinction. Here's how and when to use each.

By Joe Duran
Perez assures lawmakers DOL will make fiduciary rule work
YOUR PRACTICE RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 16, 2015
Perez assures lawmakers DOL will make fiduciary rule work

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
A slip of the tongue could cost you your business
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 16, 2015
A slip of the tongue could cost you your business

Be vigilant during all client conversations and stay current on regulatory obligations.

By Marshall T. Leeds
Merrill Lynch nabs $1.3 billion UBS team
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 15, 2015
Merrill Lynch nabs $1.3 billion UBS team

The carousel of wirehouse advisers continues to spin.

By Alessandra Malito
Goldman's Lloyd Blankfein joins billionaire club
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 15, 2015
Goldman's Lloyd Blankfein joins billionaire club

The largest individual owner of Goldman Sachs stock has a stake in the company worth almost $500 million, plus real estate and a portfolio seeded by cash bonuses and distributions from the bank's private-equity funds.

By Bloomberg
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 15, 2015
How to build a $200M business selling cheap watches

Relying almost entirely on sly social media promotion, founder Filip Tysander is making a killing peddling inexpensive, Chinese-built timepieces.

By Bloomberg
7 reasons why financial stewardship is more valuable than a fiduciary standard
YOUR PRACTICE OPINION JUL 15, 2015
7 reasons why financial stewardship is more valuable than a fiduciary standard

Could financial stewardship be used as a higher professional standard of care by advisers?

By Ramon Berenguer
Massachusetts' Galvin fines LPL $250,000 over senior certifications
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 15, 2015
Massachusetts' Galvin fines LPL $250,000 over senior certifications

Firm agrees to pay up to settle charges that some of its brokers were using titles that did not comply with Massachusetts' senior designation regulations.

By Mason Braswell
How much should advisers charge for a brand-new robo offering?
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH JUL 15, 2015
How much should advisers charge for a brand-new robo offering?

Thinking through pricing structure is an important part of the process when implementing an automated investment service .

By Alessandra Malito
SEC sued for using its own judges
YOUR PRACTICE RIAS JUL 15, 2015
SEC sued for using its own judges

Investment firm seeks to block action as Dodd-Frank ripple effect seen giving SEC the edge.

By Jeff Benjamin