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Should advisers suggest that an algorithm do clients' saving for them?
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH JUL 14, 2015
Should advisers suggest that an algorithm do clients' saving for them?

An increasing number of companies want to identify — and whisk away — investors' excess cash.

By Bloomberg
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 14, 2015
This MBA program is for NFL stars who want to rush the corner office

Several business schools have tried and failed to sustain an MBA program tailored to current and former athletes. Has one university finally gotten it right?

By Bloomberg
Forget ads to attract clients, only one thing matters
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 14, 2015
Forget ads to attract clients, only one thing matters

Adviser Dan Moisand says superior service garners the most referrals from clients and other professionals.

By Liz Skinner
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 14, 2015
Ladenburg Thalmann broker-dealer Securities Service Network adds $430M firm

The Horizon Group, a retirement planning firm formerly with Cadaret Grant, joins in Rochester, N.Y.

By Mason Braswell
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 14, 2015
LPL Financial fined $11.7 million for 'widespread supervisory failures'

Citing 'widespread supervisory failures,' Finra says the firm failed to properly supervise sales of complex products, including certain ETFs, variable annuities and non-traded REITs.

By Mason Braswell
The tax risks of clients' overfunding their 529 savings plans
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 13, 2015
The tax risks of clients' overfunding their 529 savings plans

Make sure clients set aside the right amount to optimize savings and avoid unnecessary taxes and penalties.

By Masood Vojdani
Contrary to conventional wisdom, young investors do want to work with advisers
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 13, 2015
Contrary to conventional wisdom, young investors do want to work with advisers

Survey finds that for all their determination, millennials are willing to take direction from experts.

By David Giunta
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 13, 2015
Tipster who ate Post-it Notes in Grand Central avoids fine in insider-trading case

In exchange for cooperating in SEC's ongoing case involving a former Morgan Stanley broker and a former law clerk, middleman Frank Tamayo will pay $1 million in ill-gotten gains, regulator says.

By Bloomberg
SEC appeals own judge's decision in case on custodians' payments to advisers for fund picks
YOUR PRACTICE RIAS JUL 13, 2015
SEC appeals own judge's decision in case on custodians' payments to advisers for fund picks

The regulator is fighting a decision by its administrative judge to dismiss charges accusing two financial advisers of <a href=&quot;http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20140902/FREE/140909990/sec-charges-investment-adviser-with-fraud-for-not-telling-clients-of&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;>not informing clients</a> they were paid by Fidelity Investments to sell certain mutual funds.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
Three reform initiatives that Finra should embrace
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 12, 2015
Three reform initiatives that Finra should embrace

Accountability, exams and disclosures on the agenda of candidate for SRO's midsize-firm board seat.

By Brian Kovack
HBO's 'Ballers' and its star, 'The Rock,' play fast and loose with the financial advice industry
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 10, 2015
HBO's 'Ballers' and its star, 'The Rock,' play fast and loose with the financial advice industry

Dwayne &quot;The Rock&quot; Johnson plays a retired football player turned money manager trying to win professional athletes as clients.

By Alessandra Malito
Support grows for strengthening variable annuity disclosures
YOUR PRACTICE LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JUL 10, 2015
Support grows for strengthening variable annuity disclosures

A so-called summary prospectus would provide information about the risks, costs and benefits of the complicated products in a streamlined manner.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Finra board candidate claims examiners are out of touch
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 08, 2015
Finra board candidate claims examiners are out of touch

Finra examiners should adhere to a code of conduct when reviewing member firms, Stephen Kohn, a candidate for the SRO's small-firm board seat, asserts. <b><i>(Don't miss: <a href="//www.investmentnews.com/article/20150707/BLOG09/150709942/three-reform-initiatives-that-finra-should-embrace&quot;" target="&quot;_blank&quot;" rel="noopener noreferrer">How to make Finra work: Kovack</a>)</i></b>

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Automated advisers attract much smaller clients than humans: Morningstar
YOUR PRACTICE RIAS JUL 08, 2015
Automated advisers attract much smaller clients than humans: Morningstar

Digital investment platforms with human advisers bring in account balances 10 times higher on average than regular robo-advisers.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
How advisers can boost their client IQ and sales
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 08, 2015
How advisers can boost their client IQ and sales

In order to attract better clients, advisers must first know and understand themselves.

By John Pierce
YOUR PRACTICE RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 08, 2015
Wells Fargo faces major test of broker liability for selling F-Squared

A 68-year-old widower claims wirehouse did insufficient due diligence on the troubled money manager.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
YOUR PRACTICE ALTERNATIVES JUL 08, 2015
Vanguard, Goldman Sachs agree that advisers face tall order in picking alts fund managers

Diametrically opposed firms find common ground on importance of manager selection, differ on value of hedge funds.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 07, 2015
Plucky candidates seek Finra board seats

Three contenders had to work way onto ballot, want reform in exams and arbitration

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Wells Fargo nets $425 million Morgan Stanley adviser
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 07, 2015
Wells Fargo nets $425 million Morgan Stanley adviser

Richard J. Bernstein managed $425 million in client assets at Morgan Stanley, where he had worked since 2009.

By Mason Braswell
Banks are cutting broker-dealer units from their 'living wills'
YOUR PRACTICE EQUITIES JUL 07, 2015
Banks are cutting broker-dealer units from their 'living wills'

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: The nation's biggest banks, like JPMorgan Chase, are lumping their broker-dealer units in with other 'non-essential' operations.

By Jeff Benjamin