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PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 29, 2015
SEC seeks public comments on exchange-traded products

Regulator wants feedback on listing, trading and marketing of ETPs.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 29, 2015
Revolving door: Goldman's Donohue heading back to SEC

Veteran returns from Wall Street to the agency where he previously served as head of investment management.

By Bloomberg
EQUITIES MAY 29, 2015
June gloom looms for stocks: A buying opportunity?

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> June has been a bad month for stocks and this year looks to continue the pattern. So should you buy any dips?

By Jeff Benjamin
The heavy downer of seeing GDP revised downward
EQUITIES MAY 29, 2015
The heavy downer of seeing GDP revised downward

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: A downward revision of first quarter GDP can be called an aberration, but that won't make it any less bad.

By Jeff Benjamin
Why advisers need to stop scaring pre-retirees
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 29, 2015
Why advisers need to stop scaring pre-retirees

When clients start a financial conversation with decreased confidence and a perceived loss of control, they often resist taking action.

By Mary Beth Franklin
The top 10 reasons to become a financial adviser
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 28, 2015
The top 10 reasons to become a financial adviser

There are so many reasons to choose this profession, those who are currently in it just need to do a better job of helping to spread the word

By Tom Daley
Best practices for retirement plan rollovers
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 28, 2015
Best practices for retirement plan rollovers

Advisers can provide basic education on distribution options, even if the Labor Department's proposed fiduciary rules are still murky.

By Darla Mercado
SEC might require more disclosure about SMAs and social media
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 28, 2015
SEC might require more disclosure about SMAs and social media

Proposed rules would require advisers on their Form ADVs to divulge more about their use of separately managed accounts and social media activities

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Advisers' clients want even more of the human touch
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 28, 2015
Advisers' clients want even more of the human touch

Survey shows that only half of clients feel they're getting your full attention.

By Srividya Kalyanaraman
GOP senators to SEC Chief Mary Jo White: No more money needed to examine more advisers
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 28, 2015
GOP senators to SEC Chief Mary Jo White: No more money needed to examine more advisers

Lawmakers argue that agency hasn't justified a 15% increase for 2016

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Playing Words With Friends at work. OK or not?
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 28, 2015
Playing Words With Friends at work. OK or not?

For the author, it's OK this week because the game's founder is donating to Nepal earthquake recovery.

By Sheryl Rowling
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 28, 2015
Fire heats up under Finra's Brokercheck link proposal

Industry heavyweights including Schwab, Wells Fargo and SIFMA bemoan the new Brokercheck link proposal from Finra, saying it is still too costly and vague.

By Mason Braswell
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 27, 2015
Finra sends broker-compensation proposal to SEC for approval

The measure would require a broker who has transferred to a new firm to send an &#8220;educational communication&#8221; to clients.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Lessons for advisers from Supreme Court's decision on 401(k) excessive fees lawsuit
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 27, 2015
Lessons for advisers from Supreme Court's decision on 401(k) excessive fees lawsuit

A few suggestions for retirement plan advisers who want to protect their clients and themselves as 401(k)s face legal and regulatory scrutiny.

By Darla Mercado
Adviser faces nine years in prison for diverting investment funds
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 27, 2015
Adviser faces nine years in prison for diverting investment funds

Self-styled &#8220;Financial Coach&quot; sentenced to prison term, $3.6 million restitution for fraud.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
Elliot Weissbluth on management: Fire yourself every year
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 27, 2015
Elliot Weissbluth on management: Fire yourself every year

HighTower CEO takes a page from former Intel chief Andrew Grove to keep ahead of the curve in an ever-changing business

By Steve Sanduski
Are brokers being branded with a scarlet 'S'?
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAY 27, 2015
Are brokers being branded with a scarlet 'S'?

Proponents of a fiduciary standard are ganging up on commission-based advisers through public shaming regarding the Suitability standard.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 27, 2015
Finra puts onus on clients to find broker recruitment incentives

New proposal would make discovering bonuses for moving a do-it-yourself proposition for investors.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 26, 2015
Merrill fined $2.5 million for supervision violations in Massachusetts

Training session did not include discussion of fiduciary requirements when commission-based assets are moved to fee-based accounts

By Srividya Kalyanaraman
Vanguard finds another way to get its ETFs in your clients' hands
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 26, 2015
Vanguard finds another way to get its ETFs in your clients' hands

With new presence in the ETF strategist game, Vanguard wins Envestnet, Cambridge and more retirement-plan business.

By Trevor Hunnicutt