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DOL fiduciary rule fails by only focusing on fees and expenses
YOUR PRACTICE OPINION APR 23, 2015
DOL fiduciary rule fails by only focusing on fees and expenses

Fees and expenses matter, but in a procedurally prudent investment process, their management should account for less than 10% of a fiduciary's total efforts

By Don Trone
Finra bars owner of B-D that sells equipment-leasing funds
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 23, 2015
Finra bars owner of B-D that sells equipment-leasing funds

Regulator charges Kimberly Springsteen-Abbott with misusing investors funds, fines her $100,000.

By Bruce Kelly
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 22, 2015
Better discovery process key to signing up more clients

Halbert Hargrove taps the medical profession's expertise in drawing out important client information.

By Liz Skinner
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 22, 2015
SEC falls short on its own accounting, GAO says

Government watchdog says securities regulator vulnerable to cyberattacks.

By Bloomberg
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 22, 2015
Could buttered coffee make you smarter?

Inside a biohacker's booming business and its health claims

By Bloomberg
4 ways to help clients keep perspective when markets are volatile
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 22, 2015
4 ways to help clients keep perspective when markets are volatile

Using lessons from behavioral finance can help advisers soothe clients' emotions during challenging times.

By Mike West
LPL cuts cash bonuses for top three executives in 2014
YOUR PRACTICE BROKER DEALERS APR 22, 2015
LPL cuts cash bonuses for top three executives in 2014

CEO Mark Casady takes biggest hit; $1.5M bonus is down 41% from previous year

By Bruce Kelly
Going paperless: Advice industry takes on challenge
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH APR 22, 2015
Going paperless: Advice industry takes on challenge

In an industry notorious for documents and signatures, firms welcome chance to automate

By Joyce Hanson
Finra board approves changes to public communication rules
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 21, 2015
Finra board approves changes to public communication rules

Broker-dealer regulator says parts of communications rules that would be excised include the filing of generic investment company material and shareholder reports.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 20, 2015
Keep clients for the long haul by bolstering risk assessment procedures

Firms without adequate client risk assessment systems will have a hard time keeping business when the market goes south

By Paul Resnik
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 20, 2015
ING/Voya boosts female adviser head count past industry average

The firm has boosted female adviser head count past industry average over the past eight years through successful networking and mentoring programs.

By Liz Skinner
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 19, 2015
3 generational myths causing a gap

By Cam Marston
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 17, 2015
Don't let infidelity cloud your clients' decisions in divorce

Splits resulting from infidelity outed by this week's data hack of Ashley Madison will involve emotional hurdles advisers need to manage.

By Liz Skinner
Don't let your business go down in flames like Kodak
YOUR PRACTICE OPINION APR 17, 2015
Don't let your business go down in flames like Kodak

Insights from Peter Diamandis, the renowned pioneer in innovation, who is CEO of the X PRIZE Foundation.

By Steve Sanduski
YOUR PRACTICE RIAS APR 16, 2015
SEC bans Lee Weiss from the brokerage and investment advisory industry

Mr. Weiss and his firm will pay $8.4 million in relief to investors he duped in tobacco-related scheme

By Christine Idzelis
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 16, 2015
SEC says phony adviser is ripping off members of the military

The latest pretend adviser to emerge, Leroy Brown Jr., may win a grand prize for lying.

By Bruce Kelly
How advisers can avoid Finra scrutiny over personal liens, judgments, or bankruptcies
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 16, 2015
How advisers can avoid Finra scrutiny over personal liens, judgments, or bankruptcies

While disclosures of negative personal financial events are not pleasant, the consequences of not making them can be severe.

By Gregg J. Breitbart
Adviser explains his process for creating a successful niche practice
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 16, 2015
Adviser explains his process for creating a successful niche practice

Latest in our 'Adviser's Consultant' series, featuring practice management strategies that work.

By Liz Skinner
YOUR PRACTICE RIAS APR 16, 2015
HighTower recruits $550 million UBS team

TC Wealth Management joins in New York, adds to HighTower's 13 transitions in 2014.

By Mason Braswell
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 15, 2015
What it takes to be a fiduciary

By Ellie Zhu