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PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 27, 2015
Agencies need better handle on shady trades

Markets remain vulnerable to manipulation by clever traders with computer skills

By MFXFeeder
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 27, 2015
CFP Board unleashes tsunami in fee-only court case, piling up legal fees

Group asserts its intent to 'continue to vigorously defend itself' against lawsuit

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 26, 2015
MetLife hits LPL with major raiding suit

Over 60 brokers have jumped to LPL since October, MetLife alleges; former brokers strike back, accusing the insurance company of poor practices.

By Mason Braswell
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 26, 2015
Younger advisers get chance to play on the 'A' teams

For Armond A. Dinverno of Balasa Dinverno Foltz, leadership means grooming the next generation of adviser talent.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
DOL fiduciary rule fails by only focusing on fees and expenses
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
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
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
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 22, 2015
SEC falls short on its own accounting, GAO says

Government watchdog says securities regulator vulnerable to cyberattacks.

By Bloomberg
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
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
INDEPENDENT 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
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
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.
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
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
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 19, 2015
3 generational myths causing a gap

By Cam Marston
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
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
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT 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
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