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PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 29, 2015
3 tips to help advisers zero in on the best client prospects

By Bill Militello
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 27, 2015
Aspiriant's CEO: Give others the space to make mistakes

<i>InvestmentNews</i > sits down with Rob Francais in our monthly 'C-Suite' series on management insights.

By Liz Skinner
FSI sets advocacy priorities for 2015
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 27, 2015
FSI sets advocacy priorities for 2015

Opposing Labor Department's fiduciary proposal tops the list of legislative and regulatory issues the trade group is focusing on.

By Dale Brown
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 26, 2015
The hidden cost of reducing your practice's marketing budget

Crunching the numbers proves it can cost advisers to scale back their marketing efforts

By Shawn Sparks
Finra fines three firms for lapses on consolidated reports
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 26, 2015
Finra fines three firms for lapses on consolidated reports

Processes must be in place to supervise the compilation of a client's entire financial life in one document.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Growing minorities offer opportunities for advisers
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 26, 2015
Growing minorities offer opportunities for advisers

Research shows different approaches may be necessary to reach these groups

By Liz Skinner
New York City official wants to make brokers say: 'I am not a fiduciary'
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 26, 2015
New York City official wants to make brokers say: 'I am not a fiduciary'

Advice industry mixed on the push for a New York bill to clearly distinguish advisers from brokers.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 26, 2015
For rogue advisers, it's thirty strikes, but not out

Only penalties that make repeat offenders in the financial arena feel serious heat will deter illegal behavior.

By Andrew Leigh
New retirement planning: How to spend your time, not your money
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 25, 2015
New retirement planning: How to spend your time, not your money

Many people in their 70s represent the last hurrah of the traditional image of American retirement.

By Mary Beth Franklin
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 25, 2015
How a uniform client service plan can help a fledgling firm grow

As industry competition continues to rise, advisers must take steps to grow their businesses quickly and sustainably.

By Drew Horter
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 24, 2015
SEC Investor Advocate Fleming warns agency against diluting fiduciary standard

An SEC official, whose job is to represent retail investors, has warned the agency not to water down current investment-advice standards as it considers a rule to raise the bar for brokers.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
SIFMA criticizes White House for ignoring existing regulations while pushing for DOL fiduciary rule
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 24, 2015
SIFMA criticizes White House for ignoring existing regulations while pushing for DOL fiduciary rule

Trade group releases report saying brokers 'thoroughly' regulated already with structure in place for 100 years.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 24, 2015
How much does a top business school cost? Try $99,000 a year

By Bloomberg
SIFMA criticizes White House for ignoring existing regulations while pushing for DOL fiduciary rule
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 24, 2015
SIFMA criticizes White House for ignoring existing regulations while pushing for DOL fiduciary rule

Trade group releases report saying brokers 'thoroughly' regulated already with structure in place for 100 years.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 23, 2015
Massachusetts securities regulator William Galvin sues SEC over small-company offerings

Massachusetts' top securities cop has filed a lawsuit to stop a recently adopted rule he claims curtails state oversight of stock offerings by small and emerging companies.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 23, 2015
Are your clients as wealthy as they are rich?

3 questions about their clients' goals advisers need to consider

By Joe Duran
Ex-F-Squared CEO's conduct 'did not cause loss or harm to anyone': lawyers
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 23, 2015
Ex-F-Squared CEO's conduct 'did not cause loss or harm to anyone': lawyers

Howard B. Present &#8220;acted in good faith&#8221; when he led F-Squared Investments, the firm that said it misled clients about its investing track record during his tenure, lawyers for the former executive said in court filings.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
Wall Street bonuses up 3%, even as banks pay millions in legal settlements
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 23, 2015
Wall Street bonuses up 3%, even as banks pay millions in legal settlements

Industry adds jobs in New York City for the first time since 2011.

By Bloomberg
Goodbye wealth management, hello financial life management
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 23, 2015
Goodbye wealth management, hello financial life management

For professionals working with clients on life and investment choices, it's time for a new category to capture what they do.

By Joe Duran
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAR 23, 2015
Art Tambaro, former Royal Alliance chief, returns to the securities industry

Longtime industry exec to use Cetera's First Allied as broker-dealer in setting up OSJ.

By Bruce Kelly