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Cash-heavy mutual funds take downside protection to the extreme
EQUITIES MAR 03, 2015
Cash-heavy mutual funds take downside protection to the extreme

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Some funds using cash for protection. Lots of it. Plus: Adviser charged with stealing $1.3M from widows and church friends, up from the ashes arises a new subprime giant, and Wall Street courts millennials.

By Jeff Benjamin
Having integrated technology can improve RIAs' businesses
FINTECH MAR 03, 2015
Having integrated technology can improve RIAs' businesses

Examples of how RIAs can make workflows more efficient by making sure their technology communicates

By Stuart DePina
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 02, 2015
InvestmentNews 40 Under 40 now taking nominations for 2015 awards

A winner from the inaugural season shares the difference it can make in an adviser's life.

By Bloomberg
Taking over an adviser's book can be a risky venture
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 02, 2015
Taking over an adviser's book can be a risky venture

It can prove tougher than many think to build trust and meld with someone else's clients.

By Liz Skinner
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 01, 2015
Why all investment advisers should join forces to promote the profession

Investors don't understand the core characteristics and key differences between investment advisers and other financial services providers, according to David Tittsworth.

By Bloomberg
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAR 01, 2015
The loudest shouldn't speak for everyone

Time for advisers to tell industry groups pushing hard against a fiduciary rule that they're tired of the rhetoric &#8212; and that they're not acting in advisers' best interests.

By MFXFeeder
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 28, 2015
When is a good time to convert to a Roth IRA?

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> When it's OK to convert to a Roth IRA. Plus: Two emerge as Buffett successors; recognizing seasoned financial veterans, and Asian stocks get a boost from Chinese bankers.

By Jeff Benjamin
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 27, 2015
Obama moves to ease student debt burdens

Centralized web site planned to help students understand and pay their debts, and complain about unscrupulous lenders.

By Bloomberg
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 27, 2015
4 lessons advisers can learn from Apple's marketing prowess

Make people want you and make the world want to buy what you're selling

By Matthew Halloran
Oscars shine light on Alzheimer's costs
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 27, 2015
Oscars shine light on Alzheimer's costs

Financial advisers can help clients take early steps to plan for the progressive disease.

By Liz Skinner
Build trust with clients through clear communication and transparency
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 27, 2015
Build trust with clients through clear communication and transparency

If you can't clearly communicate your value and strategies, your clients and prospects are unlikely to trust you.

By Amy Zimmerman
Brokers do a better job at cybersecurity than investment advisers: SEC
FINTECH FEB 26, 2015
Brokers do a better job at cybersecurity than investment advisers: SEC

Brokers do a better job at cybersecurity than investments adviser, according to the SEC.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 25, 2015
SIFMA claims White House figures on DOL rule flawed

A new paper by the organization concludes $17 billion estimate of lost retirement savings not substantiated.

By Liz Skinner
Identifying the best fit for your business
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 25, 2015
Identifying the best fit for your business

I recently participated in a webcast outlining key considerations for advisers looking to transition or sell their practices to another firm.

By Tom Daley
LPL to cut bonuses to employees, top management
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS FEB 25, 2015
LPL to cut bonuses to employees, top management

Top executives at the firm are among those facing smaller bonuses after a year of discouraging financial results.

By Bruce Kelly
SEC's Michael Piwowar slams Finra data-collection proposal
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 25, 2015
SEC's Michael Piwowar slams Finra data-collection proposal

Republican Piwowar criticizes Finra's plan for a massive brokerage data collection mechanism, asking whether it's a &quot;solution in search of a problem.&quot;

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 25, 2015
UBS, Merrill increase bonuses for new assets and banking referrals

2015 compensation plans push advisers to build their AUM and refer clients to the bank

By Mason Braswell
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 24, 2015
Pay models evolve beyond 1% of AUM

The fee-only advice industry that emerged as brokers deserted a commission-reliant business model is now evolving, with advisers working out the best way to get compensated for their services.

By Liz Skinner
Morgan Stanley settles mortgage bond probe for $2.6 billion
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 24, 2015
Morgan Stanley settles mortgage bond probe for $2.6 billion

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Plus: Buffet's opaque empire, Obama's regulatory plans and New York's efforts to keep its meat hooks in tax refugees.

By Jeff Benjamin
ALTERNATIVES FEB 24, 2015
Due diligence in the age of flash crashes

The dominance of algorithms in trading means advisers need to re-evaluate their processes

By Blaine F. Aikin