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RIA NEWS JUN 13, 2014
Kitces, Wealthfront trade punches over online tax-loss-harvesting feature

Well-known blogger and industry gadfly continues to pepper online advisers.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
RIA NEWS JUN 12, 2014
Ron Carson loses three longtime advisers

Three longtime veterans of the Carson Wealth Management Group, one of LPL Financial's highest-grossing firms, with about $4.3 billion under management, left to join other firms in recent weeks.

By Mason Braswell
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 12, 2014
Forget fines, regulators want public scoldings

Fines for bad actions are yesterday's news; today, sanctions come with acknowledgment of guilt and potential for personal liability and loss.

By Joe Duran
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 12, 2014
How to let your client expertise shine online

To have a successful niche strategy, you must position yourself to reach the right audience online.

By Stephanie Sammons
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 12, 2014
7 ways to refine your niche and boost your business

Two top financial advisers discuss how focusing on certain clients has allowed their teams to flourish

By Ray Sclafani
RIA NEWS JUN 12, 2014
Time is money: Quantifying the value of working hours

Introducing 'the law of 1,920' to underline that advisers' income is completely dependent on where they spend their work hours in a year

By Joe Duran
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 11, 2014
3 startups to help you land the best restaurant tables

It's OK to resell concert tickets, so why not spots at top restaurants? Startups combat the no-show problem and wasted food.

By Cotten Timberlake
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 11, 2014
Why I am true to my personality online

How I capitalized on all the things that make me stand out — and created a business and experience that I would want to work with as a client.

By Kate Holmes
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 11, 2014
Broker pay reform would benefit investors, financial analysts say

Link compensation to investment outcomes, majority of CFA holders say in survey.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 11, 2014
CFA exam pass rate increases to 43%

A higher percentage of hopefuls for the chartered financial analyst designation passed the first level of their three-part exam in December.

By Matt Ackermann
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 10, 2014
Algorithms send hot resumes nowhere fast. Is technology stalling the recovery?

Ultra-specific criteria to screen and winnow candidates may be perpetuating the slow rebound in the U.S. labor market: Despite a steady increase in openings since the recession ended in 2009, these positions are being matched with job seekers less efficiently than in the past.

By Bloomberg
FINTECH JUN 10, 2014
The power of incorporating social media into event planning

Socializing events and meetings with Twitter can up attendee participation and deepen relationships.

By Blane Warrene
FINTECH JUN 10, 2014
Social media is worth the time

A panel of social media experts weigh in to explain the major potential social media holds for advisers.

By CODONNELL
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 10, 2014
Morgan Stanley taps new head for private wealth unit

By Mason Braswell
FINTECH JUN 10, 2014
Cybersecurity landscape gets rocky in 2014

<i>InvestmentNews</i> hangs out with IT experts to talk about the Heartbleed bug, regulation and other cyberconcerns

By Joyce Hanson
EQUITIES JUN 09, 2014
Job growth accelerates, pushing unemployment rate to a six-year low

By Andrew Leigh
FINTECH JUN 09, 2014
Older investors turn to the web to manage assets

More investors over 50 are firing their advisers and managing their own finances through online platforms, as the myth of tech-illiterate old-timers is debunked.

By Joyce Hanson
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 08, 2014
Bankruptcy's lessons for advisers

Bankruptcy offers advisers a chance to transform a crisis into an opportunity &#8212; not just to clear their financial slate, but to better relate to clients' struggles with money.

By MFXFeeder
OPINION JUN 08, 2014
What's your acquisition strategy?

Key points every adviser should keep in mind when considering to buy or not to buy.

By Jeffrey A. Concepcion
Disappearing jobs in the middle
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 06, 2014
Disappearing jobs in the middle

Middle skill workers are largely being left out of recovery so far. The worse-than-mediocre prospects for these average workers repeats a four-decade trend.

By Ben Steverman