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PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 04, 2014
Shocker: U.S. deficit declines to 2.8% of GDP

The shrinking shortfall buys time for lawmakers to solve entitlement crisis

By Bloomberg
ALTERNATIVES NOV 03, 2014
Two Schorsch companies at odds over $700M deal

RCS Capital seeks to pull out of a $700M deal to acquire two Cole companies from American Realty Capital Properties, which last week <a href="//www.investmentnews.com/article/20141029/FREE/141029902/nicholas-schorsch-downplays-arcps-23m-accounting-debacle&quot;" target="&quot;_blank&quot;" rel="noopener noreferrer">revealed a $23M accounting error</a>.

By Bruce Kelly
Bill Gross' exit sparked massive outflows at Pimco
OPINION NOV 03, 2014
Bill Gross' exit sparked massive outflows at Pimco

Investors pulled billions from his former mutual fund, Pimco Total Return, upon the news of his departure.

By Jeff Tjornehoj
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 03, 2014
Millennials can be a boon to your business

By MFXFeeder
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 02, 2014
Forget the empty nest, parents now fear the costs of a full one

By Liz Skinner
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 02, 2014
Scars from past downturns resurface

By Jeff Benjamin
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 31, 2014
Formal business plans portend adviser AUM growth, survey shows

Advisers who take the time to write and follow a written business plan are most likely to be among the fastest growers, according to new Financial Planning Association research. A focus on strategic thinking is leading advisers to attract more assets, it suggests.

By Liz Skinner
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 31, 2014
New rules for annuities and target date funds inspire products race

Firms are at the drawing board designing retirement products, thanks to new guidance issued last week by the Treasury and Labor departments

By Darla Mercado
ALTERNATIVES OCT 30, 2014
Norm Champ to depart SEC

Head of the agency's Division of Investment Management will leave before the end of the month

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 30, 2014
Hard truths for bosses: When you're the problem, not the solution

United Capital's CEO on how to remove old biases, tear down the walls and reject old habits.

By Joe Duran
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 30, 2014
As regulators tap into big data, advisers need to up compliance attention

SEC examiners are using a new analysis tool that looks at 27 different areas of data from advisory firms, securities lawyer says.

By Liz Skinner
ALTERNATIVES OCT 30, 2014
Will missteps menace Schorsch's empire?

The revelation of accounting errors at Nick Schorsch's flagship REIT, American Realty Capital Properties, could not have come at a worse time. Here's why. <i>(Also: <a href=&quot;http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20141030/FREE/141039985/national-planning-holdings-puts-kibosh-on-arc-nontraded-reit-sales&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;>BD puts kibosh on ARC nontraded REIT sales</a>)</i>

By Bruce Kelly
ALTERNATIVES OCT 30, 2014
Liquid alts get warning from SEC's Norm Champ

SEC official tells alternative mutual funds to define principal strategies for investors.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS OCT 30, 2014
Selling away claims behind LPL's termination of James "Jeb" Bashaw

Selling away is just one of the allegations that felled James &#8220;Jeb&#8221; Bashaw, LPL's former Houston branch manager.

By Bruce Kelly
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 30, 2014
A client's bill of rights: Being prepared to deliver what your customers want

Now is a good time step back and ask the question, &#8220;Do my clients value the things I think they value?&#8221;

By Joe Duran
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 29, 2014
No such thing as free money in crowdfunding

Sites such as Indiegogo and Kickstarter can be powerful tools, but how do you manage a campaign? Here are some basic rules.

By by Vickie Elmer, Crain's Detroit Business
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 28, 2014
Betting on your business, the best odds in the house

What a Vegas slot machine can teach you about the value of holding a public seminar.

By Bloomberg
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS OCT 26, 2014
Finra fines WFG Investments $700,000

Finra fines WFG Investments $700,000 for failing to supervise registered reps

By Bruce Kelly
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 26, 2014
Government workers get first crack at phased retirement

Will federal program set an example for the private sector?

By Mary Beth Franklin
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 26, 2014
You can't always get what you want

There are no guarantees your practice will attract the high multiple you think it deserves in a sale.

By MFXFeeder