Practice Management

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INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS OCT 31, 2013
Adviser head count expected to drop amid lack of new recruits

Cerulli study forecasts a drop of more than 25,000 advisers by 2017, most from wirehouses and broker-dealers. The problem? A lack of new recruits.

By DJAMIESON
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 31, 2013
Wirehouse turnover picks up, but it's mostly musical chairs

Recent moves point to building momentum after year and a half of sluggish action

By Michael Shagrin
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 31, 2013
Advisers must take closer look at continuity plans, SEC says

Financial firms asked to shorten the time it takes to recover from an emergency.

By Liz Skinner
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 31, 2013
Regulators want firms to improve continuity plans

Advisers encouraged to increase disaster preparedness following Superstorm Sandy

By Liz Skinner
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS OCT 30, 2013
LPL adds adviser network managing $1.2B

Arizona group of about 40 financial advisory practices joins LPL. The network's founder is looking to add 50 new offices next year.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 30, 2013
UBS hires upstate New York father-son adviser team managing $144M

UBS hires father-son adviser team managing $144M from rival wirehouse Morgan Stanley Wealth Management.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 30, 2013
Take 5: New NASAA president Andrea Seidt

Ohio Securities Commissioner Andrea Seidt is concerned that the Securities and Exchange Commission is getting bogged down.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 30, 2013
Pricing wars: How to compete in an evolving industry

By Joe Duran
RIA NEWS OCT 30, 2013
Understanding your clients' '3 am moment'

When your clients wake up in the middle of the night with sweaty palms, what are they afraid of? What is it they ultimately want you to protect them from?

By Joe Duran
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 29, 2013
Women in the advice business

Are women on the rise or dropping out of the career track before the next promotion? A snapshot from the 2013 <i>InvestmentNews</i>/Moss Adams Adviser Compensation and Staffing Study capturing gender breakdown of pay and work in the advisory industry.

By Andrew Leigh
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 28, 2013
How to develop 'sticky' clients

Deep relationships and sense of community help advisers retain clients, adviser coach says.

By Liz Skinner
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 28, 2013
Communicating with couples requires special tactics

Sometimes a shift in focus &#8212; and body &#8212; is necessary to make a point.

By Liz Skinner
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 27, 2013
Vanguard's longtime fixed-income boss announces retirement

Robert Auwaerter, a 32-year veteran of The Vanguard Group Inc., on Monday announced plans to retire next March as head of the fixed-income group. He will be replaced by Gregory Davis, 43, who currently serves as chief investment officer of the Asia Pacific region and is a director of Vanguard Investments Australia.

By Jeff Benjamin
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 27, 2013
Fiduciary Corner: The importance of the investment policy statement

By Blaine F. Aikin
10 things I learned at #FinCon13
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 25, 2013
10 things I learned at #FinCon13

After attending a lot of financial planning conferences, here's why Sophia Bera &quot;hearts&quot; #FinCon13

By Sophia Bera
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 23, 2013
Desperately seeking retirement advice

More Americans are looking for help but don't know where to turn, TIAA-CREF survey shows.

By By Megan Durisin
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 23, 2013
Morgan Stanley hires two adviser teams managing $678M

The Oklahoma- and Kentucky-based additions hail from rival firms

By Trevor Hunnicutt
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 23, 2013
Raymond James lures adviser team managing more than $1B

The Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based team joins the firm's independent channel

By Trevor Hunnicutt
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 23, 2013
Small advisory firms could qualify for 50% tax credit on 2014 health care costs

Small advisory firms can qualify for a 50% tax credit on health costs in 2014 through SHOP exchanges. But is the option appealing enough for qualified advisers?

By Liz Skinner
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 23, 2013
Rx? Health exchanges might work out cheaper for advisory firms

Could cost less to send workers to government exchange, then reimburse them

By Darla Mercado