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PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 11, 2014
HighTower adds $440M team from Merrill

The hybrid firm has brought on over $1 billion in assets from the wirehouse in the past month.

By Mason Braswell
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS AUG 11, 2014
LPL's chief investment officer reads market tea leaves

Burt White is sticking to his previous call that stocks will produce 10% gains in 2014, with room potentially to move slightly higher.

By Bruce Kelly
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 11, 2014
Wall Street firms band together to support a headhunter's cause

By Danny Sarch
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 11, 2014
HighTower adds $400 million RIA to partnership

Firm adds 43rd team to its partnership as it begins deploying funds from a $100M loan to boost recruiting. <i>See <a href=&quot;http://data.investmentnews.com/aotm/&quot;>IN's Advisers on the Move</a> for other big deals.</i>

By Mason Braswell
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 11, 2014
HighTower nabs top FiNet recruiter

Firm signs Kimberly Hollenbeck to help recruit on the West coast; fills position left open by Kevin Geary.

By Mason Braswell
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS AUG 11, 2014
Is AIG Advisor Group the next big fish Schorsch wants to land?

Larry Roth's old firm might be the next target for Nick Schorsch's hard-charging broker-dealer, says senior columnist Bruce Kelly. <i><a href="//www.investmentnews.com/gallery/20140116/FREE/116009999/PH&quot;" target="&quot;_blank&quot;" rel="noopener noreferrer">Plus: See the biggest recent indie B-D M&amp;A deals</a></i>

By Bruce Kelly
4 reasons not to launch your own hybrid RIA
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 11, 2014
4 reasons not to launch your own hybrid RIA

Does setting up a hybrid RIA firm make sense for your practice? Here are four factors to consider.

By Matt Ackermann
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 10, 2014
Prospect's no is a step closer to yes

By Cam Marston
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 10, 2014
CFP Board tightens grip on who can use 'candidate' designation

Graduates need not be signed up for the exam, but use of the moniker is limited to five years

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
FINTECH AUG 08, 2014
3 qualities all advisers' outsourcing partners should share

Critical to find outsourcing partners who have the necessary expertise, are trustworthy, and can help improve an adviser's business

By Debra L. Morrison
FINTECH AUG 08, 2014
Technology's role in keeping RIAs ahead of the disruption curve

Embracing unifying technology that fortifies practices will help independent advisers secure their businesses' futures.

By Jud Bergman
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 08, 2014
CFP Board: Talking tough but acting soft

It's time for the CFP Board to be more transparent in its dealings over adviser pay descriptions.

By MFXFeeder
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 08, 2014
Why more graduates aren't sitting for the CFP mark

Designation-granting board goes to the source to get some answers.

By Liz Skinner
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 08, 2014
This week's top stories for advisers

By Andrew Leigh
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 08, 2014
CFP Board holds fire on apparent fee-only violation

In another high-profile case, board tells adviser Rick Kahler he must drop fee-only label but he disagrees.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 07, 2014
Female advisers share their success stories

By Darla Mercado
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 07, 2014
When she earns more: Tips for working with couples

Mastering the right way to communicate with powerful women and their partners could be a boon to advisers' businesses.

By Kathleen Burns Kingsbury
OPINION AUG 07, 2014
How savvy financial advisers work with successful women

Advisers who have the patience, empathy and courage to sift through what matters most to powerful female clients can help them create a plan for success that's likely to make them clients for life.

By Christine Gaze
Advisers need to be nurturers when helping a woman through life changes
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 07, 2014
Advisers need to be nurturers when helping a woman through life changes

Divorce and widowhood require sensitive communication and help in gaining confidence.

By Alessandra Malito
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 07, 2014
Women closing financial literacy gender gap

Despite gains, steep learning curve remains on investing and cash management.

By Mary Beth Franklin