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PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 23, 2014
Financial wellness sector offers new route for young advisers

Ideal way to gain experience working with clients.

By Liz Skinner
Advisers marry wedding day dreams and financial guidance
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 20, 2014
Advisers marry wedding day dreams and financial guidance

The newly engaged and their parents get advice for the big day.

By Alessandra Malito
FINTECH JUN 20, 2014
Online rivals Betterment, LearnVest rake in $60 million of venture funding

Betterment's Series C round brings in $32 million; LearnVest closes on $28 million; fundraising <a href=&quot;http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20140415/FREE/140419943&quot;>touches off a Twitter firestorm.</a>

By Joyce Hanson
FINTECH JUN 20, 2014
Latest Betterment, LearnVest fundraising elicits a Twitter firestorm

By Andrew Leigh
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 19, 2014
Supreme Court's gay marriage decision has advisers scrambling

Advisers across the country are scrambling to figure out how the Supreme Court decision that essentially lifted a ban on gay marriages in five states will impact same-sex couples not just in those states but in others likely to be affected.

By Bianca Flowers and Joyce Hanson
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 19, 2014
Is this your resume? Call Ric Edelman.

Find out what the adviser behind one the largest independent wealth firms is seeking out of a manager.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
FINTECH JUN 19, 2014
SIFMA warns investors will pay for Finra CARDS plan

SIFMA chief Bentsen says new rules will mean either higher fees or fewer services.

By Joyce Hanson
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 19, 2014
Finra tags Merrill Lynch with $8 million fine for mutual fund sales charges

Finra fines Merrill Lynch $8 million for failing to waive mutual fund sales charges to certain charities and retirement accounts and requires the wirehouse to pay back $89 million in restitution.

By Mason Braswell
FINTECH JUN 19, 2014
Robo report: Traditional advisers may be biggest market for online investment services

With billions in annual revenues at stake, the emerging business model may be one that includes a partnership between robo-advisers and regular investment practitioners.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
FINTECH JUN 18, 2014
John Thomas Financial lives on - on Twitter

Expelled from the industry last October, the troubled broker-dealer tweets every day.

By Mason Braswell
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 18, 2014
Finra gets first-hand push-back on controversial data collection proposal

At regulator's annual conference, concerns are raised but some attendees see the silver lining.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
EQUITIES JUN 18, 2014
Next on Janet Yellen's to-do list: Winding down a $4.5T balance sheet

On Friday's menu: What's next on Yellen's to-do list. Plus: Small-cap stock weakness as a leading indicator, an SEC official dishes on PE funds, big banks are loving big mortgages, three finance questions you better be able to answer, and getting by on $6,000 an hour.

By Jeff Benjamin
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 18, 2014
Finra floats revised BrokerCheck link proposal

Plan addresses firms' objections to creating thousands of individual links to profiles.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUN 18, 2014
Brokerages toss around ideas about salary for Next Gen advisers

Wells Fargo is testing new models that would pay on a salary plus commission basis in effort to attract Millennials

By Mason Braswell
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUN 18, 2014
Finra approves background checks for brokers

At its board meeting, Finra approved background checks for brokers and plans to consider requiring new information such as exam scores on BrokerCheck.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 18, 2014
How to build a team around your succession plan

The quality of your transition depends on how well you meet the needs of your clients and your staff

By lkonish
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 17, 2014
Number of millionaires reached record in 2013

Advisers to the wealthy score high in trust but low in performance.

By Minda Smiley
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 17, 2014
Merrill Lynch hires Barclays adviser duo

The team, who previously managed $285 million in assets, join Merrill in New York.

By Minda Smiley
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 17, 2014
Merrill Lynch dodges high-profile gender bias suit

N.Y. Supreme Court justice dismisses a complaint from three former trainees who claimed they were given a book called &#8220;Seducing the Boys' Club&#8221; and ultimately fired out of bias.

By Mason Braswell
How to pick apart charitable trusts
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 17, 2014
How to pick apart charitable trusts

The benefits of charitable trusts vary — particularly when it comes to interest rate environments.

By Darla Mercado