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PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 02, 2014
RBC picks up Wells Fargo team with $350 million

Three advisers who produced $1.8 million joined RBC in Leawood, Kan.; one cites retirement of Danny Ludeman, former head of Wells Fargo Advisors, as contributing to move.

By Mason Braswell
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 01, 2014
6 strategies for succession planning

Family business owners share what they've learned about passing their companies down, from when to let go to when to seek out non-family leaders.

By Amy Haimerl, Crain's Detroit Business
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 01, 2014
Look beyond financial planning schools to find the next superstar

Advisers find successful hires in a swathe of academic disciplines, not just planning.

By Liz Skinner
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 01, 2014
Closing the female-adviser gap

More women hold positions other than lead advisory roles, but that could change with time

By Matt Sirinides
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 30, 2014
The mind-body stress connection: An adviser success story

For the financial adviser, it could be a sharp market downturn, a dire economic prediction, the need to prospect for new clients or having to answer a phone call from an angry client. If we interpret the situation in a negative way, we switch on the “fight or flight” nervous system. Here's one solution.

By Jack Singer
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 30, 2014
Fidelity Institutional lowers fees for financial advisers trading on its platform

Starting Jan. 1, Fidelity will lower to $30, from $40, the standard pricing for a buy or sell transaction on its FundsNetwork platform, a 25% saving. But the custodian is also raising buy fees by 25% to $50 on five fund families, including the popular offerings from the Vanguard Group Inc.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 29, 2014
How to explain your transition package to clients

After working with thousands of reps over the years, I don't believe this new regulation will deter unhappy financial advisers from moving to firms offering more opportunities for growth.

By Tom Daley
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 29, 2014
Barclays hit with departures of international advisers

Brokers with international clients have been moving to competitors in recent months as Barclays curtails its international business.

By Mason Braswell
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 29, 2014
Wells Fargo adds Morgan Stanley advisers with $500 million

By Mason Braswell
ALTERNATIVES APR 29, 2014
Alternative investing program targets advisers looking to diversify

Timing of new certification training couldn't be better with stocks at highs and rates set to climb.

By Jeff Benjamin
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 28, 2014
Acting locally to improve financial literacy globally

Despite widespread awareness that the state of financial literacy in our country is dire, precious little has been done at the national level to strengthen Americans' understanding of fundamental money management concepts. Dale Brown of the FSI says that we must — as an industry — focus our attention and our energy on tackling this critical issue on the local level.

By Dale E. Brown
FINTECH APR 28, 2014
Finding originality in financial services in a sea of copycats

It is very hard to stand out in such an overwhelmingly cluttered market place. Here's some of Joe Duran's strategies for success.

By Joe Duran
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS APR 28, 2014
Woodbury Financial Services promotes Rick Fergesen to president and CEO

Broker-dealer had sought a new chief since Pat McEvoy resigned in December.

By Bruce Kelly
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS APR 28, 2014
Top RBC exec exits

Craig Gordon, the No. 2 executive at RBC Correspondent Services, has left the clearing firm.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
FINTECH APR 27, 2014
Three reasons why advisers should go mobile

Schwab Advisor Services' Neesha Hathi on how advisers' need for a mobile presence has never been greater thanks to investors' easy access to a wealth of information.

By Neesha Hathi
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS APR 27, 2014
For LPL, recruiting numbers add up

In a good sign for the industry, recruiting came roaring back in the third quarter for LPL Financial, which added 154 net new registered reps and advisers. CEO Mark Casady says recruits came 'from all over.'

By Bruce Kelly
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 25, 2014
Adviser Dan Joss departs FJY Financial

Split at former Fox Joss & Yankee said to be amicable.

By Liz Skinner
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 25, 2014
Pressure mounts on advisers to lower fees

A national focus on financial fees has clients asking more questions.

By Liz Skinner
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 25, 2014
Wells Fargo training program violates labor laws: Suit

A former adviser trainee of Wells Fargo Advisors says firm went after her for training costs after she left the firm; she has sued, claiming the firm's practice of recouping training costs is illegal and discriminatory.

By Mason Braswell
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 25, 2014
Creating clear career path critical to attracting NextGen advisers

Fidelity is even broadening its recruiting efforts to high school students

By Trevor Hunnicutt