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PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 31, 2014
Progress (not perfection) at Bradshaw Financial

Trent Bradshaw's problems appeared obvious, and the solutions simple, but fixing a financial advisory practice takes time.

By Matt Ackermann
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 31, 2014
Wells Fargo Advisors' head Mary Mack fills out her cabinet

Bob Vorlop and Joe Nadreau have been tapped to fill new executive roles focused on expanding the firm's technology platform and products

By Mason Braswell
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 28, 2014
Advisers confront shrinking fortunes

The advancing age of wealthy baby boomers is a creeping and subtle threat to the long-term survival of many asset-based, fee-dependent advisory firms. Here's what some advisers are doing to stem the tide of dwindling assets.

By Matt Ackermann
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 28, 2014
Financial literacy begins at the office

Increased need for advice presents opportunities for advisers.

By Mary Beth Franklin
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 28, 2014
Think before changing health plan, advisers warn business owners

Warning: The Affordable Care Act not only spawned insurance exchanges for individuals, which went into effect earlier this month, but it also set new standards for small businesses.

By Darla Mercado
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 27, 2014
The leap from sales assistant to adviser

One woman reflects on her experience as part of Raymond James' new program to educate client associates

By Stacy J. Caudill
FINTECH MAR 27, 2014
Advisers using cash-flow management software — even for wealthy clients

Software tracks inflows and outflows through the year, with one-time input

By Joyce Hanson
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 27, 2014
An adviser's toughest job: Telling a client the truth

Many will not have saved enough to see them through retirement.

By Joe Duran
Cantor Fitzgerald makes big splash in wealth management with First Commonwealth deal
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 27, 2014
Cantor Fitzgerald makes big splash in wealth management with First Commonwealth deal

Renowned trading firm strikes a deal to acquire a bank-owned RIA with more than $2 billion in assets. And it's not finished. Here's what Cantor is looking for.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 27, 2014
Merging for the right reasons: Fundamental considerations for RIAs

Many independent RIAs would be able to serve clients better if they combined their resources with like-minded advisers.

By Michael Nathanson, Robert Glovsky, and Nadine Lee
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 27, 2014
Live! From TD Ameritrade Institutional: How to get and keep female clients: R-E-S-P-E-C-T

Women feel more negatively about the financial industry than they do about car salespeople.

By Liz Skinner
FINTECH MAR 27, 2014
Krawcheck says advisory business still coming up short in reaching out to women

The trailblazer says the advisory business is still coming up short in reaching out to women, both as advisers and clients, and explains why.

By Jeff Benjamin
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 27, 2014
The financial feminine mystique backed by hard numbers

Data show women hedge fund managers outperformed the index.

By Jeff Benjamin
FINTECH MAR 26, 2014
Young, wealthy clients still prefer the human touch over digital technologies

Under-40s value advisers' ability to assess their needs, but they still want more from digital tools: SEI study

By Joyce Hanson
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 25, 2014
How to help minority financial planning students get jobs

Put them through the wringer with mock interviews; act as mentors

By Liz Skinner
EQUITIES MAR 24, 2014
Obama administration's call for boycotting Russian stocks falls flat

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Investors not taking President Obama's advice. Plus: Fed warns there's always time to worry about bubbles, Morgan Stanley doubles down on biotech, the cloud computing frenzy marches on, activist investor challenges Coke management perks, and index investing to cut the tax bill

By Jeff Benjamin
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 24, 2014
Advisers brace for onslaught as Tax Day nears

New tax laws mean new and perhaps unexpected liabilities for clients &#8211; and even some advisers

By Darla Mercado
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 24, 2014
Lead adviser talent and compensation in the three largest U.S. cities

A look at adviser pay by professional designation in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago. See the top performing designations too.

By Matt Sirinides
FINTECH MAR 23, 2014
Respect for tech puts firm on path to success

This top performer treats technology with the same importance with which it treats clients.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 23, 2014
Former service rep now gives advice

April Peterson is finding the business a little stressful but she's having an impact on clients' lives.

By Liz Skinner