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INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS APR 28, 2013
Recruiting at a trickle

The lull in brokerage recruitment that marked the start of the year is now officially a doldrum, as reps at larger firms are staying in their seats. <b>Advisers on the Move:</b> <a href=http://data.investmentnews.com/aotm/?W=WHERE|2_2687055a(gte)[2013-01-01]:2_2687055a(lte)[2013-04-25]>Who's jumped this year</a>

By Liz Skinner
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS APR 28, 2013
Wells thwarted in raiding claim

By DJAMIESON
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 28, 2013
Mary Beth FrankIin: I finished my CFP program!

Now come the hard part of prepping for the comprehensive exam

By Mary Beth Franklin
FINTECH APR 28, 2013
NRS giving compliance more love by modernizing the 'manual'

By Janowski Davis
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 25, 2013
Seniors baffled by raft of speciality adviser designations: CFPB

Consumer group calls on regulators to tighten scrutiny of the more than 50 designations in use

By Liz Skinner
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 24, 2013
To engage clients, tell your own tale

By Liz Skinner
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 24, 2013
Readings done: Advisers use cards to reveal clients' true goals

United Capital develops color-coded cards corresponding to happiness, fear, commitment.

By Liz Skinner
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 24, 2013
FPA names president-elect

By Bloomberg
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS APR 23, 2013
Raymond James cuts 160 staffers, no advisers

'Unprecedented' layoffs linked to Morgan Keegan deal.

By Bruce Kelly
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 21, 2013
One adviser's harrowing story of running the Boston Marathon

Los Angeles-based runner says being an adviser helped: 'We made good decisions.'

By Darla Mercado
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 18, 2013
More positions to choose from — and fill — in the modern advisory firm

Although many small businesses in the industry begin with a sole planner and maybe an administrative assistant, some expand far beyond.

By Mary Dunlap
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 18, 2013
When your firm costs you clients, Part 1

Cross-selling may sound like a good idea, but lousy service can send customers packing

By Danny Sarch
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 17, 2013
Breaking away from wirehouses pays off

Wirehouse advisers who switch to RIAs or indies enjoy a huge jump in compensation, a new study shows. But is the grass actually greener?

By Jason Kephart
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 17, 2013
Small firm compliance chiefs wearing too many hats?

SEC's Walter warns that at smaller shops, compliance can fall between the cracks.

By Liz Skinner
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 17, 2013
Hey Yahoos, telecommuting not too popular with advisers, either

Despite tech tools, home workers lack camaraderie, ability to meet clients.

By Liz Skinner
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 17, 2013
As industry grows, pay swells

Compensation for the chief executive or president of advisory firms increased about 18% from 2010 to 2012, to an average of $281,966

By Liz Skinner
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 17, 2013
Survey reveals how to keep workers happy

Flexible schedules encourage employee loyalty, poll finds; what about nap rooms?

By Liz Skinner
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 16, 2013
Five easy steps to disarm a worked-up client

Prescription: Inquire, describe, empathize, add prospective and provide solutions.

By Liz Skinner
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 15, 2013
Armond Dinverno builds a winning team

The co-founder and co-chief executive of a large and growing private wealth management firm shares the structure of his advisory group.

By Janowski Davis
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 14, 2013
Risky (tax) business: Trust income has additional levy

Tax experts just getting their hands around wrinkle in 2012 tax law.

By Darla Mercado