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PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 08, 2010
Ask the Expert: Fire any and all questions at our retirement wiz

Skip Massengill takes all your questions on building a successful retirement service practice.

By Mark Bruno
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 08, 2010
Editor's pick: How advisers can get more press

It's no mystery how to get good media coverage. It all starts with debunking the common misconceptions about the folks on the other side of the notepad.

By John Goff
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 08, 2010
Advisers turning to study groups for support

More than ever, they want advice on hiring, firing and other practice-management issues

By Lisa Shidler
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 08, 2010
The right way to fire your clients

Breaking up, as the song goes, is hard to do — even when it comes to adviser-client relationships.

By Lisa Shidler
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 08, 2010
A delicate situation: Acquiring practices of the deceased

Is it appropriate to try to acquire the clients of a fellow financial adviser who died without a successor?

By Lisa Shidler
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 08, 2010
Advisers' biggest mistakes: Too much delegating

In 2006, the adviser learned the folly of being too far removed from the day-to-day management of his business.

By Lisa Shidler
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 04, 2010
Study groups bloom as adviser resource

By Lisa Shidler
FINTECH APR 01, 2010
The iPad is here, almost

For advisers trying to convince themselves (read that as rationalize) that they can buy the new iPad to replace their laptop — don't bother, you can't.

By Davis Janowski
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 01, 2010
InvestmentNews hires Schwab director for new research group

Kelli Cruz, the director of Business Consulting Services at Schwab Advisors Services, will join Crain Communications — the parent company of InvestmentNews — as the director of a newly created custom research division at the organization.

By Staff Report
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 01, 2010
If disclosed, 12(b)-1 fee is legitimate charge for honest service rendered

I don't understand the flap about service fees, and think that Blaine F. Aiken was wrong about many of his assumptions and representations (the Fiduciary Corner column “Let's say goodbye to 12(b)-1 fees,” which appeared in the Jan. 18 issue).

By MFXFeeder
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 01, 2010
Denied: Stanford judge won't grant mistrial in shredding case

A federal judge has refused to grant a mistrial despite signs that a Miami jury is struggling to reach a verdict in the Stanford document shredding case.

By Associated Press
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 01, 2010
Merrill Lynch in ARS settlement with Virginia

The Virginia State Corporation Commission says Merrill Lynch is paying nearly $1.37 million to settle allegations that investors were misled about the safety of the auction-rate securities market.

By Associated Press
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 01, 2010
Finra slaps Scottrade with $600K fine for 'inadequate' surveillance systems

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc. today fined Scottrade Inc. $600,000 for failing to have adequate anti-money laundering procedures in place to detect and report suspicious transactions.

By Bloomberg
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 31, 2010
Five hot marketing tips for snagging wealthy clients

A sizeable number of financial advisers say they're way out of sync with today's affluent investor. Here's how to get back in touch

By Mark Bruno
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 30, 2010
Former Fed official Hayley Boesky signs on at Bank of America

Ms. Boesky will work on developing business with institutional investors and strengthening the bank's relationships with clients

By Bloomberg
RIA NEWS MAR 30, 2010
Torn allegiances: These advisers are buddies of Peyton Manning — but also diehard Saints fans

When he was a teenager, Nathan Stibbs used to catch passes thrown by Peyton Manning during high school games. This week, he was thrilled to receive something else from the Indianapolis Colts star quarterback. Mr. Manning snagged a ticket to Super Bowl XLIV for his friend and former teammate.

By Lisa Shidler
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 28, 2010
Risk appetite is shaped by experience

We have been counseling individuals and families for more than 25 years, and it has always been interesting to see how people narrowly apply the common wisdom that a person's age is the rule of asset allocation between stocks and bonds.

By Seymour W. Zises and Andrea L. Tessler
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 28, 2010
Advisers prep antidotes for tax hike

Investor concern over the cost of health care reform is likely to manifest itself in a flood of questions to financial advisers about how best to protect assets from an expected hike in taxes.

By David Hoffman
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 28, 2010
Advisers turn to new tactics for gauging risk

The S&P 500 has gained 48% over the past year, but memories of the market crash are still fresh, forcing many financial advisers to move risk assessment off the back burner and to the center of their playbooks.

By Lisa Shidler
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 28, 2010
Using print media to bolster your brand

A few months back, I wrote an article for a financial trade publication on search engine optimization.

By Robert Foney