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PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 16, 2009
Advisers dust off 'help wanted' signs

A few early-bird financial advisers are starting to make plans to hire new employees.

By Lisa Shidler
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 12, 2009
Hong Kong regulator bans ex-CLSA banker for life

Hong Kong regulators on Monday banned a former banker at one of Asia's top stock brokerages from the territory's financial industry for life after he was jailed for insider trading.

By Associated Press
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 10, 2009
Develop a communications plan for affluent clients

How do you deliver premium-level communications coverage to top clients when you're spread thin in terms of time and administrative help?

By Maureen Wilke
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 09, 2009
Steps to lure clients to your practice

Summer is usually a time when advisers kick back and relax. But with revenue down across the industry, this summer may be quite different. Indeed, many advisers are suddenly looking for ways to fill the revenue void left by the market's downturn.

By Joni Youngwirth
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 09, 2009
Advisers are urged to pay bonuses, not increase salaries

Financial advisers tempted to reward star employees with raises should think twice and instead offer them one-time bonuses, according to practice-management experts.

By Lisa Shidler
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 03, 2009
What affluent clients are looking for now

Now more than ever, it's important to segment your clients and be sure you are focused on the top 20% to 30%.

By Maureen Wilke
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 30, 2009
Lean, mean and green: Advisers cut back on paper

Independent advisers are mulling a switch to monthly electronic statements in order to cut costs.

By Lisa Shidler
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 29, 2009
24% of advisers are working as part of a team this year

If statistics are any indication, advisers see strength in numbers, according to a recent survey.

By Bloomberg
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 26, 2009
Advisers struggle to maintain service amid cutbacks

Financial advisers who have cut back on the work hours of their support staff to economize are reordering their service priorities to make sure clients aren't neglected.

By Lisa Shidler
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 20, 2009
Creating and managing a client beneficiary update

Updated beneficiary details are so important and so often ignored that you will be providing an extremely valuable — and much appreciated — service by bringing this matter to your clients' attention.

By Maureen Wilke
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 20, 2009
Advisers are at a loss when dealing with clients with Alzheimer's, survey finds

According to a survey from Fidelity Investments, a huge percentage of financial advisers — 84% — had dealt with a client who suffered from Alzheimer's disease, and 96% of those surveyed didn't feel fully prepared to assist clients suffering from the disease.

By Sue Asci
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 19, 2009
The affluent don't want a sales pitch

The financial health of many affluent families isn't good. That is why most of these families are open to a second opinion regarding their finances.

By Matt Oechsli
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 13, 2009
Using client beneficiary updates to uncover new assets

The death of Michael Jackson underscores the importance of clients' having updated wills and financial plans. You can capitalize on this heightened awareness to be sure all of your clients' financial documents are updated and that their beneficiaries are correctly identified.

By Maureen Wilke
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 12, 2009
Using client reviews to rebuild trust

Investors are angry, scared and looking for someone to blame for the economic downturn, and unfortunately, advisers often are the scapegoats, bearing the brunt.

By Keith Hyland
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 12, 2009
Raids 'blindside' small B-Ds as brokers go for the gold

Recent raiding at broker-dealers has sparked ugly and bitter feuds and led to significant damage awards, and financial industry attorneys and experts see more cases in the offing.

By Bruce Kelly
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 08, 2009
SEC's Lori Richards to step down

Lori Richards, the SEC's first and only director of Compliance Inspections and Examinations plans to leave the SEC after more than two decades, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced today.

By Sara Hansard
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 28, 2009
Create a more effective marketing program

Coming up with effective marketing initiatives in today's challenging financial environment can be difficult.

By Jay Nagdeman
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 28, 2009
Technology helps deaf adviser expand practice

Louis Schwarz responds to his clients' concerns even though he can't hear what they are saying.

By Lisa Shidler
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 28, 2009
Lax compliance can be costly, warn experts

In their efforts to cut costs, advisers may be setting themselves up for some big expenses.

By Lisa Shidler
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 28, 2009
Advisers have cut back, study says

Financial advisers are facing tough times, with 40% having to cut back on support staff through layoffs or attrition, a soon-to-be-released report has found.

By Lisa Shidler