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Cetera nabs giant office from Securities America
YOUR PRACTICE RIAS JAN 11, 2023
Cetera nabs giant office from Securities America

The Patriot Financial Group, based in a suburb of Boston, works with 70 financial advisors who have $2.5 billion in client assets.

By Bruce Kelly
How advisors can take control of their success in 2023
YOUR PRACTICE OPINION JAN 11, 2023
How advisors can take control of their success in 2023

One way to think positively about the new year is to focus on the activities and actions you can control.

By Kristine McManus
Digital media company expands into Wall Street recruiting
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 11, 2023
Digital media company expands into Wall Street recruiting

Litquidity, which has more than a million followers on Twitter and Instagram, is hoping to help connect its followers with jobs at private equity firms, hedge funds and other alternative asset managers.

By Bloomberg
Finra keeps focus on Reg BI in 2023 exam report
YOUR PRACTICE ALTERNATIVES JAN 10, 2023
Finra keeps focus on Reg BI in 2023 exam report

In this year's report, the regulator also created a separate section under the heading of 'financial crimes,' which includes cybersecurity, anti-money laundering and manipulative trading.

By Bruce Kelly
Daniel Moisand begins serving as board chair of CFP
YOUR PRACTICE RIAS JAN 10, 2023
Daniel Moisand begins serving as board chair of CFP

Moisand will guide the organization as it launches its first-ever comprehensive review of CFP Board's competency standards

By InvestmentNews
Federal proposal to ban noncompete clauses could affect RIA M&A
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 09, 2023
Federal proposal to ban noncompete clauses could affect RIA M&A

If advisors who have less than a certain ownership threshold are free to leave an acquired firm, it could give buyers pause.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
MoneyGuide founder Tony Leal departing leadership role at Envestnet
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH JAN 09, 2023
MoneyGuide founder Tony Leal departing leadership role at Envestnet

Rose Palazzo, currently the head of MoneyGuide, will assume Leal's duties as group president of Envestnet Financial Planning.

By Ryan W. Neal
Morgan Stanley operating chief Jon Pruzan exiting firm
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 09, 2023
Morgan Stanley operating chief Jon Pruzan exiting firm

The executive, who was once considered a potential CEO candidate, is leaving after a 28-year run.

By Bloomberg
January jump in divorces offers advisors opportunity to provide value
YOUR PRACTICE RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 09, 2023
January jump in divorces offers advisors opportunity to provide value

While divorce is a sad fact for families, it gives financial advisors the chance to prove their worth over a short, intense period.

By Gregg Greenberg
Smoothie-throwing broker under microscope for cash transactions
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 09, 2023
Smoothie-throwing broker under microscope for cash transactions

Finra has made a 'preliminary decision' to recommend some type of disciplinary action against James Iannazzo, according to BrokerCheck.

By Bruce Kelly
The question most advisors aren't asking clients about their financial future
YOUR PRACTICE OPINION JAN 09, 2023
The question most advisors aren't asking clients about their financial future

Advisors should encourage clients to take an honest look at where they are in life, assess their priorities, reflect on their values, and align it all to their goals.

By Ron Carson
Here’s how inflation and philanthropy could give women a boost in ’23
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 09, 2023
Here’s how inflation and philanthropy could give women a boost in ’23

Philanthropic goals are prompting women to become more involved in family asset management.

By Joanne Cleaver
FTC proposes ban on noncompete contracts
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 06, 2023
FTC proposes ban on noncompete contracts

The proposal would bar employers from entering into or enforcing such clauses and require companies to nullify any existing ones within six months.

By Bloomberg
James Lee begins term as 2023 FPA president
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 05, 2023
James Lee begins term as 2023 FPA president

Lee plans to focus on advancing the FPA's mission of title protection for financial planners.

By Ryan W. Neal
After rough ride in '22, 60/40 portfolio looks poised for solid '23
YOUR PRACTICE EQUITIES JAN 05, 2023
After rough ride in '22, 60/40 portfolio looks poised for solid '23

The same Fed policy that hurt fixed income last year is likely to make it the ballast for portfolios for the year ahead.

By Jeff Benjamin
Playing the long game is key to navigating market uncertainty
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 05, 2023
Playing the long game is key to navigating market uncertainty

Steady guidance can calm consumers’ fears — and emotional reactions — around inflation and market volatility.

By InvestmentNews Create
Opaque business models cloud women’s way in advisory business
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 04, 2023
Opaque business models cloud women’s way in advisory business

It's up to the industry to explain to potential recruits how advisors make a living.

By Joanne Cleaver
Coinbase agrees to pay $100 million to settle compliance investigation
YOUR PRACTICE ALTERNATIVES JAN 04, 2023
Coinbase agrees to pay $100 million to settle compliance investigation

The firm is required to pay a $50 million fine and spend $50 million to improve compliance over two years.

By Bloomberg
How to avoid being the next Southwest Airlines
YOUR PRACTICE OPINION JAN 04, 2023
How to avoid being the next Southwest Airlines

Here are three areas that wealth management firms should be monitoring to avoid taking the kind of reputational hit the airline just suffered.

By Scott Hanson
How to scale and avoid disclosure violations using automation
YOUR PRACTICE OPINION JAN 04, 2023
How to scale and avoid disclosure violations using automation

The ever-growing number of items that compliance officers and teams must monitor has made tracking regulatory compliance disclosures more complicated than ever.

By John Gebauer