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Advisers struggle with data security — and worry about the consequences
FINTECH JAN 05, 2022
Advisers struggle with data security — and worry about the consequences

The majority of global financial service institutions are facing serious issues related to securing their stored data, according to a recent survey by data storage company Continuity.

By Sean Allocca
Planning for beyond the new year
OPINION JAN 05, 2022
Planning for beyond the new year

If you want to grow and improve, you've almost certainly got to change. But embracing change is one of the hardest things you can do.

By Scott Hanson
Why RPAs must expand relationships with participants
OPINION JAN 04, 2022
Why RPAs must expand relationships with participants

The conversation with a participant is not about selling a product. It’s about listening, identifying needs and solving problems.

By Matthew Eickman
Correcting the blind spots in our practices
OPINION JAN 04, 2022
Correcting the blind spots in our practices

By identifying our unconscious biases or set ways of doing things, we can limit our risk and increase our chance of success.

By Kristine McManus
Advisers to focus on staying home in 2022
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JAN 04, 2022
Advisers to focus on staying home in 2022

Advisers like the autonomy of working from home and don’t want to have to go back to the office and wear a suit again.

By Bruce Kelly
Finra tags two firms with penalties due to mutual fund sales
ALTERNATIVES JAN 03, 2022
Finra tags two firms with penalties due to mutual fund sales

Emerson Equity and Triad Advisors reached end-of-the-year settlements related to complaints about poor supervision of certain mutual fund sales.

By Bruce Kelly
Monte Carlo forecasts prove anything is possible — or not
RIA NEWS JAN 03, 2022
Monte Carlo forecasts prove anything is possible — or not

With simulations showing extreme projected portfolio outcomes, some financial advisers won't even use Monte Carlo modeling for their younger clients for fear of looking silly.

By Jeff Benjamin
Implementing a social strategy that won't get you fined by the SEC
OPINION JAN 03, 2022
Implementing a social strategy that won't get you fined by the SEC

It's important for advisers to understand what they can and can't do under the agency's new marketing rules when it comes to advertising and marketing via social media and messaging apps.

By Jim Zuffoletti
LPL hauls in Elite Financial Network from Securities America
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 22, 2021
LPL hauls in Elite Financial Network from Securities America

Elite Financial Network has 32 financial advisers in its network across California.

By Bruce Kelly
Avantax settles with SEC for $16.9 million over 12b-1 fees
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 21, 2021
Avantax settles with SEC for $16.9 million over 12b-1 fees

The company failed to reveal conflicts of interest concerning marketing fees paid by clients for mutual funds, according to the regulator. The independent broker-dealer 1st Global Advisors was acquired by Blucora in 2019.

By Bruce Kelly
Our succession planning crisis
OPINION DEC 21, 2021
Our succession planning crisis

A Cerulli study shows that of the roughly 103,000 advisers who plan to retire by 2030, 26% are unsure of their succession plans.

By Vance Barse
Clients doing it themselves can cause glitches
OPINION DEC 21, 2021
Clients doing it themselves can cause glitches

At times advisers may have to rescue clients from problems they have created by going it alone.

By Michael Broad
The latest in financial #AdviserTech — December 2021
FINTECH DEC 20, 2021
The latest in financial #AdviserTech — December 2021

This month’s #AdviserTech roundup includes Halo Investing’s $100 million funding round, Orion’s acquisition of BasisCode Compliance and Geowealth’s $19 million funding round.

By Michael Kitces and Kyle Van Pelt
SEC says drop jargon, clarify fees on Form CRS
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 17, 2021
SEC says drop jargon, clarify fees on Form CRS

The agency's Standard of Conduct Implementation Committee found content and format problems after reviewing a cross section of filings.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
The case for curiosity as a marketing  strategy
OPINION DEC 16, 2021
The case for curiosity as a marketing strategy

Breaking out of your brand’s usual programming helps break through the attention barriers of customers and prospects.

By Robert Sofia
Platform seeks to assist underrepresented advisers
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 15, 2021
Platform seeks to assist underrepresented advisers

The Onyx Advisor Network will launch in January to support advisers of color, women, LGBTQ and others who have had trouble established a foothold in the industry.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Talking trusts: A win-win
OPINION DEC 15, 2021
Talking trusts: A win-win

As the pandemic and possible tax law changes lead more Americans to think about their estate plans, advisers should take the opportunity to discuss estate planning and trusts with their clients.

By Sarah Duey
Wells Fargo moves to simplify pay plan for advisers
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 14, 2021
Wells Fargo moves to simplify pay plan for advisers

'I really think that our financial advisers are going to be happy about this,' one Wells Fargo executive said.

By Bruce Kelly
Planswell opens up free financial planning tech to advisers
FINTECH DEC 14, 2021
Planswell opens up free financial planning tech to advisers

A relaunch in 2020 has allowed the company to pivot to serving financial advisers, which is a more sustainable business model, according to CEO Eric Arnold.

By Sean Allocca
Fidelity Institutional adds new head of client growth
RIA NEWS DEC 14, 2021
Fidelity Institutional adds new head of client growth

Rohit Mahna will report to Mike Durbin and fills the spot vacated in June by Sanjiv Mirchandani, who took part in Fidelity's sweeping buyout offer.

By Jeff Benjamin