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Zero-fee trading was a warning shot. Asset management is next
RIA NEWS OCT 18, 2019
Zero-fee trading was a warning shot. Asset management is next

The advice industry's future lies in matching our fees with what our clients actually value.

By Anders Jones
Uncovering yield in emerging markets not for the faint of heart
RIA NEWS OCT 18, 2019
Uncovering yield in emerging markets not for the faint of heart

Katherine Renfrew talks about balancing risk and reward while going off the beaten path.

By Jeff Benjamin
RIA NEWS OCT 18, 2019
FPA raises most campaign funds ever at single reception at annual conference

Organization seeks more support from members for political efforts.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Zero-fee trading was a warning shot. Asset management is next
OPINION OCT 18, 2019
Zero-fee trading was a warning shot. Asset management is next

The advice industry's future lies in matching our fees with what our clients actually value.

By Anders Jones
FPA study: Financial planners don't plan for their own future
RIA NEWS OCT 17, 2019
FPA study: Financial planners don't plan for their own future

The sector risks being left behind as client demands change.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Ken Fisher's son defends his father on LinkedIn
RIA NEWS OCT 17, 2019
Ken Fisher's son defends his father on LinkedIn

Nathan Fisher said his dad is 'wired differently' but meant no harm with off-color comments.

By Jeff Benjamin
eMoney Advisor unveils Project Avocado for mobile budgeting
RIA NEWS OCT 17, 2019
eMoney Advisor unveils Project Avocado for mobile budgeting

Fidelity-owned fintech also overhauls planning features for wealthiest clients and unveils new API store for developers.

By Ryan W. Neal
Cerulli finds only 7% of advisers at right scale to do portfolio construction themselves
RIA NEWS OCT 17, 2019
Cerulli finds only 7% of advisers at right scale to do portfolio construction themselves

Research firm says advisory firms need at least $250 million in AUM to do proper job.

By InvestmentNews
Morgan Stanley's James Gorman says pressure on advice fees could be next
RIA NEWS OCT 17, 2019
Morgan Stanley's James Gorman says pressure on advice fees could be next

Now that discount brokers have cut commissions to zero, CEO wonders if competition will heat up to reduce advisory fees.

By Bruce Kelly
RIA NEWS OCT 17, 2019
FPA study: Financial planners don't plan for their own future

The sector risks being left behind as client demands change.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
RIA NEWS OCT 17, 2019
eMoney Advisor unveils Project Avocado for mobile budgeting

Fidelity-owned fintech also overhauls planning features for wealthiest clients and unveils new API store for developers.

By Ryan W. Neal
RIA NEWS OCT 17, 2019
Merrill advisers managing $206 million join Raymond James

Gary Wardein and daughter, Erin Bethge, are based in Rancho Bernardo, Calif.

By InvestmentNews
RIA NEWS OCT 17, 2019
Ken Fisher's son defends his father on LinkedIn

Nathan Fisher said his dad is 'wired differently' but meant no harm with off-color comments.

By Jeff Benjamin
RIA NEWS OCT 17, 2019
Morgan Stanley's James Gorman says pressure on advice fees could be next

Now that discount brokers have cut commissions to zero, CEO wonders if competition will heat up to reduce advisory fees.

By Bruce Kelly
Passive proliferation slows, with 770,000 indexes scrapped in 2019
RIA NEWS OCT 16, 2019
Passive proliferation slows, with 770,000 indexes scrapped in 2019

But the number of fixed-income indexes expanded, as did ESG indexes.

By Bloomberg
Merrill Lynch growth strategy helping advisers reach record productivity
RIA NEWS OCT 16, 2019
Merrill Lynch growth strategy helping advisers reach record productivity

New client acquisitions up and 60% of advisers are having their best year ever.

By Ryan W. Neal
Michael Hasenstab fund loses $3 billion in a miserable quarter
RIA NEWS OCT 16, 2019
Michael Hasenstab fund loses $3 billion in a miserable quarter

Total net assets dropped from $33 billion to $30 billion in the three months through September.

By Bloomberg
Hybrid duo managing $200 million switches to LPL
RIA NEWS OCT 16, 2019
Hybrid duo managing $200 million switches to LPL

Parker Inabnet and Kate Redden operate as I.M. Wealth Care through Merit Financial.

By InvestmentNews
Why are fixed indexed annuities primed for growth?
OPINION OCT 16, 2019
Why are fixed indexed annuities primed for growth?

FIA sales took off shortly after the demise of the DOL fiduciary rule.

By Jamie Hopkins
Finra exams show some firms lack mechanisms to detect unsuitable sales
RIA NEWS OCT 16, 2019
Finra exams show some firms lack mechanisms to detect unsuitable sales

Regulator's reviews also reveal lack of branch office supervision.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.