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YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 18, 2015
CFP Board launches initiative to recruit women for financial planning

Women's Initiative Council will provide guidance on the development of enterprises to pave a way for more women to enter the industry.

By Bianca Flowers
YOUR PRACTICE WOMEN ADVISOR COMMUNITY OCT 25, 2015
Key to success for women: Confidence

By MFXFeeder
Gender-focused investment strategy skips over common sense
YOUR PRACTICE EQUITIES OCT 15, 2015
Gender-focused investment strategy skips over common sense

$1.4 billion TAMP seizes on an opportunity, but its strategy seems ill-conceived.

By Jeff Benjamin
Hillary Clinton's plan to prevent stock market crashes
YOUR PRACTICE RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 08, 2015
Hillary Clinton's plan to prevent stock market crashes

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> The Democratic candidate proposes new fees for taking investment risks, because taking investment risks aren't risky enough already, or something like that.

By Jeff Benjamin
Adviser's Consultant: What it takes to retain women advisers
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 17, 2015
Adviser's Consultant: What it takes to retain women advisers

Brittain Prigge of Balentine shares her firm's success in cultivating a staff in which female advisers make up the majority.

By Liz Skinner
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 18, 2015
From the ranch to Wall Street: Lessons from a serendipitous career journey

LPL Financial's chief risk officer offers five principles that helped her manage her career to unexpected opportunities.

By Michelle Oroschakoff
Former SEC Chairwoman Mary Schapiro's lessons on leadership
YOUR PRACTICE WOMEN ADVISOR COMMUNITY AUG 17, 2015
Former SEC Chairwoman Mary Schapiro's lessons on leadership

The former head of the SEC, CFTC and Finra talks about her experience and what she has learned along the way.

By Alessandra Malito
YOUR PRACTICE WOMEN ADVISOR COMMUNITY AUG 12, 2015
InvestmentNews launches Women to Watch list; nominations being accepted

Initiative to recognize women who are distinguished leaders, who are driven, who are innovators and who are willing to share their knowledge and experiences with other women.

By SSIRACUSE
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 06, 2015
4 ways advisers can become more actively engaged with female investors

Women want the same things as men when it comes to investing, but their perceptions and approaches differ

By Nicole Johnson
YOUR PRACTICE WOMEN ADVISOR COMMUNITY JUL 26, 2015
Why gender diversity means better outcomes for investors

Mixed-gender teams work well together because men and women think differently, something that should help practitioners build much stronger investment firms.

By Bloomberg
YOUR PRACTICE WOMEN ADVISOR COMMUNITY JUL 21, 2015
Survey proves, it all comes down to trust

Advisers share ways to interact with female clients and bolster retention.

By Ellie Zhu
Help clients 'think straight' during life transitions
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 16, 2015
Help clients 'think straight' during life transitions

Being there for clients at tough times requires patience but encourages loyalty and referrals.

By Liz Skinner
Krawcheck to advisers: 'Middle-aged white guys' must help women get raises
YOUR PRACTICE RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 24, 2015
Krawcheck to advisers: 'Middle-aged white guys' must help women get raises

At Morningstar conference, the former Merrill Lynch boss said gender pay gap is a key obstacle to retirement savings.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 02, 2015
4 ways to strengthen relationships with affluent women investors

The advice industry has made great progress but there are always opportunities for improvement. It's about dialogue, ongoing conversation and listening.

By Nancy Schulman
YOUR PRACTICE OPINION MAY 03, 2015
Fund managers need to flex voting muscles to force boards to appoint more women

A compelling body of research suggests that where women have greater representation on boards, companies simply perform better.

By Joe Keefe
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 20, 2015
ING/Voya boosts female adviser head count past industry average

The firm has boosted female adviser head count past industry average over the past eight years through successful networking and mentoring programs.

By Liz Skinner
How to perfectly time your clients' Medicare enrollment
YOUR PRACTICE RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 06, 2015
How to perfectly time your clients' Medicare enrollment

Decisions on Medicare enrollment carry a meaningful financial impact, are closely tied to Social Security choices

By Peter Stahl
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 03, 2015
Don't market to women, serve them, Krawcheck tells advisers

Women, on way to becoming the majority of U.S. millionaires, represent the industry's biggest business opportunity.

By Liz Skinner
InvestmentNews to host women-focused conference series
YOUR PRACTICE WOMEN ADVISOR COMMUNITY MAR 18, 2015
InvestmentNews to host women-focused conference series

The Women Adviser Summits will be held May 6 in Chicago, July 14 in Washington and Nov. 5 in San Francisco.

By lkonish
YOUR PRACTICE WOMEN ADVISOR COMMUNITY FEB 18, 2015
5 steps female advisers can take to increase their compensation

Women with the same experience, revenue production and ownership status receive approximately $32,000 less in annual income than male advisers &#8212; but that can change.

By Kathleen Burns Kingsbury