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EQUITIES SEP 26, 2016
SEC charges duo in defrauding seniors and others in $20 million penny-stock scam

Former head of two microcaps worked with boiler room operator whose agents pressured investors and promised them lucrative profits.

By Christine Idzelis
EQUITIES SEP 23, 2016
Morgan Stanley: DOL fiduciary rule turns brokerage business into a buy

Plus: Trump would dump Yellen, bracing for the next housing bubble, and 401(k) realities that should not be ignored

By Jeff Benjamin
Fees fell by as much as 10% last year in investment advisory services
RIAS SEP 23, 2016
Fees fell by as much as 10% last year in investment advisory services

The DOL fiduciary rule and competition from robo-advisers will continue to result in pricing pressure.

By Christine Idzelis
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 23, 2016
How advisers can best deal with the death of a client

Here's what you should think about when putting together your practice's own bereavement plan.

By Joni Youngwirth
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 22, 2016
This money tip could keep your marriage alive

A new study identifies how much, on average, is all right to spend without first talking to your partner.

By Bloomberg
WOMEN ADVISOR COMMUNITY SEP 21, 2016
Morgan Stanley urges advisers to embrace female-friendly investment strategies

The firm has about 30 investment products for clients who want to help women gain equality

By Christine Idzelis
FINTECH SEP 21, 2016
What top advisory firms do right when it comes to technology

Seventy-four percent of Elite RIAs said technology is strengthening their effectiveness as advisers, allowing them to better customize services to their clients.

By Sheryl Rowling
DOL official downplays advisers' lawsuit fears stemming from fiduciary rule
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 21, 2016
DOL official downplays advisers' lawsuit fears stemming from fiduciary rule

Deputy assistant secretary Timothy Hauser also says liability exposure is relative to portfolio size, so regulation shouldn't prevent serving clients with modest assets.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 20, 2016
What it takes to become an enterprise advisory firm

Financial advisory firms on an aggressive growth track should be mindful of where they might be headed.

By Jeff Benjamin
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 20, 2016
Why the 9-to-5 schedule is zapping your business's productivity

Sitting in a chair for eight hours straight doesn't produce results, and the best hours for productivity vary from person to person.

By Bloomberg
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 20, 2016
Finra bars broker who was named to inherit 91-year-old customer's waterfront condo

Douglas Wayne Studer agreed to be barred from the securities industry.

By Grete Suarez
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 18, 2016
Alan Greenspan is committed to ending Dodd-Frank

Plus: T. Boone Pickens takes on President Obama's energy policy, how traders navigated the Fed, and starting your day off right

By Jeff Benjamin
FINTECH SEP 16, 2016
Advisers reveal cyber insecurities at FPA conference

Most don't expect they could pass a hacking-preparedness test if the SEC came knocking, or even know all the compliance factors they are responsible for, according to a new Financial Planning Association study.

By Liz Skinner
Nontraded REIT sales fall off a cliff as industry struggles to adapt
ALTERNATIVES SEP 16, 2016
Nontraded REIT sales fall off a cliff as industry struggles to adapt

Adapting to regulatory changes has been a struggle, meaning the nontraded REIT industry's worst fears have come true.

By Bruce Kelly
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 15, 2016
Your pay could suffer in the wake of your company's corporate scandal

The Enrons and WorldComs and Wells Fargos hurt the careers of innocent bystanders.

By Bloomberg
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 15, 2016
Advisers are ignoring the fastest growing wealth demographic

Income growth rates of African Americans have outpaced those of non-Hispanic whites, and many could use a planner to help dispel unhealthy money beliefs.

By Liz Skinner
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 15, 2016
Take 5: New NASAA leader Mike Rothman emphasizes collaboration, data analytics

Increasing collaboration is at the top of the agenda for the new president of the North American Securities Administrators Association.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
RIAS SEP 15, 2016
Sallie Krawcheck's Ellevest raises $9 million from group including Venus Williams

The fintech start-up is creating an investment platform that uses a proprietary algorithm that considers women's earlier salary peaks and longer life spans.

By Christine Idzelis
FINTECH SEP 14, 2016
Betterment rebrands in bid to attract advisers

Robo-adviser launches new name and boosts investment choices to lure advisers to its digital platform.

By Liz Skinner
FINTECH SEP 14, 2016
Fintech to make financial advisers better behavioral coaches

In addition to innovations making planners more productive and freeing up their time, in the future, tools will provide better data-driven intelligence about clients.

By Liz Skinner