Home > 
Knowledge and Insight > Form an RIA

All Articles


Can Only the Biggest Firms Serve the Biggest Clients?

From Linkedin
Added on February 2017 in Form an RIA
0 visitor like this article | Viewed 3346 times | 0 comment

Summary: It might surprise you to hear that it is often the most productive and successful wirehouse advisors – usually those who service the highest net worth clients – who feel the most “stuck”. It is their belief that the wealthier and more discerning the client base, the more wed those clients are to the big name firms; that is, the wirehouses.

Kitces: Fiduciary rule not yet delayed after all

From On Wall Street
Added on February 2017 in Form an RIA
0 visitor like this article | Viewed 3680 times | 0 comment

Summary: Once President Trump won the election, it was widely believed it would be a matter of time before he issued an executive order to delay April’s rollout of the Department of Labor's fiduciary rule. Yet, the final version of the memorandum that the president signed on Friday did not match the originally circulated draft and it did not actually include a provision to delay the regulation after all, despite wide reporting to the contrary.

Voices Advisers defend against this cybersecurity nightmare

From Financial Planning
Added on February 2017 in Form an RIA
0 visitor like this article | Viewed 3802 times | 0 comment

Summary: The stern words of a former FBI agent planted the idea for this month’s issue on cybersecurity. At last year’s FSI OneVoice conference, Clyde Langley, a former agent who’s now vice president of Schwab’s fraud prevention and investigations unit, told a room of worried executives that hackers were probably lurking in their firm’s systems.

Don't let this data breach threat end your business

From Financial Planning
Added on February 2017 in Form an RIA
1 visitor like this article | Viewed 3376 times | 0 comment

Summary: From all sides, independent advisers are told that, to stay current, they must integrate the latest technology tools into their practice. They hear regular warnings, too, about cybertheft schemes and protecting their businesses against malicious electronic attacks.

Lessons for RIAs and vendors from a platform providers' demise

From Financial Planning
Added on January 2017 in Form an RIA
0 visitor like this article | Viewed 3166 times | 0 comment

Summary:  It’s not as easy as it looks. That applies to both breakaway brokers and the platform providers who service them — a fact most recently underscored by the demise of Sanctuary Wealth Services, which will go out of business at the end of March.

Your session has expired!

To continue, please log in again.

Your session is about to expire!

You will be logged off in seconds.

Do you want to continue your session?