From On Wall Street
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Summary: The ability to communicate and perform financial transactions over the internet has provided convenience and time management for many people. However, with more and more transactions conducted over the web, the federal trade commission reports that about 9.9 million people are victims of identity theft each year.
From WealthManagement.com
Added on September 2016 in Form an RIA
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Summary: A new analysis by the Institute for the Fiduciary Standard found that the Form ADVs of nine large financial services firms, including Edward Jones and Merrill Lynch, have more conflicts of interest than those of the 135 registered investment advisors surveyed. But perhaps more telling, and often overlooked, is the fact that conflicts of interest are on the rise among RIA firms, which hold themselves out to be independent entities offering objective fiduciary advice.
From IRIS
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Summary: Everyone is gifted, but most people need help ”unwrapping their gifts,” because those gifts sit dormant, buried under layers of self-doubt, fear of failure, and feeling like they really don’t have what it takes to make a lifelong career of financial advising.
From Financial Advisor IQ
Added on September 2016 in Join an RIA
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Summary: Culturally modifying the French axiom to the American way, the updated version might be, “The more advisers change firms, the more advisers face lawsuits.” Nevertheless, many advisers think that the potential future rewards justify the risks.
From WealthManagement.com
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Summary: Twenty percent of advisors will likely exit the business voluntarily or involuntarily over the next five years; yet two-thirds of firms don’t have business continuity or succession plans, said Pershing CEO Mark Tibergien, speaking during a session at the Financial Planning Association’s annual conference in Baltimore this week.
