From WealthManagement.com
Added on February 2016 in Form an RIA
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Summary: By now, the awareness to better define and document protection of critical information, strengthen data security procedures as well as integrate incident response plans is well understood at all levels of business. Recent breaches (Target, Disney, OPM) only confirm such and lead to significant legislative and regulatory actions including those recently by FINRA and the SEC.
From InvestmentNews
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Summary: Marc Freedman, chief executive of Freedman Financial in Peabody, Mass., got his start in radio in 2012. He paid $2,000 a week to host an hour-long, live call-in show every Sunday at 4 p.m. on a major talk-radio station in Boston, 96.9 FM. As part of his arrangement, he got a producer and a series of promotional ads over the course of the week.
From Think Advisor
Added on February 2016 in Form an RIA
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Summary: The market for breakaway advisors “has never been more ripe,” but that’s not due to the Department of Labor’s fiduciary proposal, says Brian Hamburger, managing director of MarketCounsel, a consulting firm that helps those advisors set up their own RIA shops.
From InvestmentNews
Added on February 2016 in M&A Issues
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Summary: Dealmaking among independent financial planners is poised to pick up this year after record merger activity in 2015, according to consulting firm DeVoe & Co.
From Think Advisor
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Summary:Don't be a dinosaur like the accounting firm that refused to work with QuickBooks....they’re extinct now. Instead, embrace and leverage the positive aspects of powerful new technologies like social media and thrive!
