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How To Prepare For An Advisor's Unexpected Death

From wealthmanagement.com
Added on April 2015 in Plan for the Future
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Summary: Paul Saganey, the president and founder of Integrated Financial Partners, a fee-based financial services firm in Waltham, Mass., faced a situation that no executive ever expects. In the past year and a half, three financial advisors working for him passed away.

Will Robo Advisors Complement or Cannibalize Your Business?

From OnWallStreet
Added on April 2015 in Thought Leadership
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Summary: Nearly every speaker at SIFMA's Private Client Conference talked about it. Almost every panel was asked about it. What was the hottest topic this year? Robo advisors.

SEC Names Acting Chief Of Advisor Exam Unit

From Financial Advisor Magazine
Added on April 2015 in Form an RIA
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Summary: The SEC has elevated Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations Deputy Director Marc Wyatt to to acting director of the unit, which is responsible for examining financial advisors.

Stifel's purchase of Sterne Agee likely not its last in the broker-dealer space

From InvestmentNews
Added on April 2015 in M&A Issues
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Summary:  The acquisition of the Sterne Agee Group by Stifel Financial Corp. was classic Ron Kruszewski: find a company in turmoil and buy it on the cheap. It is a strategy that has served the Stifel chief executive well over the past 18 years.

 

Advisors go high-tech to better serve savvy clients

From CNBC
Added on April 2015 in Manage Your Practice
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Summary: Brian Power, a principal at a registered investment advisory firm in New Jersey, recently spent a full day in New York City meeting with clients. Armed with little more than his laptop, he reviewed accounts with clients and showed them performance reports and research, all without using a single piece of paper.

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