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Forget Fiduciary: Real Battle Coming Over Harmonization

Added on May 2015 in Form an RIA
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Summarry: In a wide-ranging session at the Envestnet Advisor Summit in Chicago on April 8, MarketCounsel’s founder and CEO Brian Hamburger addressed many of the big regulatory and compliance issues facing advisors, and that one of the main issues is the regulators themselves.

Independent No More: Why These Advisors Switched

Added on May 2015 in Join an RIA
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Summary: Advisor Marta Shen found that her practice had become more demanding, depriving her of time with both clients and her two small kids. So the Atlanta-based independent advisor made a rare move: She moved to the employee channel.

Regulators' alert on robo-advice puts advisers on notice

Added on May 2015 in Form an RIA
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Summary: The Securities and Exchange Commission and Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc. together issued an alert to investors to be wary of automated online investment platforms, putting advisers on notice that the Wild West of robo-advice is not going unnoticed.

A Big Plus of Going Indie: Fee Flexibility

Added on May 2015 in Join an RIA
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Summary: Like many other wirehouse breakaways, Erik Strid enjoys one very welcome new freedom since he departed from his firm: flexibility about how, and for what, he charges his clients. 

Make Your Next Move Matter

Added on May 2015 in Join an RIA
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Summary: Unhappy where you are or just curious about the choices out there for you? I hear from advisors on both fronts, who say they get recruited constantly.

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