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6 Cyber-Threats for Financial Firms in 2017: Cisco

Added on July 2017 in Manage Your Practice
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Summary: Financial services firms in particular are “lucrative targets for online criminals,” according to Cisco’s 2017 Midyear Cybersecurity Report. Malware authors are specifically targeting financial firms with malware like Dridex and the Zeus Trojan, according to the report.

7 Ways Business Owners Can Secure Their Exit Strategy

Added on July 2017 in Plan for the Future
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Summary: Nothing raises anxiety more than uncertainty, and business owners are constantly up against the unknown. Market changes, comprehensive tax reform, personal developments—any number of events could dramatically change the way business owners operate their business and their decision-making, particularly when it comes to their exit strategy.

Destination Checks for the Serious About Being Successful Financial Advisors

Added on July 2017 in Thought Leadership
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Summary: There are as many destinations as there are important things in life. Which destinations should you check? The ones where you want to go and arrive at by a certain time. Here are a few destination-check suggestions for the successful and the serious-about-being-successful financial advisor.

TD Ameritrade Introduces 'Generation Next'

Added on July 2017 in Join an RIA
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Summary: TD’s NextGen initiatives provide opportunities for scholarships and grants, a career exchange and an internship network. The demand for independent financial advice is growing, but the industry must confront an impending talent shortage

When Is an RIA a Custodian?

Added on July 2017 in Form an RIA
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Summary: At BNY Mellon's Pershing Advisor Solutions Regional Symposium in New York City on Wednesday, Brian Hamburger, the founder, president and CEO of the regulatory compliance and consulting firm MarketCounsel, outlined three areas of top concern for RIAs right now: standing letters of authorization, the Department of Labor’s retirement-savings rule and, or course, cybersecurity.

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