Added on December 2016 in M&A Issues
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Summary: The exodus to independence saw a moderate drop-off this year among top-tier advisers. The biggest teams to exit the traditional brokerage model managed a combined $13.3 billion in client assets, and most of them were below the billion-dollar mark. That figure was $18.5 billion in 2015, according to On Wall Street reporting.
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Summary: The idea of a new year is exciting: we can turn a page, wash the craziness of the past year off of us and start fresh. After weeks of the stress of the holidays, family and year-end business goals, many of us are looking for a chance to catch our breath and get back to “our best self.” And that’s when we make our resolutions.
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Summary: Last year also saw double the young workers rate flexible work schedules as the top job benefit over employer contributions to retirement savings accounts, 14.46 percent to 7.81 percent.
Added on December 2016 in Join an RIA
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Summary: Business was looking up for Mark Immel in January. The longtime adviser had just won a $450,000 arbitration case against his former employer, Raymond James & Associates, after a tumultuous four years that had cost him tens of thousands of dollars and many sleepless nights.
Added on December 2016 in Form an RIA
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Summary: The U.S. Department of Labor's new fiduciary rule is set to begin implementation on April 10 and is expected to affect more than $3 trillion of retirement assets in the United States. It requires financial advisors and brokers to act in the best interests of their clients when dealing with retirement accounts. That regulation will affect investors' retirement accounts and the relationships they share with their advisors [VIDEO CONTENT]