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Summary: The reality is that for a successful advisory firm, you really just need one good takeaway from a conference to take home and have a material impact on the business that makes the trip more than worthwhile.
Added on October 2016 in Form an RIA
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Summary: Risk management tools and tweaks are being introduced nearly daily now to help advisers comply with the Department of Labor's best-interest rule for retirement advice, which goes into effect in less than six months.
Added on October 2016 in M&A Issues
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Summary: The RIA business will likely face two Department of Labor rule-related expenses that will have them applying crowbars to their tightly folded wallets, according to speakers at the ECHELON Partners Deals & Deal Makers Summit, hosted this week in New York by its founder, Dan Seivert.
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Summary: TD Ameritrade and Toronto-Dominion Bank are shelling out $4 billion for online discount brokerage Scottrade Financial Services, which includes its banking operations, Bloomberg reports.
Added on October 2016 in Form an RIA
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Summary: The DOL rule could give a boost to the RIA breakaway business if more wirehouse reps shift to a fee-based model, said Walt Bettinger, CEO of Charles Schwab Corp.
