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    Articles published 10/2009


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    McWhinney chooses someone she knows and trusts
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    McWhinney gains aid of Myra Rothfeld

    October 30, 2009 at 3:53 PM

    Citi continues to draw on former Schwab talent

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    Dan Seivert: "Mergers, as opposed to acquisitions, may suit you better if you have little cash."
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    Beware the time goblins in M&A deals

    October 30, 2009 at 3:41 AM

    Ask these eight questions before shopping for advisory practices

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    Reed Colley: “We’re working on some really great ideas including CRM integration, workflow analysis and advisor communities
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    Black Diamond green lights beta testing of BlueSky

    October 29, 2009 at 4:54 AM

    Reed Colley is wise to not rest on his laurels, observers say

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    Peter Hess: “It’s more affordable and it’s more of an offering.”
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    Outsourcing begins to catch fire at Advent Software

    October 28, 2009 at 4:28 AM

    Hess recognizes that a new breed of advisor doesn't want the 'dirty work'

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    Kristina Fausti is watching for whether fiduciary standard will apply only to personalized investment advice provided to retail investors
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    SEC one step closer to losing oversight of most RIAs

    October 28, 2009 at 4:26 AM

    But will budget-crunched states do a better job?

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    Ed Friedman: “We ask them, do you really need somebody just to get lunch and coffee?”
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    The seven things I learned from roll-up executives in Princeton, including not to call them that

    October 27, 2009 at 4:13 AM

    Four CEOs of aggregators choose four different paths to growth

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    Reed Colley: “If we can’t make an advisor happy, we encourage them to find another solution that will.”
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    Black Diamond is winning big accounts from Advent at an impressive clip

    October 26, 2009 at 5:11 AM

    The Florida-based upstart has tripled its pipeline of customers since 2008

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    Bernie Madoff: Elie Wiesel trusted this solemn face and so did the heads of 150 foundations
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    Private foundations: Five steps to keep the next Bernie Madoff away from your assets

    October 23, 2009 at 9:03 PM

    It's the process that matters; overly consistent returns are just one red flag

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    Mindy Diamond says of today's breakaway prospects: These are numbers guys.
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    Top breakaway panel schools RIAs on how to create a cushier deal for financial advisors than a wirehouse

    October 23, 2009 at 4:36 AM

    RIAs want to bring aboard wirehouse producers and they want to do it now

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    James Burton sought to create easy-to-use platform
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    Fidelity to provide Wall Street-style access to international investments

    October 22, 2009 at 7:01 AM

    Boston brokerage gets edge on close rivals but State Street is still king for global investing diehards, advisor says

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    Mike Di Girolamo: “Advisors want to find out who their peers are.”
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    Raymond James shows it's serious about winning bigger RIAs

    October 22, 2009 at 4:52 AM

    Raising minimums is part of creating an atmosphere more conducive to elite advisors

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    Brian Hamburger: “I’ve been critical of investment advisers. I don’t think they’ve taken advantage of this time [of upheaval].”
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    Merger and breakaway experts convene near Princeton at old Merrill Lynch lair

    October 22, 2009 at 3:31 AM

    Attendees will shares notes on how to dismantle wirehouse salesforces

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    Patrick Sullivan has brought 80 fellow advisors under his firm's compliance umbrella
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    LPL Financial wins more breakaway brokers by sacrificing a revenue stream

    October 21, 2009 at 4:08 AM

    Morristown Financial Group finds lucrative niche by taking over some supervisory duties from fellow brokers

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    Liz Hayden: It should be possible to make across-the-board portfolio changes with just a few keystrokes
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    Here’s how advanced trading technology boosts financial advisors even if they eschew market timing

    October 20, 2009 at 5:07 AM

    Done right, model portfolios solve a host of efficiency problems

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    Krawcheck tells InvestmentNews:“What we’re seeing now is independent advisers asking how they can join us."
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    6 things to consider when reading Sallie Krawcheck's comments in interviews

    October 19, 2009 at 5:11 AM

    Critics say mixed motives may explain head-scratching comments by CEO of Merrill Lynch

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    Barnaby Grist: “We think the rest of the year looks good but we can’t expect the strength of September to continue.”
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    Schwab and TD Ameritrade go on breakaway recruiting tear in September

    October 16, 2009 at 5:52 AM

    Larger number of bigger teams seek greener pastures as RIAs

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    Obama's quest for harmony may create dissonance for RIAs
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    Eight things necessary to keep RIAs from answering to SIFMA

    October 15, 2009 at 5:47 AM

    Multiple strategies needed to counter deficit in numbers

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    Matthew Cooper: “These guys are hyper-sensitive to changes in the grid.”
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    Citi advisors seek potential suitors after McWhinney's tectonic pay shift

    October 14, 2009 at 3:37 AM

    Beacon Pointe is busy interviewing nervous Citi advisors

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    Tom Bradley: Appreciated for making the big speech at small-budgeted conferences
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    The FPA convention hits its stride on Monday

    October 13, 2009 at 4:29 AM

    Harold Evensky, Tim Kochis and Lou Stanasolovich provide lift during time of hard questions

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    Les Abromovitz: It is imperative that RIAs routinely dust off the cobwebs on their website.
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    Outdated RIA websites risk compliance trouble not to mention credibility

    October 12, 2009 at 4:10 AM

    Esteem from having a website gets squandered by neglecting its content

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    Hardy Callcott was the FPA's feature attraction in drawing brokerage execs to Anaheim
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    FPA gets fast start in Anaheim with pre-event program for wirehouse execs and other non-members

    October 10, 2009 at 5:38 PM

    Two-day program draws well for non-prime time of Friday-Saturday in LA suburb

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    Bruce Bond:
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    Bond puts mutual fund assets in PowerShares' ETF sights

    October 9, 2009 at 5:47 AM

    Barclays, State Street see less urgency for investing actively using passive vehicle

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    Daniel B. Seivert: There are 16,000 advisors who will be moving to other channels
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    Why the time for advisors to buy other advisors is now picture perfect

    October 8, 2009 at 4:22 AM

    RIAs are the last buyers standing as sellers get poised to unload thousands of wealth management practices

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    Barney Frank on state regulators: “You have been an improvement on the federal regulators.”
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    Feds happily punt to states on advisor oversight

    October 6, 2009 at 9:55 PM

    Move would take 33% of RIAs off of SEC's plate

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    Bruce W. Maisel: Embraced the fiduciary standard on behalf of the American Council of Life Iinsurers
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    SIFMA's Taft makes anti-suitability comments but the fee crowd is wary

    October 6, 2009 at 9:33 PM

    Mercer Bullard says that tiger is showing its stripes

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    Deborah McWhinney: We really don’t have enough teams to serve the market
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    Citigroup puts RIAs at the center of its strategy to retain banking clients

    October 6, 2009 at 5:49 AM

    McWhinney's custody plan for RIAs may reunite her with Charles Goldman

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    David Tittsworth goes to bat for RIAs today [Tuesday]
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    Showdown set over whether RIAs stay under regulatory authority of the SEC [Updated!]

    October 6, 2009 at 4:32 AM

    SIFMA and FINRA may play for regulatory control

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    Thomas McGuirk: I didn't like the person I was during those three months
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    The number one obstacle to completing a clean breakaway from a wirehouse

    October 5, 2009 at 7:50 AM

    Leading a double life is not for the faint of heart

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    Marc Dreier told 60 Minutes: "The more money you look for, the fewer questions people ask sometimes."
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    What Bernie Madoff might have been thinking

    October 4, 2009 at 7:33 AM

    The most telling excerpts from a 60 Minutes interview with a mega-swindler

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    Steve Disenhof: The service offered by the broker-dealer's team will make or break the relationship
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    How to choose between the bewildering custody choices

    October 2, 2009 at 4:12 PM

    Litman/Gregory took its time and checked all the boxes

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    Charles Schwab will speak and his fellow CEOs will listen

    October 2, 2009 at 4:57 AM

    Schwab chairman gets short-changed one award, says other recipient

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    Lyle Sussman: "I am troubled by the disconnect between the (client's) need and yet the (financial advisor's) lack of training."
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    Financial advisors cross the CFP's ethical line when they play pychotherapist, study says

    October 1, 2009 at 3:52 AM

    Questions are raised about whether advisors have enough training

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