Jail time for those who violate the standard? There's a new tone in Washington, D.C.

Tiger, a forum for the ultra-affluent, has members who see the beauty of working with squeaky-clean advisors

The bad economy deterred participation in employer retirement plans but their growth may stay suppressed longer term, researchers say

Smaller custodian is starting to make a habit of 'going big'

Leaving the wirehouse was made easier by a truism of the folksy state: clients would be offended not to be asked to follow

How to test your firm’s readiness

Capital Directions is building a TAMP for advisors that want to get into the 401(k) business

As Senate is poised to take up reform, Ron Rhoades contends the movement to create a "new" fiduciary standard is a campaign of disinformation

The purity of the all-independent crowd was palpable, powerful for attendees

No-frills interface offers easy access to reports, benchmarking

Recent developments and innovations in single stock concentration risk management

San Francisco broker answers call of RIAs seeking to better serve retirement-minded Baby Boomers

Two Senators to offer amendment; plus, how many arbitration cases are filed because of breach of fiduciary duty? It's a lot.

The giant custodian will hold many of the assets itself

Unforeseen interest in potential breakaways accelerates plans of big aggregator

Record year, marketing study led to investment in more staff

The 401(k) giant seeks to do for RIAs what it's done for brokers all along

Among the worst ideas reappearing: leveraged ETFs and the hypothetical track record

Red Goldstein loved Merrill Lynch but he deemed any chance of increased restrictions too risky to his business model

Geography becomes a greater concern as the Boomers become snow birds

Ivy League money managers made questionable decisions and asset allocation, modern portfolio theory got blame

E*Trade, Schwab and Fidelity win assets from advisors and relinquish them grudgingly, according to Aite Group report

Merrill Lynch or another wirehouse, not a discount broker, should acquire E*Trade, researcher says

The breakaway broker movement is as fragmented as the RIA business itself

On Financial Planning magazine's website, Bruckenstein questions Gluck's impartiality

Plus, Doubts about state regulators' resources; a possible reprieve for California RIAs; and Schumer's under pressure on SEC funding

Third-largest wirehouse had a banner year in 2009, in space inhabited by LPL, Raymond James

New York aggregator's warp speed growth continues with hire from big legacy firm

Schwab and Fidelity have ample leverage with mutual funds to raise their toll, analysts say

Contrary to conventional wisdom, RIAs can't just be content to manage relationships and recruit new clients

RIA custodians report big increases in both size and number of recruits from wirehouses

Frank Pizzichillo takes on a regular column for RIABiz that includes fascinating, inspiring, and heart-wrenching stories

A right-hand man to Tom Bradley takes a mid-career leap

A close-up look at how one investor uses The Mutual Fund Store as a way to tap the RIA opportunity

Deals are mostly smaller thus far but activity behind the scenes is intense

If major change doesn't occur, it won't be for lack of effort

Former U.S. Trust CEO Jeff Maurer has brought his old magic to the new RIA

Most software companies and publications serving the market have yet to develop apps

John Edwards was looking for a place that utilizes alternative investments

A breadcrumb path through RIABiz into the mind of financial services entrepreneurs

How an RIA should prepare for the worst

Led by former head of Prudential-Bache Securities, company has at least $15 million to spend on big RIAs and breakaways

Financial reform will move forward, but regulation will move backward

New Yorker writer warns against the amorphous marketing blob that GM and Dell succumbed to

Moving from one tarnished brand, UBS, to one of the strongest in the business

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