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    Articles published 11/2014


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    Mike Golaszewski: President Obama’s proposal deliberately focuses on preserving the existing rules that govern data transit.
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    In the big business vs. big business net neutrality battle, go with the Google-Obama viewpoint over the Cisco-Comcast one

    November 28, 2014 at 7:09 PM

    The net non-neutrality crowd is not only wrong; they're not being straight with us

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    Tony Robbins: When Ajay left UBS, his level of attention was very different and that's what drew me to him.
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    9 ways that Tony Robbins impressed the 'jaded' journalists at RIABiz

    November 26, 2014 at 5:07 PM

    The guru lived through a wirehouse breakaway as the client of an RIA -- and saw the before and after of his portfolio

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    James Osborne: I sacrificed two evenings of actually learning something and improving myself to instead struggle through a few hundred pages of misinformation.
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    What one financial advisor discovered after plunking down $12 for Tony Robbins' 'Money' manifesto

    November 25, 2014 at 10:12 PM

    The self-help guru's Seven Easy Steps! to wealth contain a few sound nuggets but gimmicks, fallacies and straw men abound

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    Tony Robbins: I found out about HighTower and the only concern is they only deal with ultra-high-net worth people.
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    How Tony Robbins co-opted Elliot Weissbluth (and HighTower data) and vice-versa

    November 25, 2014 at 8:07 PM

    A co-venture half-detailed by this unlikely couple of Type A-plus go-getters may set the stage for a wider collaboration -- perhaps a co-robo

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    Bernie Clark: Assets under management has nothing to do with a decision like this.
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    Schwab seeks 'jail time' for principal of RIA it fired: How Schwab's firing of a small RIA as a client became a three-year legal ordeal (Part 2)

    November 24, 2014 at 7:00 PM

    Michael Kelly reached out to Schwab's counsel via private investigator -- and was answered with a fussilade of restraining orders and accusations of impersonating an advisor

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    Michael P. Kelly was incensed at the letter's stark language and the fact it had already been sent to clients.
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    How Schwab's firing of a small RIA as a client became a three-year legal ordeal (Part 1)

    November 20, 2014 at 9:41 PM

    Michael Kelly is out to prove he was discriminated against based on his firm's size but Schwab execs say he crossed lines

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    Alex Goss (l.) and his dad Jerry Goss: Our goal is to make the move for advisors no different than moving to another wirehouse except they'll own 100% of the business.
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    How LPL used its RIA love and long OSJ leash to lure Wells Fargo's $550-million FiNet team in Louisiana

    November 19, 2014 at 10:48 PM

    The giant IBD showed its RIA side and its ability to oversee the launching of an OSJ model

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    Alex Murguia rolled up his sleeves after the product fit wasn't quite right initially.
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    Why a $25 billion RIA just went with Alex Murguia's startup's financial planning software

    November 18, 2014 at 7:00 PM

    The Buckingham Companies chose inStream to overcome the 'dead' plan problem

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    Bob Reynolds got his first bite at the Apple.
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    Empower wins Apple's $3.5-billion 401(k) account from Schwab

    November 14, 2014 at 8:08 PM

    Bob Reynolds delivers quick response to the question of whether a branded company will swallow his new brand

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    Kevin Cimring: RIAs love that we are integrated with CRM tools such as Salesforce. We also have a Redtail integration in the works.
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    Jemstep swipes the spotlight at T3 Enterprise Conference in Atlanta

    November 14, 2014 at 6:01 AM

    This pure-RIA-play robo has an approach, a culture, a deal with TD Ameritrade and a technology that's hitting a sweet note

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    Michael Bloomberg: I don’t believe in automation for client service.
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    Michael Bloomberg steals the SIFMA NYC show by putting his finger on a great robo shortcoming

    November 13, 2014 at 5:30 AM

    The Bloomberg founder dismisses auto-advice amid human brokers who cheered SIFMA's ability to keep change in check

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    Tony Robbins was offered an hour but demanded two.
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    Tony Robbins is set to crash the RIA party with two hours of testosterone

    November 12, 2014 at 1:45 PM

    The maestro of motivators became a client of Brian Hamburger and now he is speaking at the lawyer's Vegas conference next month

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    You can own 10 Dunkin' Donuts locations or one $1 billion AUM RIA
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    RIAs are ready to make the 'golden hire' and more painlessly add another $1 billion of AUM

    November 11, 2014 at 10:09 PM

    The cost of hiring a COO is pretty staggering and so are the potential rewards of solid operational control

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    Eric Poirer: We have invested tremendously in our culture.
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    After one year of 'eight-fold' growth, Addepar rotates Karen White out and an ex-SAP exec in

    November 10, 2014 at 8:32 PM

    The new CMO, Barbara Holzapfel, will face the challenge of establishing a niche more specific than 'all of the above'

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    Walt Bettinger: And by the way, we never said that it would be free, but rather that it will fund itself from the revenues of the underlying ETFs.
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    A charged-up Walt Bettinger slams all non-Schwab robos at IMPACT 2014 with an energy appreciated by RIAs

    November 10, 2014 at 7:57 AM

    The Schwab CEO's feistiness was just one unusual occurrence at the all-stops-out fete for high-end RIAs in the Mile High city

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    Jania Stout: Our approach involves working closely with not only our plan sponsor clients, but with plan participants as well.
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    HighTower adds two battle-hardened T. Rowe generals to the 401(k) field

    November 7, 2014 at 7:27 PM

    The Chicago-based roll-up is angling for retirement rollover dollars but observers question how determined it is to become a serious player in the lurcrative sector

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    Jessica Maldonado: As long as they can evidence that they did some quality due diligence in hiring us then they are feeling like they are pretty validated.
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    The great 401(k)-or-not debate: RIABiz webinar lays out the perils and rewards for RIAs thinking of wading into the fast-moving 401(k) stream

    November 7, 2014 at 6:02 AM

    Small and midsized RIAs must factor in where the fiduciary buck stops, identify profit margins and be prepared to grapple with a six-foot stack of ERISA regs -- but the rewards are potentially great

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     Brad Matthews: It was important if we were going to do something like this, [that] we worked with one of the leading firms.
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    Peter Mallouk buys a stake in Trizic

    November 6, 2014 at 6:57 PM

    Barron's No. 1 advisor is likely to have his $12-billion RIA, Creative Planning, become a Trizic client

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    Walter Bettinger showed bursts of emotion to the Barron's writer. (Photo: Dow Jones)
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    What a close reading of Barron's cover story on Walt Bettinger reveals

    November 5, 2014 at 6:18 AM

    The Dow Jones newsweekly puts a sunny spin on the Schwab CEO's accomplishments but reveals sensitive succession and RIA issues, too

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    Doug Wolford: I believe that our full and fast response to this situation will in time become a model for the industry.
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    Convergent Wealth begins to pick up the pieces after David Zier's death

    November 4, 2014 at 6:02 AM

    The $9.4-billion RIA is said to be facing massive challenges in retaining advisors and clients -- rumors discounted by CEO Doug Wolford

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    Lance Nelson:  It got to be that we were making two calls on every case to make sure we had the same story.
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    Why it took 13 years and one bad Beverly Hills moment for a $92-million AUA advisor to leave LPL for Commonwealth

    November 3, 2014 at 4:29 AM

    As smaller IBDs struggle for ground against the giants, they need to first demonstrate their tenacity on the sales gridiron

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