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SEC, DOL Share Details on Plans for Advice Standards
By Melanie WaddellBoth regulators are expected to finalize rules for conduct standards by September 2019.
November 28, 2018
Commonwealth Financial Highlights RIA Focus, Tech and 'Grit' at EventIn Austin, the independent broker-dealer draws nearly 1,200 affiliated advisors to its yearly educational conference.
November 28, 2018
Why Advisors Need to Put Rules in Place When Hiring a CEOIt's important to help second-generation leaders protect their inherited brands; here's how.
November 28, 2018
Are You Negotiating Against Yourself?It's critical to understand the cost/price/value elements of your pricing strategy before giving clients wholesale reductions in fees.
November 28, 2018
How One Advisor Helps a Family in CrisisThrough a partnership between the Foundation for Financial Planning and the Financial Planning Association, financial professionals like Yusuf Abugideiri have a powerful way to give back.
November 28, 2018
What's Inside the SEC's Best Execution Risk AlertAdvisors often don't realize that best execution requirements have many facets, all of which are worth a careful review.
November 28, 2018
FINRA's Havlik Explains the Consolidated Exam ProgressChanges will unfold throughout 2019 and not come in "one Big Bang," according to the regulator.
November 27, 2018
Baird Buying Hilliard Lyons and Its 380 AdvisorsThe deal could result in a firm with nearly 1,300 financial advisors and some $250 billion in client assets.