Articles published 1/2012
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Laserfiche user conference draws a big crowd that wants to toss filing cabinets
Dan Skiles, Bill Winterberg and Joel Bruckenstein lent an RIA air to the 1,600-person event
January 31, 2012 at 5:38 PM
RIA/advisor coach Mark Matson invests half a million in a public television special
Matson is using the TV show, his book and personal appearances to spread his investment-strategy gospel
January 30, 2012 at 6:59 PM
Fidelity hires Bob Oros as its new RIA sales chief
The Schwab and LPL veteran leaves Trust Company of America and fills a void left by Scott Dell'Orfano
January 27, 2012 at 3:53 PM
RIA deals fizzle in the fourth quarter but big-paying banks are getting back into the game
Schwab's latest numbers are a sobering reminder the M&A boom may remain elusive
January 26, 2012 at 6:14 AM
United Capital signs on former advisors and principals of Harold C. Brown & Co.
The strategic buyer has found advisors who don't mind being employees -- as long as they can spend more time with clients
January 26, 2012 at 6:11 AM
The TD Ameritrade-Orion pairing again proves productive -- this time to wrest assets from a $3.6 billion Schwab RIA
As part of a barrage of big moves by Mercer Advisors, Tamarac gets superseded for rebalancing
January 25, 2012 at 6:13 AM
12 for 2012: A dozen issues you and your clients should really be focusing on this year
A veteran investment strategist sifts through mountains of information overload to find the way forward -- and takes stock of his 2011 prognostications
January 25, 2012 at 4:14 AM
HighTower stages its first raid of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney's elite consulting unit
A famous loyalist, Jim Pupillo crusaded for years to bring about change internally at Smith Barney before finally defecting
January 24, 2012 at 5:52 AM
Think about compliance before sending or posting those articles you read
A new SEC alert gives updated guidance regarding the pitfalls of using social media
January 23, 2012 at 4:40 PM
Dynasty Financial and Black Diamond combine to pick off a big family office helmed by women
Alexandra & James Wealth Management uses the duo to replace Fortigent as it nears $1 billion of AUA
January 20, 2012 at 5:14 AM
Second ex-Fidelity exec in a year nabbed by Focus Financial
Garry Taylor's hire comes as Focus shifts it emphasis from acquiring existing RIAs to luring breakaway brokers
January 20, 2012 at 5:01 AM
Wirehouses will create their own independent models, Tiburon report says
WIll 2012 be the year that wirehouse 'halfway houses' catch fire?
January 19, 2012 at 6:28 AM
Tamarac shuts out Black Diamond from integration
The Seattle-based software company says it's a data issue but Black Diamond says it'll expend resources to serve mutual clients
January 18, 2012 at 4:19 AM
What ex-E*TRADE CEO Mitchell Caplan says emboldened him to lead an $83 million management coup of Jefferson National
By pouring in capital from a former Goldman Sachs leader and others into a bigger sales effort, Caplan believes sales of annuities through RIAs are set to explode
January 17, 2012 at 8:26 PM
What Tamarac's overhauling of its Advisor Xi has yielded
The Seattle company's wants RIAs to buy into its whole system so it's sprinting to create the latest word in integration
January 17, 2012 at 6:09 AM
RIAs in the catbird seat to leverage straight through processing in 2012
The goal is to keep client information online in a 'living, breathing form' so that the live data can benefit everyone in the chain
January 17, 2012 at 6:08 AM
A $2.6 billion Schwab RIA grapples with gaining a $420 million Securities America rep firm -- and a big footprint
The Wipfli-Eide Bailly accounting merger doubles Hewins Financial Advisors' opportunity to convert CPA client funds to AUM, analysts say
January 13, 2012 at 4:06 AM
What the Cetera-Genworth IBD deal says about where these companies are headed
Cetera starts looking more like an IPO candidate and Genworth shucks a distraction from its asset-magnet TAMP
January 12, 2012 at 5:01 AM
Next-gen advisor breaks the standard RIA mold to grow with her young clientele -- many with $100,000 or less of assets
Thirty-year-old Blair Hodgson was born into a boom and has seen her share of busts -- and it's had a profound effect on how she views markets.
January 11, 2012 at 4:44 PM
The Grossian formula for PR: Why Bill’s press is good press, even when it’s bad
You too can reach the PR mountaintop and weather bad press by following Gross' example -- here's how
January 11, 2012 at 4:01 AM
How Julian Koski's maverick stock picking method led to a merger with Guggenheim
The South African-born entrepreneur lost millions of his family's money in the 1980s before hitting on a winning formula
January 10, 2012 at 4:08 PM
How Bob Doll, Milton Ezrati and Tony Crescenzi see brightness in the murky 2012 outlook
The heavy hitters offered encouragement to advisors on Envestnet conference call
January 10, 2012 at 6:07 AM
10 of the most popular RIABiz stories from 2011 and why they struck a chord
Buys, goodbyes, advisors saying 'i' do, an escalating tech arms race and Sallie Krawcheck's ups and downs were just some of the topics that piqued your interest in 2011
January 9, 2012 at 4:55 AM
A refresher on how an advisor should approach the needs of clients as they near retirement
The new norm is changing and it requires a mix of new thinking and old-fashioned conservative strategies
January 9, 2012 at 4:39 AM
Peter Hess will take the CEO reins at Advent Software
The visionary of the Black Diamond acquisition replaces Stephanie DiMarco who will step down in June
January 6, 2012 at 3:57 PM
SEC sends sharp warning to advisors using social media
RIAs have to make sure they don't get 'liked' on popular websites like Facebook
January 6, 2012 at 3:20 PM
Report of a possible delay in DOL's fee disclosure rule sparks apprehension among advisors and industry observers
Advisors say they can't comply with the rule until they know what's in it but one delay could lead to another
January 5, 2012 at 3:57 PM
Recent SEC enforcement actions make annual policies and procedures exams even more important
Sprucing up your compliance manual early and often can prevent the SEC leaving coal in your Christmas stocking
January 5, 2012 at 4:59 AM
The 10 most influential figures in the RIA business going into 2012, Part 2
These advisors and executives made dramatic moves that advanced the business of registered investment advisors
January 4, 2012 at 5:46 AM
LPL makes big advance into the RIA business with Fortigent acquisition
The kingpin of product-based mass affluent advice now has a major beachhead with high-net-worth investors
January 3, 2012 at 8:34 PM
The 10 most influential figures in the RIA business going into 2012
The RIA power elite: Part 1 of 2
January 3, 2012 at 3:51 AM
What the 10 most influential list is all about
These people are stirring things up in the RIA business
January 3, 2012 at 3:51 AM
How one big contrarian money manager is gearing up for 2012
Heartland CEO, Bill Nasgovitz says small-cap stocks may be poised to rebound with a vengeance