Articles published 8/2015
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LPL installs a former Wells Fargo tech-meister as it races to replace software, RIAify itself, for 14,000 restive advisors
The No. 1 IBD has miles to go in its mission to strip down and rebuild its once 'pretty horrible' platform but CIO Victor Fetter says dramatic changes are already evident
August 31, 2015 – 6:19 PM
How Orion's parent company -- NorthStar -- is recovering, Omaha-style, from underestimating space needs by 45,000 square feet
After hiring 326 people in last 18 months, people are being all but stuffed in closets but a cheap solution is at hand -- a new campus
August 28, 2015 – 4:43 PM
ETF makers mostly have $500-million-plus-AUM RIAs to thank for growth, study shows
RIAs added half a trillion in assets to ETFs in a recent 12-month period, far outpacing wirehouse brokers
August 27, 2015 – 8:37 PM
Allegations in Virtus class action relate to the fund company using a track record improperly calculated by its subadvisor
The suit says the track record was fabricated using backtested hypothetical results that were not only falsely presented to investors but were themselves grossly inflated
August 26, 2015 – 3:54 PM
The 10 essential qualities an advisor must possess to become an 'ethotic' leader in these days of roiling markets
Why? Because it's time for the industry to accept that consumers will never care about suitability vs. fiduciary and recognize that they're hungry for leadership
August 26, 2015 – 2:59 PM
Vanguard urges considered inaction -- not knee-jerk reaction -- to market's wild ride
The S&P 500 is way, way up since the dark days of the crash, says CEO Bill McNabb, so stop fretting and enjoy the rest of the summer
August 25, 2015 – 2:54 PM
The buzz at RIA event in San Diego was how to get buzzed, dole out buzzes as inducement to automate practices
The intellectual puzzle of the Envestnet-Yodlee deal was one game played but Laser App's featured speaker took gaming deeper
August 24, 2015 – 4:08 PM
Why two women advisors broke two unwritten breakaway rules en route to taking $500 million to a $3-billion RIA
Daniela Pedley and Lauren Cosulich held back to give the original Summit Trail blazers their earned glory -- but gave notice on a Monday to let clients have their weekend peace
August 21, 2015 – 4:26 PM
Why a flat start doesn't mean a flat finish for the S&P 500
Halfway-point blues notwithstanding, strong earnings and other catalysts that could push the S&P 500 into the black by Christmas
August 20, 2015 – 3:53 PM
Two ways of reading Wealthfront's inscrutable hire of a power CFO -- one it may not really need anytime soon
The Palo Alto-based robo-advisor may have tapped Ashley Fieglein Johnson to raise more VC -- or just because it doesn't need to count every bit of cash it burns
August 19, 2015 – 3:05 PM
The odd case of MetLife's claim that it's being bullied by LPL
The $60 billion market-cap insurer alleges LPL was underhanded in luring away 60 employees -- but thousands have already left its broker-dealer without LPL's help
August 18, 2015 – 5:07 PM
Curian Capital predators position to pounce -- but a few copiously keep their distance to avoid quills
As smaller TAMPs play the finesse game, SEI, AssetMark and Envestnet, with combined $100 billion-plus AUM, see a path to play up their size and scale after the smaller TAMP falters
August 17, 2015 – 4:51 PM
Consumer Reports names Betterment in top five for customer service with USAA, Schwab, Vanguard and T. Rowe Price
The recognition flies in the face of a bias against that says robos can't hold hands with their bony robot fingers
August 14, 2015 – 8:05 PM
Monica Lewinsky is giving a keynote at Ron Carson's Peak conference
The ex-intern's message about cyberbullying, public shaming and personal branding is one advisors need to hear, according to Carson and industry advisors
August 13, 2015 – 6:01 PM
What I learned about our industry’s toughness, endurance and character across four peaks, 28 miles and 7,500 vertical feet in Aspen
Bears, lightning, not to mention the 'Frigid Air Pass' and the 'Soul Crusher,' challenged the RIA adventurers on their fourth, and most grueling, trek
