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Ken Weber says he knows Fidelity funds better than the company's reps.
July 30, 2012 at 4:12 AM

When the fog lifts, San Francisco has a case to make.

Why the San Francisco Bay area is almost certainly the capitol of the RIA business

Companies like Schwab, Advent-Black Diamond and Salesforce are based here for starters -- but big wealth managers and lots of open-minded rich people clinch the matter

July 23, 2012 at 3:31 AM

Steve Ippolito: You've got $8 million and you're not getting any attention, really?

By hiring a Fidelity sales veteran, National Advisors Trust goes after the $1 million to $10 million client who use $500 million RIAs

Steve Ippolito, an RIA-savvy veteran of Schwab and Fidelity, will also work with existing member firms

July 6, 2012 at 3:36 PM

Frank Troise: Advisors can now acquire new business each day for the price of a Starbucks coffee.

How Google Love can put an RIA onto an equal marketing footing with BlackRock

The big search engine -- and the web in general -- may be the two technologies most neglected by advisors

July 6, 2012 at 5:24 AM

Steve Hirsch: We didn't want to invest in something that wouldn't be used.

Schwab finally hops on the iPhone app bandwagon -- to the iTune of 30,000 potential RIA employees

The big custodian went live on Thursday morning after a pilot with 15 advisors -- and about 18 months after Fidelity

June 29, 2012 at 4:37 AM

Frank Troise: There's exceptional demand. We just don't have enough advisors on the platform.

How one firm is supposedly cracking the lead generation code to the tune of 50,000 advisors supplied -- by, for now, not trying to create referrals

Investor Watchdog, FreeRetirementReport and Vestorly are among the firms seeing growth but are grappling with vetting issues -- of both advisors and clients

June 21, 2012 at 4:39 AM

Bernie Clark: I'll personally deliver your message to the representatives with whom I'll be meeting.

Bernie Clark and Skip Schweiss head to Washington next week to fight on behalf of RIAs in Bachus bill showdown

With FINRA threat looking real, the Schwab and TD Ameritrade executives are urging letters and Tweets

June 1, 2012 at 4:13 AM

Anne Tuttle:  We’re happy to see more information provided to sponsors.

How giant advice provider Financial Engines can sweep the 401(k) field -- or not

It has $53.7 billion of assets under its managed account platform, but how the new DOL disclosure rules, competition from Morningstar and Schwab's bet on GuidedChoice play out will be very telling

May 22, 2012 at 3:41 AM

Iconiq's San Francisco offices are little more than a receptionist's desk and a row of trading screens -- but it's more than enough to manage the assets of Facebook's billionaires.

How the Facebook IPO is creating the mother of all RIAs, Iconiq, and what an in-your-face it is for Wall Street

Breakaway out of Morgan Stanley, Divesh Makan, attracts the Mark Zuckerbergs and Sheryl Sandbergs of the world with his pedigree and presence

May 18, 2012 at 4:08 AM

Debbie Pritchard: Most of the advisors we're working with are all talking to us about becoming 3(38)s.

How Schwab is gearing up its RIAs to fight for 401(k) assets

The San Francisco custodian's deal with fi360 will help advisors meet increasing demand from employers that their advisors be fiduciaries

May 16, 2012 at 3:17 PM

Mag Black-Scott has plans to open 20 to 30 branches.

Mag Black-Scott partners with Intel and brings aboard serious MSSB talent in quest to "disrupt"

Beverly Hills Wealth Management LLC spent six months and six figures working with Intel on its innovation

May 15, 2012 at 4:27 AM

Chad Clary (l.) and Dane Crunk channeled their West Texas clientele who run entrepreneurial businesses poised to capture the new oil boom.

Merrill Lynch PBIG team breaks away in tumbleweed country to better pursue next-gen oil fortunes

Chad Clary and Dane Crunk are bringing Dynasty Financial's technology to UHNW folks with dusty boots, deep tans and around $800 million of assets

May 8, 2012 at 6:28 AM

Jon Jones: Five years ago, I would have said I would never spend $500,000 a year on marketing. But now I'd be surprised if I don't spend a million.

Why a $2-billion RIA is embracing the idea of a $1 million annual marketing tab, and how Advizent fits in

Brighton Jones is getting marketing religion despite needing very little to get to its current size in 12 years

April 9, 2012 at 5:48 AM

Bill Dwyer gave a high-energy speech predicting 500% asset growth among independents as 401(k)s roll over.

What went down at Barron's Top Independent Advisors Summit in the Arizona desert

Many of the biggest and best RIA stars showed up and put Bernie Clark, Mike Durbin, Tom Nally, Mark Tibergien, Bill Dwyer, Charles Goldman and Barnaby Grist in one room

March 26, 2012 at 3:31 PM

Michael Karmin only joined a $760 million RIA a few days ago from Northern Trust and he was all ears at the Fidelity educational event.

Fidelity goes deep dish on marketing in Chicago with 25 advisors -- including how to make bios more punchy and casual

A hard-charging 86-year-old advisor and a Twitter-savvy 28-year-old were among the kaleidoscope of characters who showed up

March 23, 2012 at 3:20 PM

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