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Investment Advisor March 2006 Melanie Waddell	The Playing Field: Here, There and Everywhere Dually registered advisors (advisors who are registered with both the SEC and the NASD, and are collecting both fees and commissions) have the best -- and worst -- of both worlds. However, a new study shows when implemented properly, the hybrid model can be very profitable.
Investment Advisor June 2006 Kathleen M. McBride	Stretched For broker/dealers who are already stressed, dually registered advisors are a challenge being met in varied ways.
Registered Rep. March 14, 2012 Jerry Gleeson	The Long Goodbye This year, about 3,200 mid-sized RIAs will say goodbye to the Securities and Exchange Commission, transferring their registration to the states where they do business.
Investment Advisor August 2005 Thomas D. Giachetti	Come Right In Here are some issues pertaining to an advisor's compliance-readiness, including a list of some of the more substantive issues that are currently the focus of SEC examiners.
Registered Rep. February 1, 2006 Kristen French	Both Sides Now Brokers who hold dual licenses -- both the Series 7 and Series 65 licenses -- will have to take fiduciary responsibility on some accounts. But they can also sell investments, after they make it crystal clear that they're doing so.
Financial Advisor March 2005 Tracey Longo	The Watchdog Inside Your Firm The SEC is making your chief compliance officer a whistleblower. Advisors' success with regulators in 2005 will depend largely on whether they trip themselves up or are able to create a business model that is better aligned with their clients.
Registered Rep. March 1, 2006 Kristen French	The Best of Both Worlds Advisors say the broker/dealer-RIA hybrid model gives them freedom to choose what products, services and fees are best for their clients.
Registered Rep. December 1, 2006 Anne Field	The Metamorphosis If you are ready to go out on your own as a registered investment advisor, you're likely to encounter a host of tricky problems and stumbling blocks. Here's a look at five of those problems and what you can do about them.
Registered Rep. February 1, 2005 Pam Black	Why More Reps Are Getting Their Kicks on Route 66 What's driving top reps to Series 66 RIA designation is not regulatory rules. It's changes in the wirehouse environment that, newly minted RIAs say, made it harder for them to do their own thing.
Financial Advisor September 2005 Bruce W. Fraser	How To Survive The SEC Assault Advisors cite a new, more demanding compliance environment. Despite the extra financial and time burden, many advisors feel much better about their businesses, having gone through the compliance process.
Investment Advisor May 2010 Mark Tibergien	Formulas for Success: The Dispensable Leader Your goal should be to become increasingly dispensable.
Investment Advisor July 2007 Melanie Waddell	Protect Yourself It's an annoying but necessary task: here's the latest intelligence on how to guard your financial practice from both the regulators and your clients.
Financial Advisor November 2010 David Lawrence	Back In The Fold? Will the new regulations force independents to return to broker-dealers?
Investment Advisor May 2010 James J. Green	Simple, Not Simplistic Tom Giachetti preaches a simple approach to compliance for advisors: Know what you need to do, but also what you don't need to do.
Investment Advisor April 2007 Mark Tibergien	Ready, Fire, Aim With the dramatic growth of the average financial advisory business over the past five years, practitioners are being forced to develop a new skill in order to cope with the changing dynamics of their practice: management.
Financial Planning June 1, 2010 Brian Hamburger	Going for Custody As of March 12, new rules for RIAs require special (and expensive) reports and audits for custodial accounts. Are you ready?
Investment Advisor August 2009 Mark Tibergien	Formulas For Success: The Missing Link The difference between the great advisory firms and the merely good has to do with the use of people.
Investment Advisor August 2006 Thomas D. Giachett	Expert's Corner: A Process, Not a Destination With the advent of SEC Rule 206(4) 7, which requires SEC-registered investment advisors to implement and maintain policies and procedures appropriate for their investment advisory business, it is more critical than ever for all RIAs to recognize that compliance is an ongoing process.
Investment Advisor August 2008 Mark Tibergien	Where to From Here? As advisory firms grow, so too does the need for more structure in how they do business.
Financial Advisor April 2004 David J. Drucker	Living With The Rules How to keep the SEC happy without going out of business.
Investment Advisor March 2006 Melanie Waddell	Piling On Keeping up with compliance chores will continue to occupy a substantial portion of advisors' time, as industry officials and observers are steadfast in their belief that regulatory scrutiny by the SEC and NASD isn't going away.
Investment Advisor January 2007 Melanie Waddell	Getting Compliance Help Now If you're one of those financial advisory firms that's still dithering on the sidelines hoping that your compliance program is up to snuff, it's time to get serious. A good place to turn for help is the Regulatory Compliance Association's new CCO University.
Wall Street & Technology April 14, 2006 Govind Sandhu	Beyond Registration Persistent compliance efforts may be one of the most critical investments in the success of today's hedge funds.
Financial Planning April 1, 2010 Brian Hamburger	Full Disclosure Protecting client privacy is one of the most important responsibilities of any financial advisor. And it's about to become one of the most time-consuming and highly regulated aspects of the business as well.
Financial Planning September 1, 2006 Jane Worthington	Accounting for Compliance Instead of viewing compliance as a necessary evil, financial advisors should see it as a cost of doing business and learn how to quantify that cost.
Financial Advisor September 2004 Tracey Longo	7 Sins Of Bad Business Planning Correcting these bad business practices might make your financial firm seem like heaven.
Investment Advisor July 1, 2011 Thomas D. Giachetti	Are You Prepared for a Regulatory Exam? Learn the steps you need to take to prepare for a regulatory exam.
Financial Advisor February 2007 Rebecca Pomering	Four Horsemen Who Missed Their Appointment Things were pretty good for the profession in 2006, but will financial advisors be hearing the hoof beats soon?
Financial Planning June 1, 2007 Donald Jay Korn	FP50: Pressure Points It's a great time to be in financial services. But broker-dealers' challenges are growing as fast as their opportunities.
Investment Advisor July 2008 Mark Tibergien	Awaken Your Inner Manager It seems that financial advisory practices hit a wall at various points -- at a staff of three, again at eight, again at 15, and so on. How can you break through these walls to successfully manage and develop your staff?
Registered Rep. February 7, 2012 Diana Britton	Are Regulations Killing the Hybrid Financial Advisor? Some advisors say new compliance and regulatory burdens under Dodd-Frank are making the hybrid model untenable.
Financial Advisor October 2004 Chaplin & Giachetti	Contingency Planning And Rule 206(4)-7 What must a financial advisor do to comply?
Financial Advisor March 2012 Mike Byrnes	Massachusetts Addresses Social Media Regulation Results from a July 2011 survey by the Massachusetts Securities Division found a significant growth trend in advisors using social media, but also found compliance deficiencies in existing social media regulations.
Financial Planning October 1, 2010 Brian Hamburger	Regulation Season A look forward at the real effects of regulatory change - and they could be as unattractive as they are expensive.
Investment Advisor June 2009 Thomas D. Giachetti	Expert's Corner: Complacency, Risk and the SEC Often advisors become complacent with respect to compliance, but all RIAs must recognize that compliance is an ongoing process requiring the review/update/amendment of regulatory filings, disclosures, and procedures.
Investment Advisor November 2005 Mark Tibergien	Formulas for Success: Tear it Down to Build it up Operations is the next crucial area of focus for successful financial advisors. Are you ready?
Investment Advisor March 2006 Robert F. Keane	Safety First No one wants to pay for E&O insurance, but advisors admit it helps them sleep better.
Registered Rep. June 4, 2012 Lauren Barack	The Fishbowl Effect As financial advisor ratings websites like BrightScope and Advice IQ proliferate, advisors are going to have to get comfortable with having their records a click away from clients and prospects.
Investment Advisor February 2008 Thomas D. Giachetti	Is an IPS the Answer? Investment Policy Statements can be helpful, but remember, longer documents aren't always better.
Investment Advisor September 2008 Angela Herbers	Under-Cookin' the Books There is irony in the fact that a significant number of financial advisory firms don't keep adequate financial records of their own.
Investment Advisor June 2008 Philip Palaveev	The New Model: The Fee-Only Broker/Dealer Independent broker/dealers must tackle head-on the causes of their frustration if they wish to survive.
Investment Advisor August 2005 Mark Tibergien	Formulas for Success: Independence Day There is a growing trend toward registered reps moving out of the wirehouse environment -- a trend invisible to most, but obvious to the country's leading custodians: they are actively wooing breakaway brokers.
Investment Advisor June 2006 Melanie Waddell	The Playing Field: Masters at the Helm Former SEC chairman Arthur Levitt and past NASD and Nasdaq Stock Market chairman and CEO Frank Zarb have joined a consulting firm's heavy hitters.
Investment Advisor October 2008 Bob Clark	The Real Deal MarketCounsel is focused on taking the independent advisory model to the next level.
Financial Advisor May 2005 Lavine & Liberman	Uncertain Future The Fidelity Executive Forum raises issues about where the money management industry is headed.
Investment Advisor January 2008 Mark Tibergien	Think About These What do you think the future holds for your firm? The following 10 essential considerations have already begun to take root: No. 1: Managing growth... No. 2: Hiring professional management... etc.
Investment Advisor June 2009 Mark Tibergien	Formulas for Success: Clients Have Rights, But Also Responsibilities Advisors and their clients must alter their approach to future relationships.
Investment Advisor March 2007 Angela Herbers	Beyond the Numbers By increasing the level of service and the effectiveness of our financial advisory firm operations, we add value to the products and services we offer.
Investment Advisor September 2008 Philip Palaveev	B/D or RIA? How to Decide for Yourself To help make the decision between the registered independent advisor and broker/dealer approach, first ask yourself where you belong.