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Registered Rep. June 2, 2015 Megan Leonhardt	Compensation Survey 2015: The Slowly Disappearing Commission Moving from a commission-based business to one based on fees, advocates argue, removes conflicts and puts advisors on the same side of the table as their clients.
Financial Advisor January 2005 Tracey Longo	How Fee-Based Programs Led 2004 Brokerage Profits Fee-based profitability is not lost on brokerage executives, who are ramping up programs designed to attract more planners to a fee-based business model and away from traditional commissions.
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Registered Rep. June 30, 2010 Christina Mucciolo	Clients, though Mostly Satisfied, in the Dark about FA Fees, Says Study Overall advisors and investors are still confused about what the advisors' fiduciary responsibility is exactly.
Financial Planning September 1, 2008 Callahan & Malo	Hybrid Chic A trend toward hybrids in the financial services industry is emerging. Increasingly, firms, advisors and brokers are establishing practices that manage both commission -- and fee-based businesses.
Registered Rep. December 4, 2012 Megan Leonhardt	(No) Experience Necessary When it comes to being a financial advisor, the more experience -- the more years you have on you -- the better, right? Not quite. A new study shows that firms should be cautious when bringing aboard advisors heavy on experience.
Financial Planning September 30, 2013 Ilana Polyak	Practice Management: Joni Youngwirth To be a standout advisory firm, it's no longer enough to draw up stellar client financial plans or design winning asset allocation strategies. If a business is to thrive, it must also be at the top of its game in operations, marketing, recruiting and risk management.
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.
Financial Advisor August 2009 Eric Rasmussen	Wish Upon An 'IAR' RIA or IAR? Registered investment advisor or independent advisor representative; the anagram you choose will depend on how big you are and how independent you want to be.
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Financial Planning October 2, 2007 Elizabeth O'Brien	Advisor Pulse A new study reveals that while 95% of all financial advisors believe they've talked about fees with their clients, only 66% of customers say their advisor has initiated a fee discussion with them.
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Registered Rep. March 8, 2011 Diana Britton	IBDs Dress Up Offerings For Hybrids Independent broker-dealers have lately been ramping up their efforts to attract hybrid advisors.
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Registered Rep. December 16, 2011 Jerry Gleeson	Compliance Outsourcing Gains Favor With RIAs Charles Schwab's RIA Benchmarking Study this year reports that 38 percent of firms were outsourcing their compliance functions, up from 27 percent in 2010.
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Registered Rep. September 16, 2011 Jerry Gleeson	RIA Interest in Financial Planning Grows, Industry Data Suggests Financial planning activities are playing a growing role in the service offerings of registered investment advisors.
Registered Rep. December 4, 2012 Jerry Gleeson	Taking Care of Business A survey this year by REP./Wealth Management.com shows how RIA attitudes differ from those among advisors in other channels.
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Investment Advisor August 2010 Melanie Waddell	Broker/Dealer Marketing: Finding Their Voice Broker/Dealers are waking up to the new, post-downturn marketing environment. Here are a few of the best ideas.
Investment Advisor April 21, 2011 John Sullivan	Commonwealth Financial to Allow Rep Access to Social Media Beginning in early June of 2011, it would allow its advisors to use social media, including Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and blogs.
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Registered Rep. June 4, 2013 Diana Britton	Fading Bull Our annual compensation survey shows advisors are riding the market rally -- so what happens when it ends?
Registered Rep. March 10, 2010 Jerry Gleeson	New RIA Custody Rules In Force Friday New rules aimed at preventing registered investment advisors from pulling off ponzi schemes are now in effect.
Registered Rep. June 3, 2015 Megan Leonhardt	Compensation Survey 2015: How Advisors Stack Up Advisors whose business mix leans more toward fees make almost twice as much as those who still lean heavily toward commissions, according to data collected in WealthManagement.com's compensation survey.
Financial Planning March 1, 2010 Donna Mitchell	Open Season NFP Securities says it will become the first independent broker-dealer to offer hybrid advisors a single platform with complete open architecture, empowering advisors to ally with any major custodian they choose.
On Wall Street September 1, 2011 Nick Georgis	Taking The Hybrid Road As more advisors transition to independence these days, a growing number of them are choosing to adopt a hybrid business model that lets them conduct both commission-based brokerage business and fee-based advisory business. For many advisors, the hybrid road may offer the best of both worlds.
Registered Rep. January 3, 2008 Christina Mucciolo	SEC's RAND Study Released The SEC release the results of the RAND study, which examined how broker/dealers and investment advisors market products and services to investors, and how investors understand the differences between investment advisors and broker/dealers.
Financial Advisor July 2009 Sherri Scordo	Compliance Concerns There's a lot of buzz these days about potential changes in compliance rules and the impact on advisors.