To help you get a handle on industrywide compensation trends, Registered Rep. editors are doing a CONFIDENTIAL survey of financial advisors. If you fill out Registered Rep.’s Compensation Survey, we will be able to provide you with a true...

New 401(k) advice rules are long overdue, but coming. In the meantime, retirement plan advisors may have to do some soul searching. Do you want to be a fiduciary?

Should your clients buy life insurance for their kids? It may sound like a crazy question, but it’s not. Due to a child’s long life expectancy, the premiums are cheap. Underwriting is simplified and expedited. There is always a chance...

Now that the markets are up approximately 75 percent from their crisis low, a lot of veterans are echoing the opinion of Hugh's senior partner. They've seen it all, been through serious ups and downs in the markets, heard rationale for advisors...

Here are two facts that should scare any financial advisor: First, over 90 percent of heirs change advisors promptly upon receiving their inheritance. Second, 70 percent of those heir families lose their assets and family cohesion after receiving...

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Times are tough for branch managers. And, like many people facing challenges, there’s often much to be gained by the support of your peers (hence, the existence of this newsletter).

A sole proprietor of an RIA who caters to an unusual niche—law enforcement professionals—is toying with the idea of selling his business. But he’s flummoxed about just how to value his idiosyncratic practice and the best way to...

First-rate practice management is not an option, it is a requirement for working with today's affluent investor.