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Investment Advisor
November 2006
Thomas D. Giachetti
Defining Fiduciary What is a financial advisor's true fiduciary duty? mark for My Articles similar articles
Investment Advisor
October 2010
Bob Clark
The Empire Steps Up The Financial Planning Coalition's letter on the Securities and Exchange Commission's "Study Regarding Obligations of Brokers, Dealers and Investment Advisers" will knock your socks off. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Advisor
May 2006
Andrew Gluck
New Rule Causes Software Schizophrenia New financial software programs for advisors reflect the difference between fiduciary and suitability requirements. mark for My Articles similar articles
Investment Advisor
March 2010
Bob Clark
Clark at Large: Hope and Change Is financial reregulation moving in the right direction? mark for My Articles similar articles
On Wall Street
July 1, 2009
Helen Kearney
The 'F' Word Stirs Up Controversy Advisors who fall under the new fiduciary standard, namely investment advisors who run a fee-based business, must always put clients' interests before of their own. mark for My Articles similar articles
Investment Advisor
September 2010
Bob Clark
Clark at Large: Time to Represent, Advisor Leaders! Advisors can play a powerful role in the SEC's fiduciary deliberations, if they can get their leaders to lead. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
Investment Advisor
February 2010
Bob Clark
Clark at Large: Declaration of Independence Starting with fiduciary duty, I propose standards for a new profession. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Planning
September 1, 2006
David Spinar
Even the Playing Field Congress needs to standardize the regulations for investment advisors and broker-dealers. mark for My Articles similar articles
Investment Advisor
September 2008
Mike Patton
B/D or RIA? The Case for the Registered Investment Advisor After considering the different options, one advisor explains why he opted for the registered independent advisor model. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
Investment Advisor
March 2008
Melanie Waddell
Figuring Out Fiduciary What, exactly, does fiduciary advisor mean? How can an advisor know for sure if he's fulfilling his fiduciary obligations? Are there any real guidelines? mark for My Articles similar articles
Investment Advisor
October 2010
Melanie Waddell
Dissecting the FSI's Position on Fiduciary As a new study finds investors still confused, Financial Services Institute president Dale Brown presents the independent broker/dealer perspective. mark for My Articles similar articles
Investment Advisor
July 1, 2011
Bob Clark
If You Want Something Done Right It's beginning to look like the only way Dodd-Frank reregulation is going to turn out well is if RIAs form their own SRO. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
May 7, 2010
Kristen French
Bulk Up On Disclosure, Shock Aborbers Needed, Says Ketchum The industry must move forward to improve the quality and kinds of disclosures firms provide to clients, particularly disclosures about the services provided. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Advisor
October 2010
Scott A. MacKillop
One Standard, Period The debate over the fiduciary standard should be about clients - and it would be over in a heartbeat if it were. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
February 2, 2006
Kristen French
Brokers Learning to Play by New Rules It's no longer business as usual on Wall Street. Starting yesterday, broker/dealers must follow a new SEC rule that requires them to disclose at certain times that they may not be acting in their clients' best interest. mark for My Articles similar articles
Investment Advisor
February 2008
Melanie Waddell
A Busy Year in Washington Now that the Rand report assessing the advisory and broker/dealer industries has been released, No doubt advisors and brokers will be anticipating any possible regulatory actions that the SEC may take. mark for My Articles similar articles
Investment Advisor
September 2009
Bob Clark
Clark at Large: These Guys Are Good Did you ever get the haunting feeling that something was going too well? That's how I'm starting to feel about the reregulation of the advisory world, which is part of the Obama Administration's overhaul of the financial services industry. mark for My Articles similar articles
On Wall Street
February 1, 2011
Five Questions With David Massey The deputy securities administrator for the state of North Carolina, began a one-year term as president of the North American Securities Administrators Association in September. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
October 1, 2002
David A. Geracioti
Outgrowing the Series 7? Registered investment advisors must take the Series 65 exam. As the line between brokers and financial advisors blurs, what responsibilities do brokers that dispense advice and collect a fee based on assets have? mark for My Articles similar articles
On Wall Street
December 1, 2009
Mark Astarita
Brokers as Fiduciaries -- Much Ado About Nothing There is a battle cry to place a fiduciary obligation on retail brokers. But the real question is: What difference will it really make? mark for My Articles similar articles
Investment Advisor
August 2010
Bob Clark
Can't Beat 'Em? Then Stall 'Em Despite the reform bill's ambiguity, a fiduciary standard for all seems likely. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
Investment Advisor
March 2008
Bob Clark
The Empire Strikes Back Wall Street's crafty response to its whipping over the Merrill rule. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
December 1, 2005
Andrew Osterland
Brokering Advice The essential difference between brokers and registered advisors, say financial planners, is fiduciary duty. The notion that b/ds have a lighter burden of regulation than registered advisors, however, is something the securities industry vigorously disputes. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Planning
June 1, 2007
Bob Veres
Victory, for Now Brokerage firms have little choice but to adapt to a world in which their traditional service -- clearing trades and executing transactions -- has become "solely incidental" to the increasingly valuable business of providing advice. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
May 1, 2007
The Great Reckoning Whatever the specific business impact the Merrill Lynch ruling may have, many see the return to pre-1999 rules as a chance for the brokerage industry, which has long avoided fiduciary duty for business and regulatory reasons, to overcome those obstacles and embrace it. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Planning
September 1, 2007
Bob Veres
The Dual Reality The FSI and independent broker-dealer community have become pivotal voices in the profession. What they see in the future might surprise you. mark for My Articles similar articles
Investment Advisor
December 2009
Kathleen M. McBride
B/D Briefing: Surprise Broker Sentiment Most appear to support a fiduciary standard. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Planning
December 1, 2009
Harold Evensky
Clients First It is imperative that an honest, universal fiduciary standard incorporate basic principles designed to protect clients -- not brokers, advisors, or their employers. mark for My Articles similar articles
Investment Advisor
March 1, 2011
Kathleen Mcbride
SEC and the Fiduciary Study: The Process Why the fiduciary standard became such a hot topic for regulators mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
Investment Advisor
June 2010
Angela Herbers
The Fast Track: American Standard Comp tables based on surveys of advisory firms won't help you find the right salary range for your firm if those firms are over- or underpaying. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Advisor
March 2006
Nancy Lininger
Letters to the Editor The New Advisory-World Order: Commissioned reps have lost clients over the years to discount brokers, day traders and now, the divine fee-only advisor. Firms embracing fees and commissions, and offering the most services and compensation options, will be reborn. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
May 26, 2006
Halah Touryalai
NYSE Cautions Investors on Following Brokers to New Firms The release is part of the "Informed Investor" series developed by the NYSE Regulation to better educate investors. The announcement comes at a time when more reps are choosing to switch firms than at any time since 2002. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Advisor
August 2009
Roy Diliberto
Transparency: A Model For Our Profession Investment advisers should only have one interest in mind, and that is the individual. mark for My Articles similar articles
Investment Advisor
February 1, 2011
Melanie Waddell
2011: The Year the Advisors' Playing Field Fundamentally Changes All eyes this year will be focused on the exchanges that will ensue between lawmakers and the Securities and Exchange Commission regarding putting brokers under a fiduciary mandate and appointing a self-regulatory organization. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Planning
August 1, 2009
Bob Veres
A Swiftly Tilting Planet How will brokers and financial advisors fare in the government's battle to regulate the securities industry? mark for My Articles similar articles
Investment Advisor
September 2007
Kathleen M. McBride
A Trend Confirmed? Advisory fees overtake commission revenue at Commonwealth. So what does this mean for the independent broker/dealer industry? Will other firms soon reach the point at which fee revenue dominates? mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Advisor
March 2011
Jeff Schlegel
Is Uniformity Possible? Broker-dealers expect some changes if a new fiduciary standard is adopted. mark for My Articles similar articles
The Motley Fool
May 20, 2004
Tim Beyers
American Express Unit in Scandal The broker could be a target of a regulatory inquiry into mutual funds revenue-sharing. How can you tell if your own broker or advisor has a conflict of interest? mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
December 1, 2006
John Churchill
Of Two Minds An internecine argument at the FPA gets to the heart of one of the industry's more vexing problems: Should brokers be able to position themselves as financial planners? mark for My Articles similar articles
Investment Advisor
May 1, 2011
More Than Kin, Less Than Kind Legitimate questions raised by Republicans should be answered. The problem is that the incestuous relationship the SEC has with the industry does not allow a frank discussion of what regulatory reform means to the consumer for fear of criticizing the industry's current state. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Advisor
May 2005
Raymond Fazzi
Betwixt And Between Hybrid advisors work in both the fee-based and commission worlds. mark for My Articles similar articles
The Motley Fool
September 24, 2007
Saibal Saha
You Churn, They Earn Effective Oct. 1, a new SEC rule says that a broker-dealer can no longer charge fees for investment advice unless it agrees to act as a registered investment advisor with fiduciary responsibility for its clients. mark for My Articles similar articles