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Financial Planning March 1, 2013 Kenneth Corbin	SEC Registration Deadline Looms As annual registration nears, compliance experts warn RIAs to be cautious about their numbers.
Financial Advisor March 2012 Bernie Clark	The Changing RIA Advisors need to start thinking bigger and go beyond their current capabilities.
Investment Advisor October 2008 Bob Clark	The Real Deal MarketCounsel is focused on taking the independent advisory model to the next level.
Registered Rep. July 8, 2015 Jerry Gleeson	The New Sheriffs In 2012, more than 2,000 RIA firms who had only known the regulatory scrutiny of the Securities and Exchange Commission were transitioned over to the Wild West of state securities regulators.
Registered Rep. August 8, 2011 Jerry Gleeson	Schwab: Franchisees Can't Poach RIA Clients Advisors who are considering Charles Schwab's new independent branch program are being told they will have to abide by the company's contact policy.
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.
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.
Registered Rep. July 5, 2011 Jerry Gleeson	Schwab Finds RIAs Posted Record 2010 Revenue, AUM Average profits surged 45 percent last year among registered investment advisors surveyed, but don't look for a repeat of this year.
Registered Rep. December 20, 2010 Diana Britton	RIAs Reinvesting in Their Firms Despite Economic Uncertainty Forty-six percent said they are optimistic about the direction of the economy, up 30 percent from last quarter.
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.
Registered Rep. November 16, 2012 Jerry Gleeson	Tardy Advisors Get a Reprieve Mid-sized RIAs who are behind on switching their registration from federal to state jurisdictions now have until Dec. 17 to get caught up.
Financial Advisor November 2011 Evan Simonoff	What Gives At The SEC? For several decades, the Securities and Exchange Commission has contended that it does not have sufficient resources to examine and inspect RIAs. Consequently, many have concluded that Finra is the default option for all RIA regulation.
Financial Advisor October 2010	Frontline News New SEC requirements that financial advisors create a plain-English version of Form ADV Part 2... Fiduciary Standard Lobbying Season... Does Schwab's Purchase Of An RIA Portend A New Trend?... etc.
Investment Advisor September 2010 Thomas D. Giachetti	The Compliance Coach: Will the SEC Ever Learn? Don't Count On It Get ready for new custody and ADV rules, and the $100 million threshold.
Registered Rep. November 1, 2006 Susan Konig	A Big Trade Off? For advisors looking for further independence through a registered investment advisory firm, compliance burdens can increase. Reps working under an independent b/d's umbrella RIA, also known as "dually registered" advisors, must comply with both NASD and SEC rules.
Investment Advisor August 2009 James J. Green	Schwab Cuts Costs for Its Advisors Charles Schwab Advisor Services announced a series of moves that will have the net effect of reducing costs to the RIAs that custody with Schwab.
Registered Rep. July 8, 2015 Jerry Gleeson	No Slowing RIA Growth In the financial advisory industry there are potential regulatory burdens, fickle investors, and crafty competitors -- but nothing has changed the relentless march of the registered investment advisor space since the 2008 crash.
Registered Rep. June 29, 2009 Halah Touryalai	Schwab Cuts Some Fees for 2009 In an effort to ease the financial pain of its registered investment advisors, Charles Schwab has announced a series of initiatives that will save them money.
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. November 13, 2015 Ryan W. Neal	Despite Volatility, Advisor Confidence High The market volatility in the third quarter wasn't enough to shake advisor optimism.
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. 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.
Investment Advisor July 2009 Melanie Waddell	Regulatory Reform Angst It's clear that advisors are worried about the impact of regulatory reform measures.
Financial Planning September 1, 2013 Rachel F. Elson	Commonwealth Financial's Big Fee-Based Bet Commonwealth Financial Network already stands out for its revenue mix. Now it has a new model for RIAs.
Registered Rep. April 7, 2011 Kristen French	Switching To Independent Model Keeps Up Pace Migration to the independent financial advisor model -- independent b/ds and RIAs -- is likely to continue unabated in 2011.
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. 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 Planning October 1, 2006 Elizabeth O'Brien	Bookshelf The RIA's Compliance Handbook by Elayne Robertson Demby is a comprehensive guide for registered investment advisors. Readers can earn 20 hours worth of CFP continuing education credits by passing a 35-question exam located in the back of the book.
Registered Rep. June 29, 2010 Halah Touryalai	The New Sheriffs In Town The SEC examines about 9 percent of the 11,000 or so advisory firms under its jurisdiction annually. All of that is about to change with a little help from regulators at the state level.
Financial Advisor July 2011 Bernie Clark	A Record Year For RIAs Discipline both on the expense and client care sides has created sound business practices for an evolving RIA industry.
Financial Planning April 1, 2012 Donna Mitchell	Flying Solo If some advisors are committed to going it alone and maintaining their independence in the fullest sense of the word, industry observers say they will have to implement smart planning for their own practices.
Registered Rep. July 24, 2007 John Churchill	SEC to RIAs: Welcome In keeping with regulators trying to be more proactive and less reactive, the SEC is cozying up to newly registered investment advisers.
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.
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 January 2008	Back Office Deal A strategic deal between Charles Schwab and a back-office consulting firm will afford RIAs more outsourcing options.
Investment Advisor March 2006 Parks & Paris	IA Soapbox: Why We Went RIA In the RIA model, compliance issues serve to remind us that we are on the same side of the table as our client, and that staying compliant will help us forge together a long-lasting relationship.
Registered Rep. July 16, 2009 Halah Touryalai	Schwab Profits Down for Q2 But Keeps Adding Breakaway Brokers Charles Schwab reported that its second quarter profit fell 31 percent, thanks to low interest rates and soft capital markets, but in the meantime the company has added 74 breakaway advisors to its RIA platform.
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.
Financial Advisor December 2010	Frontline News RIAs Transferred To States May Get Dual Exams... Piqued By Peak Oil... The Art Of The Referral... etc.
Financial Advisor November 2010 David Lawrence	Back In The Fold? Will the new regulations force independents to return to broker-dealers?
Investment Advisor November 2009 James J. Green	Numerology: Fewer Assets, More Advisors Total assets managed by investment advisors shrank in 2008 but the number of SEC-registered investment advisors increased.
Financial Planning September 1, 2012 Bob Veres	Why Doesn't the RIA Community Come Up With Better Proposals? Instead of fighting against bad proposals, shouldn't the RIA community be proposing better alternatives? We assume that the goal of the Dodd-Frank Act is to tighten up lax RIA regulation.
Financial Advisor June 2011 David Lawrence	A New Dawn More firms may merge or form strategic alliances in the wake of new rules that require small advisors to switch regulators.
Financial Planning February 1, 2012 John F. Wasik	State of Regulation As states take over regulation of RIAs with up to $100 million in assets under management, many firm owners are wondering if the transition will prove difficult.
Registered Rep. August 25, 2010 Halah Touryalai	Better Economic Times Ahead? Your Clients Don't Think So. Advisors seem more optimistic about the economy than their own clients, according to a recent survey.
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 July 2012 Bernie Clark	The RIA Universe Advisors should look not just at their own internal business practices but also at the changes and trends occurring across the RIA field.
Global Services May 8, 2007 Imrana Khan	Compliance Inhibits F&A Outsourcing A recent study finds that the increasing compliance burden of financial execs is the biggest obstacle to finance and accounting outsourcing.
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.