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Financial Advisor
June 2012
Jim McConville |
Napfa Elects New Chair, Launches Web Sites The National Association of Personal Financial Advisors has tapped Ron Rhoades to succeed Susan John as chairman of the fee-only planners group.   |
Investment Advisor
February 2009
Melanie Waddell |
Teaming Up for Change The National Association of Personal Financial Advisors, the Financial Planning Association, and the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards -- which have joined forces to lobby Congress on financial services reform -- christen themselves the Financial Planning Coalition. |
Investment Advisor
February 2009
James J. Green |
Growth, and Advocacy A conversation with Diahann Lassus, NAPFA Chair, about NAPFA's growth, what the reaction will be in Washington to the Bernie Madoff scandal, and what NAPFA hopes to accomplish with the financial planning coalition. |
Investment Advisor
August 2005
Bob Clark |
Clark at Large: Why NAPFA Matters Can the future of financial planning really depend on folks who fudge their numbers? |
Registered Rep.
May 31, 2013
Megan Leonhardt |
Cold Call: Michael Kitces Michael Kitces, Research Director of Pinnacle Advisory Group talks about business plans for advisors. |
Investment Advisor
October 2009
James J. Green |
Catching Up With: Bill Baldwin A telephone interview with the editor-in-chief of this publication and the new chairman of NAPFA, Bill Baldwin. |
Registered Rep.
March 15, 2013
Megan Leonhardt |
A "Tougher" FINRA? FINRA has stepped up the number of cases and the value of fines they levied against advisors last year, but that doesn't neccessarily mean that the indstury's self-regulatory organization is getting any tougher. |
Investment Advisor
July 2008
James J. Green |
NAPFA Asks Its Members to Get On the Bus The National Association of Personal Financial Advisors plans to begin a bus tour throughout the country to spread its message of prudent savings and financial literacy to consumers in 150 to 200 cities. |
Registered Rep.
April 2, 2013 |
60 Seconds with Chet Helck Chet Helck is Chair of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, and CEO of the Global Private Client Group at Raymond James Financial. |
Financial Advisor
June 2012
Jim McConville |
Advisor Groups Renew Challenge To Finra's SRO Cost Estimates A coalition of financial advisor industry groups last month resumed its assault on the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority's cost estimates for creating a self-regulatory organization to review investment advisors. |
Financial Planning
December 1, 2010
Donna Mitchell |
Turning on the Charm Next month the SEC reports to Congress on its recommendations for enhancing examinations for investment advisors. FINRA, meanwhile, is trying to persuade movers and shakers on the Hill that it already has the answers. |
Financial Planning
September 1, 2008
Stacy Schultz |
5 Questions with Diahann Lassus A short interview with Diahann Lassus, the new chair of NAPFA. |
Investment Advisor
January 1, 2011
Melanie Waddell |
FINRA Jockeys for SRO Spot as SEC Report to Congress Nears The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority is engaged in a full-court press to convince the SEC that it should be the SRO for advisors. |
IEEE Spectrum
June 2006
Carl Selinger |
Making Committees Work Volunteering for committees is a great way to get involved in businesses and in professional societies. You'll learn new skills and subjects and rub elbows with people you might not normally get a chance to work with. This can open the door to potential mentoring relationships and, yes, job offers. |
Financial Advisor
July 2011
Andrew Gluck |
Redefining Financial Advice The fate of professionalization and the FPA hang in the regulatory balance. |
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. |
Investment Advisor
July 2010
Robert F. Keane |
"NAPFA Is Back," Says Group's Chair Fee-only planners gather in Chicago and announce new leadership |
Financial Advisor
September 2009 |
Frontline News News for the financial services industry: Regulations, Fiduciaries And Other Things... Breakaway Broker Trend Slowing?... Barney Frank Won't Push SRO For Advisors... CFP Board's Proposed New Education Standard... M&A Activity Down, But Not Out... more... |
Registered Rep.
May 19, 2011
Diana Britton |
NAPFA Announces Rebranding Campaign, Plans to Become Leader in Financial Planning The fee-only business has evolved from what it was 10 years ago, and it was time for NAPFA to reflect that change in the business or it would risk becoming irrelevant. |
Investment Advisor
December 21, 2010
James J. Green |
FSI Endorses FINRA as SRO for Investment Advisors Dale Brown says FINRA option is "best way to address the regulatory gap." |
On Wall Street
June 1, 2013 |
Fiduciary Standard Debate Heats Up As federal regulators move ahead with a pair of rulemaking proceedings that could dramatically reshape the financial advisory industry, advocates of broader fiduciary responsibilities are urging advisors to make their voices heard in Washington. |
Investment Advisor
August 2005 |
Letters: Who're You Calling Radical? Rebels Without a Cause... Not So Fatal Attraction... It'll Go To Our Head... |
Registered Rep.
May 2, 2011
Diana Britton |
Top LPL Advisor Leaves to Start His Own B/D, Eyes Acquisitions Registered Rep.'s top-rated 2010 independent broker/dealer advisor Ron Carson has announced plans to leave LPL Financial |
Investment Advisor
April 1, 2011
Ron Rhoades |
An Alternative to FINRA Oversight "I expect FINRA and its allies to continue to push to extend its jurisdiction to some or all investment advisors," says Investment Adviser Association Executive Director David Tittsworth. |
Registered Rep.
June 28, 2013
Diana Britton |
60 seconds with Scott Collins We asked the Director of Advisor Transitions for TD Ameritrade Institutional what can we expect to change in advisor recruiting going forward? |
Registered Rep.
December 15, 2011
French & Britton |
Updated: Boston Consulting Group Report: FINRA Twice as Costly SEC for Investment Adviser Oversight According to BCG's report, which was sponsored by firms and groups who support having the SEC oversee investment advisers, setting up FINRA to oversee investment advisers would be twice as costly as giving the SEC the funding it needs. |
Investment Advisor
June 2007
James J. Green |
A Level Playing Field An interview with NAPFA's Dick Bellmer on the group's consumer education campaign on fiduciary standards. |
Registered Rep.
December 4, 2012
Diana Britton |
Cold Call: Rocco Carriero A private wealth advisor with Carriero and Associates (Ameriprise Financial) says he thinks the biggest mistake that advisors make is they don't view themselves as being a complete resource for the client. |
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. |
Financial Planning
February 1, 2008
Bob Veres |
Death by Regulation The financial planning profession is about to fight for its survival against well-funded opponents. Here are some possible outcomes. |
Foundation News & Commentary
May/Jun 2006
Marcia Sharp |
Navigating the Board/CEO Relationship Regular communication with all board members -- not just the chair -- can help foundation CEOs steer clear of moving in wrong directions and becoming imbalanced with outside commitments. |
Financial Planning
March 1, 2011
Larry Light |
The Tradeoff Registered investment advisors may end up getting to know a new regulator, but the tougher fiduciary standard they live under will also be extended to cover their broker-dealer rivals. |
Investment Advisor
March 1, 2011
Melanie Waddell |
House, Senate Hearings Next on Fiduciary Industry groups lobby for user fees to fund advisor exams in lieu of an SRO. |
AFP eWire
February 28, 2005 |
Former AFP Chair Ron Carroll, CFRE, Has Passed Away Ron Carroll served as a model and tireless messenger for ethical fundraising. He was a mentor and friend to innumerable individuals in the philanthropic sector. |
Financial Advisor
October 2012
Brian Hamburger |
Sleight Of Hand The apparent death knell of Finra as an SRO by no means signals victory. |
Financial Planning
July 1, 2012
Bob Veres |
Gaps of Logic FINRA has been an effective bludgeon against the small independent B-D world, creating paperwork requirements whose costs are best amortized over larger hordes of retail advisors. |
Registered Rep.
January 2, 2013
Megan Leonhardt |
60 Seconds with Harvey Pitt Harvey Pitt gives his opinion about new members of Congress and new Securities and Exchange Commissioner Elisse Walter. |
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
October 2009 |
GroupThink Professional association news: Charles Moran new chair-elect of the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards' Board... The Financial Planning Association profession's 40th anniversary... The National Association of Personal Financial Advisors is continuing its 12-month program... |
Registered Rep.
December 8, 2015 |
2015 Broker Report Card: How National Brokerage Firms Stack Up REP.'s 25th annual Broker Report Card is the survey that lets advisors from the six major national brokerages rate their employers across a range of factors |
Investment Advisor
February 2009
Melanie Waddell |
Is Mary What the SEC Needs? The alternative to FINRA overseeing advisors, and what advisors would definitely prefer, is a self-regulatory organization. |
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. |
On Wall Street
February 1, 2013
Kenneth Corbin |
Regulatory Forecast Bodes Change Advisors could see talks on oversight and a fiduciary standard move forward this year. |
Financial Advisor
July 2009
Sherri Scordo |
NAPFA Under Ethics Spotlight After drawing unwanted attention when some of its members were recently accused of fraud, the National Association of Personal Financial Advisors is wrestling with ways to ensure that members abide by the organization's ethical standards. |
Financial Advisor
March 2012
Bernie Clark |
The Changing RIA Advisors need to start thinking bigger and go beyond their current capabilities. |
Registered Rep.
September 30, 2009
David A. Geracioti |
Do Retail Financial Advisors Have an "Unhealthy Focus?" The Financial Times suggests the way financial products and services are sold need to be completely overhauled. |
Registered Rep.
March 9, 2011
Kristen French |
Law Students, Mercer Bullard Launch SRO For Investment Advisers Their group would rival FINRA, the self regulatory agency for broker/dealers and currently the leading contender for the job. |
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. |
Financial Planning
April 1, 2012
Bob Veres |
21st Century Regulation What is the best way to regulate fiduciary RIAs? How best can we identify and weed out bad apples and better protect consumers in the process? |
Registered Rep.
October 30, 2014
Megan Leonhardt |
Creative Planning: Peter Mallouk on Growing Organically Some firms get where they are by managing money; some firms get where they are through a holistic approach. |
