Practice

Advisors hate it when ancillary tasks eat up too much of their time, because it robs them of the most enjoyable part of doing their jobs—working directly with clients!

Even three years can increase income by 38%

Fulltime students at four year schools received about $16,000 in aid this year.

What is your unique value proposition? What is the strategic direction of your practice? What can you do that will really drive referrals? The best answers may come from consultants often underutilized by financial advisors – your clients.

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority has fined Dallas-based financial services company Southwest Securities Inc. $500,000 for soliciting violations related to its municipal securities business.

Three hires come from Morgan Stanley Smith Barney and another advisor joins from Oppenheimer & Co.

Commonwealth Cares currently has a little under $1 million to support its initiatives.

House Ways and Means Committee Democrats introduced a bill on Thursday that would reinstate Build America Bonds, the higher small-issuer limit for bank-qualified bonds, and six other bond, tax credit and loan guarantee programs.

Empowering the SEC to adequately monitor markets would help restore some faith in the U.S. capital markets, according to the industry group.

The new plans come as Baird plans to grow its advisor force by 150 in the next several years.