Practice

To not only survive, but thrive in 2012 and beyond, planners need to do two tricky things exceptionally well simultaneously: reduce expenses and increase their technology and mobile capabilities to engage younger, tech savvy clients.

Marketing expert Marie Swift says some advisors are realizing success using today’s interactive, real-time web to amplify their voice and position themselves not just as thought leaders but as social creatures on a mission to educate the public on all things financial.

Portware said it is introducing an online version of its flagship trade management and execution platform for large trading firms, that will allow institutions, asset managers and hedge funds of any size to work from and in the computing cloud.

The business world is getting more global. Does that mean you should be following suit with your practice? Based on conversations I’ve had with some bank advisors over the months, and especially in the past few weeks, most would probably rebuff that idea. But I’m not so sure.

If you’re heading to the Financial Services Institute’s OneVoice Broker-Dealer Conference starting Monday – and even if you’re not – it’s time to reboot because, for the first time, the seventh annual conference will feature a technology track.

This week, IRA expert Ed Slott addresses questions about the tax implications resulting from tapping into Roth IRAs and the timing of required minimum distributions.

The CFP Board is seeking input and guidance from planning professionals as it considers changing the way it currently investigates bankruptcies among planners.

inShare WASHINGTON — The regulators charged with implementing the Volcker Rule have posed a whopping 1,300 questions to the public, but on Wednesday, they fielded one query they seemingly hadn't considered.Rep. Michael Grimm, R-N.Y., described a scenario in which a foreign firm with no U.S. operations sells a security, as a part of a proprietary trading strategy, to an American firm.

Steve Sanduski, The Prosperous Advisor, offers up advice for fast-growing firms experiencing “big company” issues that can either derail their practices or, if handled properly, start them on a new growth curve.

When it comes to acquiring and retaining clients, social media channels are on their way to becoming as important as traditional media channels for wealth managers, according to a study from Celent.