Practice management

Measures affecting Dodd-Frank Act requirements won’t move forward in Congress while the government remains shut down, according to two Republican leadership aides.

The IRS has temporarily stopped sending out tax refunds and the Tax Court has suspended operations as lawmakers in Congress continue their fiscal battle.

The Federal government shutdown will leave most agencies overseeing the bond market mostly operational in the near-term, but the municipal advisor rule’s implementation will be delayed and issuers are worried that Build America Bond payments might be cut off or delayed.

There is an abundance of technology available for financial planners and their practices. This hasn’t always been the case, but now the selections are almost endless. Here's how new solo planner Dave Grant decides what to use.

Case studies can be a great way to communicate the reasons a client should work with you -- as long as they want to read all the way to the end.

Atlanta Capital and PFM say they will offer more concierge services to families with less than $20 million in AUM.

A partisan stalemate that partially shut down the U.S. government may lessen the appetite of lawmakers for risking a debt default later this month.

The fate of the Dodd-Frank Act’s ban on banks trading for their own accounts -- one of the final pieces of the U.S. effort to prevent a repeat of the 2008 financial crisis -- may rest with a cluster of economists at the Securities and Exchange Commission.

"Our latest report finds that first-half community bank investment program revenues are the best they've been in seven years," said Michael Anderson of Securities America.

What you don't know about your client's risk tolerance can hurt you both.

Can you thrive when you're the one watching everyone else score big deals?

Now that advisors are (finally) allowed to use it, social media is finding its place in the marketing arsenal.

What can you say without crossing the line and violating a non-solicitation agreement?

A run-down of the stories in this issue, which includes a discussion of alternative investments.

Do you know when a customer complaint is reportable?

A. Heath Abshure, the outgoing president of the North American Securities Administrators Association discusses his tenure.

Some advisors spell opportunity D-I-V-O-R-C-E. Here are their tips for working the breakup.

As we honor our Influencer Award winners, consider the varied skills essential to being an industry leader.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT

The two big wirehouses back the CFP Board’s move to strip out its 'fee-only listings.