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Morgan Stanley has gotten a lot of heat over "pre-approved content" to be used on social media by the firm’s financial advisors, but there are several reasons it is actually an advantage, says head of digital strategy Lauren Boyman.

Before anyone represents your firm online, they need to understand why a blog is important to your organization, what the goals are that you wish to achieve, and the do’s and don’ts for contributing. Here are the three tips to make sure your bloggers succeed.

Technical malfunctions at stock exchanges around the world are putting their owners’ credit ratings in jeopardy, according to Standard & Poor’s.

There are few marketing issues in the advisor sector that in recent years have inspired more interest -- and uncertainty -- than the use of social media in the practice.

The Financial Services Institute launched an online social community on Tuesday modeled in part on LinkedIn and aimed at allowing advisors to network and connect privately.

Blogging requires a commitment, but if approached the correct way, it should not be a burden. Here are a few tips that are currently helping solo advisor Dave Grant.

A preview of the company’s new cloud-based CRM tool suggests a solid beginning.

Advisors don't need to devote hours a day to get started with social media — a simple weekly message or educational information that engages people is a great start.

Using the latest technology, these advisors have perfected their client touchpoints.

Omyen's planning technology offers advisors a variety of modules that provide focused guidance.

The goal of your website is to gather contact information so that you can reach out to prospects. You can do this using a three-step process.

Beginning next month, a number of tech firms that are also RIAs are poised to enter the red-hot online advisory space, offering consumers not only financial guidance but specific buy/sell/hold recommendations for mutual funds and ETFs, based on algorithms and aggregation of clients’ accounts.

While an advisor's pitch to clients should be well rehearsed, it also needs to be flexible, says new solo advisor Dave Grant.

The top U.S. derivatives regulator is poised to announce a range of potential methods for overseeing automated and high-frequency trading, according to four people with knowledge of the matter.

SEC Chairman Mary Jo White said she would push to adopt proposed automated-trading rules after system caused a three- hour halt on the Nasdaq Stock Market.

"This may sound sacrilegious for a planner, but I’ll admit it: I’m not a big fan of investment management," says solo advisor Dave Grant. Here's why Grant decided to use a TAMP instead.

LPL Financial wants its advisors to know that it has heard their complaints and is doing something about them.

Carson's coaching firm, Peak Advisor Alliance and digital content firm, Faulkner Media Group have joined forces to create a new digital content service for advisors.