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Summary: To say June 2017 was a busy time for the fiduciary standard would be an understatement. It was the busiest month I’ve seen on the financial advisor regulation front in many years.
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Summary: Independence has become as legitimate an option these days as being an employee, providing advisors with the freedom to ask themselves how they want to build their career. With an industry landscape that has expanded well beyond most expectations and wirehouse deals reduced significantly, there are many exciting options for entrepreneurial advisors looking to go out on their own.
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Summary: For newly created Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) firms, the first 90 days after launch can be both exhilarating and daunting in equal measure. On the one hand, firms get their first taste of independence as they begin to shape a new enterprise and new culture to match their vision. On the other hand, the first few months are pressure-packed with decisions they are now responsible to make as business owners regarding people and processes, client retention and everything from compliance to desktop technology.
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Summary: While the reaction to the CFP Board's new proposed standards of conduct has been mostly positive, many commenters have expressed serious misgivings about the practical impact of the changes.
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Summary: Securities rules require robo-advisers to act as fiduciaries in providing investment advice to clients, but a new research paper calls into question whether regulators have the necessary tools to monitor these platforms to see if they really are providing advice in clients' best interests.
