| DOL in the Real World Robert Cirrotti, Pershing’s managing director of investment and retirement solutions, on how firms are navigating the fiduciary rule now that it’s in place—and where the rule could go from here. |
Diana Britton The regulator typically examines firms once every four years, so if an examiner is coming onsite more than that, your b/d may have a high-risk broker. |
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Diana Britton The new standards provide clarity around CFP certificants’ fiduciary duty, as well as how they represent their compensation. |
Diana Britton The alternative manager has been quietly building its private wealth business over the last five years, to the point where 15 to 20 percent of its assets under management now come from retail channels. |
Michael Thrasher The group previously oversaw more than $8 billion in institutional assets and $400 million in private assets. |
Ryan W. Neal The latest Fidelity data shows these "eAdvisors" have higher AUM and more HNW clients. |
Alma Piscitello The introduction of T shares and clean shares is well intentioned, but in many cases, older share classes already offered by fund managers can save investors more money, and mitigate conflicts of interest. |
David A. Handler and Alison E. Lothes Revenue Procedure 2017-34 provides for notation on top of Form 706. |
Stephen Boswell and Kevin Nichols An advisor who is armed with the knowledge of why affluent clients fire their advisor is extremely dangerous...to other advisors. |
Michael Thrasher Financial advisors asked Pershing to help lower costs so they eliminated explicit fees for some funds. |
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ESTATE PLANNING TIPS | Thirty-one Tips For Purposeful Planners Holistic ways for practitioners to achieve good planning results. |
AICPA ENGAGE 2017 | Six Top Tax Tips For 2017 Top recommendations from tax experts at the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants ENGAGE conference. |
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