Articles published 12/2014
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Phil Chiricotti hangs up his spurs, and puts the CFDD out to pasture
The godfather of the 401(k) business says the glory days of conferences are winding down -- and tells why he chose not to sell the conference
December 30, 2014 at 3:58 PM
After hard-hitting Reuters article about AdvisorHUB, the online publication responds, like a sphinx
The gossip and news start-up takes issue with tone, taste and who called whom but also oozes gratitude
December 29, 2014 at 4:36 PM
A Midwestern Jewish girl's guide to an NYC Christmas season
She grew up in Detroit where Christmas came to her but her boys' experience was different, maybe not better, in New York
December 24, 2014 at 4:13 PM
Dynasty Financial hits $22 billion of AUA after adding rare-bird Deutsche team
The $6-billion jump in 2014 for the Manhattan-based outsourcer comes four years out of the Shirl Penney garage
December 23, 2014 at 6:43 PM
Frozen toes in Maine make a welcome change from California's rains
Remmie the labradoodle and a new angel atop the tannenbaum mark their first Christmas at the Southall 'up nawth' homestead
December 23, 2014 at 2:39 AM
Harold Evensky drops Schwab PortfolioCenter for more expensive Tamarac
The principal of Evensky & Katz / Foldes liked that he got more technology without losing Schwab at the core
December 22, 2014 at 4:38 PM
Wealthfront's high-net-worth cat leaps out of the bag -- keeping it one robo 'pivot' ahead of Schwab
The Palo Alto firm with $1.7 billion of managed assets reveals that its little secret is big accounts
December 19, 2014 at 7:33 PM
After leaving Northern Trust and later joining HighTower, Margaret Towle departs, cools her heels and lands at Merrill Lynch
The unusual instance may validate Wall Street's insistence that some advisors belong in their camp
December 18, 2014 at 8:23 PM
Cerulli's new numbers buttress the RIAs-supplant-brokers theorem with 40% market share jump seen by 2018
Wirehouses will lose 5% of their towering market share in the next four years, the report says, but not all experts agree
December 18, 2014 at 8:23 PM
Why advisors fail to close prospects -- according to advisors
Trust, transparency and excluding traits remain problems but standing out in the crowd is hardest of all: Differentiation
December 17, 2014 at 4:18 PM
April Rudin taxis in to Betterment HQ to see how the robo-advisor will fare
Jon Stein's astounding goal is $1 trillion of assets and our marketing expert went in search of a marketing plan, or notion commensurate with the challenge
December 15, 2014 at 11:21 PM
Some notes at MarketCounsel from the pad of a skeptical Peter Giza
The Wealthsite exec zeroed in on Sallie Krawcheck, and all things tech
December 15, 2014 at 5:55 PM
How to hold 1,000 hands: Robo CEOs lay out a stark choice for traditional advisors at MarketCounsel Summit
RIAs who comfort themselves with the thought that automated advice caters to their 'non-core' clients are in for a rude shock
December 15, 2014 at 4:53 AM
The MarketCounsel Summit gets the RIA business out of its shell
Sallie Krawcheck threw a cat amongst the pigeons; Tony, I-come-in-peace, Robbins, more so and Addepar's Eric Poirer emerged from his silicon cave
December 12, 2014 at 6:25 PM
Schwab, Fidelity and Pershing custody chiefs square off in Vegas but not before a private meeting in San Francisco
Fresh off a Schwab-hosted meeting to find common ground, Bernie Clark, Mike Durbin and Mark Tibergien each gave a two-minute pitch on their company and hashed out robo-advisors
December 11, 2014 at 9:19 PM
How Raymond James finally landed a big Bear Stearns team after JP Morgan retained and detained it for six years
The Florida broker-dealer finally has its first corner-office-style group at Rockefeller Center
December 11, 2014 at 7:28 PM
Persecuted Mark Cuban prosecutes the SEC and wins some mea culpas from Christopher Cox
Many RIAs say the riveting conversation between Mark Cuban and Chris Cox was perhaps the best event session ever
December 10, 2014 at 7:10 PM
Tony Robbins walks past the close a bit but nonetheless delivers at MarketCounsel
Despite detaining for three hours the just-arrived-in-Las Vegas crowd way past feeding time, Robbins won hearts, if not heads
December 9, 2014 at 9:34 PM
Envestnet turns its guns on the 401(k) business
With a 57% stake in a new venture, the Chicago SMA supermarketer tackles a second TAMP gusher
December 9, 2014 at 1:35 AM
What Tony Robbins should remember when he talks 'fiduciary'
The five-syllable word represents an attitude, way of life and something you should grasp for the good of investors
December 8, 2014 at 8:44 PM
With Convergent experiencing advisor exodus, City National takes greater control of the RIA
Doug Wolford gets a vote of confidence from his City National-controlled board of directors and he references a new five-year plan of creating a 'professional management structure'
December 6, 2014 at 10:53 PM
Tony Robbins prohibits reporters from covering his two-hour MarketCounsel speech
His PR firm says that no-coverage rules are part of his standard contract but the 11th hour heads-up today to journalists on legal points raises confusion
December 5, 2014 at 2:43 AM
Following serious questions about how it calculated returns, F-Squared hires a new CEO after the old one leaves
On a short Raymond James, RBC and Wells Fargo leash, the biggest ETF manager in the industry with $28 billion loses Howard Present and brings up Laura Dagan from its board of directors
December 4, 2014 at 12:36 AM
How an under-the-radar UHNW performance reporting firm is taking on Addepar and Advent in a bid for RIA bucks
WealthTouch, which manages $200 billion for 300 clients, some with Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan or Credit Suisse,is bulking up by merging with a mass-market-oriented firm and eschewing big PE cash to get ahead
December 3, 2014 at 4:27 AM
Three RIAs, three big-time hires and the story of how it all came together
Dwight Mikulis, Steve Janachowski and Marty Bicknell reveal their contrasting hiring styles and why chief operating officer is the job du jour in the RIA industry.