Articles published 5/2015
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How exactly RIAs can get the something for almost nothing they expect from 'free' social media
Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter basics can be a gateway to a broader cyber existence, maybe
May 29, 2015 at 4:57 PM
JP Morgan gets a 39-page blasting of its corroded culture and ground lost to Silicon Valley robos -- authored by its CEO Jamie Dimon
The letter to shareholders by Wall Street's sultan shows uncharacteristic humility but some analysts question the missive's sincerity
May 28, 2015 at 6:41 PM
Salesforce discloses upcoming RIA CRM product, cryptically and to some jeers
Losing its cloud edge with Redtail, Junxure -- and with a dubious social media strategy -- the San Francisco software giant needs to play catch-up
May 27, 2015 at 8:21 PM
What exactly to make of the big robo-advice deal that, according to Reuters, Financial Engines and Wells Fargo are nearing
The pieces -- 401(k) pricing, DOL, Supreme Court and massive scale -- are all in place to make the Silicon Valley-San Francisco deal make sense, analysts say
May 26, 2015 at 7:56 PM
JD Power crowns Schwab as tops for 'self-directed' investors for its ability to provide investors greater direction
Scottrade plummets from first place to fifth as Fidelity and Vanguard come in a hair behind Schwab
May 22, 2015 at 5:26 PM
Focus Financial doubles down on financial engineering by making five hires -- four of them deal hounds
With $325 million in revenues and a big line of credit, the New York roll-up machine is playing to its M&A strength
May 21, 2015 at 8:57 PM
Virtus bites bullets with F-Squared firing, Dorsey Wright hiring and an admission that it'll likely pay a $5-million-plus SEC settlement
The Hartford fund company set aside $5.2 million, warned it may need more and is replacing interstellar algorithms with a Virginian's figurings
May 21, 2015 at 6:13 PM
How 12(b)-1 fees and revenue sharing may be the real victims of Monday's 'narrow' Supreme Court ruling
By unanimous decision, a conservative nine showed no tolerance for retail mutual fund share classes that achieve such status with fat fees that directly or indirectly pay 401(k) administration freight
May 20, 2015 at 4:18 PM
Gladstone commandeers the Four Seasons as Andy Putterman and Brian Hamburger command the buzz
The M&A firm's event is about zzzzzzuccession planning but the event got un-boring fast when the two CEOs spoke their minds
May 19, 2015 at 8:08 PM
After Schwab robo launch, Trizic phones leap off the hook as Wall Street brokers and bankers come calling -- and VCs write checks
Ex-JP Morgan Trizic founders say their giant enterprise prospects went from 'denial' to 'how?'
May 18, 2015 at 6:33 PM
Credible reasons Facebook and Google won't become robo-RIAs and other things I learned at Hearsay Social-Pershing event in San Francisco
The atmosphere was SOMA startup, the 20-plus RIAs wore suits and dresses and Mark Tibergien was in listening mode
May 15, 2015 at 7:08 PM
What happened when a Florida RIA brought DOL's Tom Perez to his local business elite
The corporate stewards of a cumulative $1.57 billion in assets seem OK with -- if a bit confused by -- the new fiduciary world order
May 15, 2015 at 4:02 PM
Mark Hurley's new report analyzes the pathology of the aging RIA and the illiquidity it exacts
The leveraged buyout specialist posits thousands of principals trapped in their practices, unable to sell, victims of psychological unpreparedness
May 14, 2015 at 4:57 PM
Feeling its oats in post-Genworth life, Altegris does a deal with KKR anchored by a big Merrill Lynch brokerage commitment
Using a deli-slicer approach, the San Diego liquid alts firm will make KKR billions available in $25,000 portions
May 13, 2015 at 5:55 PM
Why quiet co-breakaway of LPL and Ameriprise advisors in Downeast Maine speaks so loudly to Shirl Penney
Penney, who arrived in New York in a $13 suit and built Dynasty, is reconnecting with his home state by signing on a Brunswick breakaway
May 12, 2015 at 4:57 PM
My trip to Omaha with 40,000 of the Buffett faithful and what questions the Oracle didn't answer
Nuggets of Buffett and Munger wisdom were abundant and provided a window into the Warren succession -- plus plenty of Berky Briefs and Dilly bars
May 11, 2015 at 9:30 PM
Fleet-footed RIAs storm into the active ETF market as fund giants tie pretzel dough
Front-running is real concern for the likes of American Funds or Fidelity Investments but not for little guys with no track records
May 11, 2015 at 7:32 PM
After LinkedIn's stock retreats, LinkedIn CEO hosts NYC event with Merrill's Thiel, Allianz's El-Erian, BNY's Hassell and a robo-panel
The loose theme was millennials, the takeaway was nada and a panel of female industry execs stole the show
May 8, 2015 at 7:56 PM
Jud Bergman defies advisor feedback as Envestnet stares down the barrel of change
The Envestnet chief executive invokes railroad pioneers to explain why he is erring on the side of the theoretical over hard feedback
May 7, 2015 at 8:31 PM
Envestnet acquires Finance Logix on heels of Upside
The Chicago outsourcing behemoth seeks to unify investment planning and financial planning
May 6, 2015 at 9:57 PM
Why I disagree with Jack Welch about the '08 crash as the root of employee disengagement
Welsh sees happiness, trust and truth as problems and the author sees intimacy as the weak link
May 6, 2015 at 8:13 PM
FutureAdvisor responds to Schwab's market entry with a truly free offer and big backing from Fidelity and TD Ameritrade
The San Francisco-based RIA is automating parents' investments into 529s, Coverdell ESAs, UTMAs or UGMA for tax-free savings, no paperwork
May 5, 2015 at 5:07 PM
News that AAA -- the tow truck guys -- are entering the robo-advisor business made the Finance Logix point in Vegas
The Pacquiao-Mayweather crowds added to the surreal Las Vegas scene and underlined the pace-of-change theme
May 4, 2015 at 7:37 PM
With robo-advisors on the rise, robo custodian Apex is rising with them, a diamond mined from the rubble of the Penson Worldwide debacle
Cheaper, more paperless and early to market, the Dallas-based clearing house/broker-dealer is out to protect its lead as big RIA custodians play robo catch-up
