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Pig ugly? The offending image on Betterment's blog post

After outcry, Betterment 86's (but not on purpose) a blog post inflaming advisors

BrightScope and Josh Brown lead charge against up-and-coming web-based investment management companies for their bad-itude against advisors

May 4, 2012 at 4:37 AM

Chip Roame sees a coming explosion of discount brokerage branches.

8 notable takeaways from the spring 2012 Tiburon CEO Summit

The breakaway movement still depends more on Wall Street's moves than Main Street's moxie

April 18, 2012 at 5:58 AM

Josh Brown: It's not that I'm so great, but I've seen a lot of ugliness.

'Reformed Broker' and blogger 'Downtown' Josh Brown joins BrightScope's advisory board

On the same day he posts a scathing blog entry about the infamous Goldman Sachs op-ed, financial advisor/web celeb announces his association with the controversial data tracker

March 15, 2012 at 5:24 AM

Fred Reish: Before, the statement said that you should consider firing the provider but now it's very clear that it's mandated.

DOL tells employers when they must fire advisors to 401(k) plans

The new teeth in the rules went unnoticed by many people amid other changes

February 10, 2012 at 5:26 AM

Terrence Morgan: It wouldn't surprise me if people are stalling and hoping that Phyllis Borzi is fired.

Report of a possible delay in DOL's fee disclosure rule sparks apprehension among advisors and industry observers

Advisors say they can't comply with the rule until they know what's in it but one delay could lead to another

January 5, 2012 at 3:57 PM

Andrew Salesky: We're very optimistic with the ability to build this model.
January 3, 2012 at 3:51 AM

Mike Alfred: Reviews will be in line with the spirit of [compliance regulations] if not in line with the antiquated letter of the law, which was written long before the era of social media.

Brightscope to launch Yelp-like reviews, putting advisors under the consumer microscope

The iconoclastic Alfred brothers' latest innovation will give clients a voice - but experts and advisors fear compliance complications

October 3, 2011 at 4:38 AM

Existing sites that list advisors aren't comprehensive, says Mike Alfred. "The average consumer won’t be able to go on line and find the person who took them to lunch that day.”

BrightScope's huge advisor database is first search-engine friendly way to connect consumers, advisors

Advisors can pay to add information, but disciplinary actions will show up

April 28, 2011 at 2:42 PM

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