advisory services

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  Mass Affluent Consumer Is the ‘New Black’

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  September 19, 2012

  Just as fashionistas once declared that pink was the new black, mass affluent consumers are on the verge of overtaking HNW clients as a desirable customer base for retail banks, says HNW Inc.

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  HighTower Announces Turnkey Business Lines to Help Advisors With Move to Independence

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  September 13, 2012

  The company is now the thirteenth fastest-growing company in the nation, CEO Elliot Weissbluth says.

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  SEC Enforcement Roundup: Radio Financial Guru Charged

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  September 6, 2012

  Recent SEC enforcement actions include charges against a California man who tipped off a hedge fund manager with inside information and a radio personality who misled investors about an investing plan.

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  Asset Allocation Is Overrated in Retirement Plans: Putnam

  By Danielle Andrus, AdvisorOne  |  August 24, 2012

  What factors are most important to the success of defined contribution plan participants?

• One Group’s Story

  By Ed McCarthy, CFP  |  August 23, 2012

  Moving from the brokerage world to independent status is a major decision that shouldn’t be rushed.

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  FINRA Fee Increases May Raise Sticker Price on Financial Advice

  By William H. Byrnes, Esq., Robert Bloink, Esq., LL.M.  |  August 1, 2012

  FINRA’s proposed 25% increase in fees on financial service firms may become a reality within the next few months, and it is important that all financial advisors stop and take note of the potential consequences.

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  Change Is Coming, RIAs. Don’t Get Caught in the Middle

  By James Carney, ByAllAccounts  |  July 10, 2012

  The RIA community will separate in the near future into high-end family advisor models and lower-end, cheaper, technology-driven models. Will you survive?

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  SEC Enforcement Roundup: $100M Real Estate Ponzi Scheme Busted

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  June 28, 2012

  Recent SEC actions include shutting down two Ponzi schemes, one that brought in $100 million and another that collected $42 million. A Malaysian advisor was sued for not advising.

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  Investors ‘Starved’ and Searching for Yield, Fidelity Says

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  June 27, 2012

  While many Fidelity clients are looking at stocks and bonds, close to 10% plan to put their money “under the mattress,” poll finds.

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  S&P Capital IQ Signs Partnership Deal With La Francaise AM

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  June 21, 2012

  The Global Markets Intelligence unit at S&P Capital IQ has partnered with Paris-based La Francaise AM to share global credit expertise and expand their investor-driven businesses.