MarketCounsel

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  Publish and Perish?

  By Bob Clark  |  April 29, 2013

  Do we really need another book about financial planning?

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  Regulatory Environment Bodes Well for Advisors: MarketCounsel’s Hamburger

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  November 14, 2012

  “I would bet heavily on the inability of government to get anything done."

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  MarketCounsel Sells MailBanc Messaging Unit to Global Relay

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  September 13, 2012

  The summit features a "who’s who" of leading RIA firms and industry personalities.

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  Are RIAs Really a Bigger Regulatory Problem Than Brokers?

  By Bob Clark, AdvisorOne  |  March 20, 2012

  A look at the number of enforcement actions against each group provides a ready answer: part two of a series on the Bizarro World inside the beltway

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  SRO Bill’s Redraft Hangs in Balance With Bachus to Leave House Panel’s Helm

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  January 23, 2012

  House Financial Services Chairman Spencer Bachus’ recent announcement that he will leave his post likely when a new Congress convenes could prompt him to move quickly in pushing through his committee a redraft of his SRO bill.

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  Harmonizing Advisor, BD Rules Back Burner Issue for SEC: fi360's Thompson Says

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  October 13, 2011

  Harmonization of advisor and broker rules is an issue that’s “lower on the totem pole” for the SEC now, Duane Thompson, senior policy analyst with fi360, said on Thursday. However, there are clearly areas where harmonization needs to occur.

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  Harmonization of Advisor, Broker Rules Will Cement Need for SRO

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  January 31, 2011

  A consensus among industry officials is emerging after the release of the SEC reports on fiduciary duty and the need for an SRO for advisors: that the eventual harmonization of advisor and broker regulations signals the likelihood that a common SRO will be created to oversee advisors and brokers.

• Two Firms Partner on Social Media Compliance Solution

  By Danielle Andrus, AdvisorOne  |  November 17, 2010

  In an effort to provide advisors with a "comprehensive social media compliance" solution, Market Counsel is partnering with BMRW & Associates to offer a social media archiving and monitoring tool designed for the securities industry.

• For Their Eyes Only

  By Elaine Robertson Demby  |  February 1, 2008

  Boys will be boys. Brian Hamburger has a client whose employees used email to conduct "bar-stool" conversations--that is, the kind of conversations that really should...