retail financial advice

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  SEC’s Walter: Fiduciary Rule Under ‘Serious Consideration’

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  February 14, 2013

  "I think this [rulemaking] should be a priority because it is a benefit to investors," Sen. John Tester of Montana told the chairwoman during a Senate Banking Committee hearing on Thursday. "You should push it."

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  Will the DOL Finally Show that Fiduciary Advice Is Better Business?

  By Bob Clark, AdvisorOne  |  December 27, 2012

  Cornerstone of new proposal is expected to be “substantial economic analysis.”

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  Why We Need a Financial Advisory Profession

  By Bob Clark, AdvisorOne  |  December 13, 2012

  The very good reasons why retail investors—all of us, in fact—need a true profession to provide financial advice.

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  Limits of Advice: Why the Brokerage Model Still Has Financial Advantages

  By Bob Clark, AdvisorOne  |  November 29, 2012

  When it comes to the issue of raising revenues by adding clients, brokers have it all over full-service fiduciary advisors.

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  Consider Scott Simon’s Modest Proposal to ‘Solve’ the Fiduciary Issue

  By Bob Clark, AdvisorOne  |  May 16, 2012

  Why shouldn’t an ERISA standard, the Morningstar Advisor columnist asks, be imposed on both RIAs and brokers?

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  Turning Inside Out

  By Mark Tibergien  |  March 1, 2012

  Generally speaking, activities that are core to your brand and offering should be managed in house while those activities that are incidental or supplemental to your vision and strategy make good choices for outsourcing.

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  Timing of SEC Fiduciary Rule in Flux

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  January 13, 2012

  SEC Chairman Schapiro says agency's economists plan to ask public for more data on retail financial advice. How long will this take?

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  What’s in a Name? Should the FPA Consider a Facelift?

  By Bob Clark, AdvisorOne  |  November 15, 2011

  Words can be powerful. So is 'financial planner' the right name to describe advisors who provide comprehensive advice?

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  Which Side of the Profession Debate Is the FPA On?

  By Bob Clark, AdvisorOne  |  November 9, 2011

  While the FPA is still struggling to overcome its trade association roots, the bigger picture is that it’s moving in the right direction on many fronts.

• Scramble for Assets

  By Jane Wollman Rusoff  |  September 1, 2011