Ron Rhoades

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  Should Advisors Have to Disclose All Pressures to Maximize Revenues?

  By Bob Clark, AdvisorOne  |  November 13, 2012

  The fiduciary and broker bonus debate revisited, with the help of Ron Rhoades. Should RIAs have to disclose their salaries and bonuses?

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  NAPFA CEO Ellen Turf to Step Down Next Year

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  November 12, 2012

  Turf's announcement comes on the heels of a shakeup on NAPFA’s board in August, when Ron Rhoades voluntarily resigned from his chairman-elect position due to a compliance violation.

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  Clear as Mud: The CFP Board’s Blackbox Oversight Process on Ethics

  By Bob Clark, AdvisorOne  |  November 7, 2012

  In the digital age, the Board’s process in the Alan Goldfarb, et al., case just doesn’t cut it. And what’s up with The American College piling on?

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  CFP Board: Let CFPs Vote on the Future of Financial Planning’s Character

  By Knut A. Rostad  |  November 6, 2012

  The CFP Board should affirm the fiduciary duty's importance to CFPs and welcome a referendum of its designees to determine its way forward.

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  Breach of Fiduciary Duty Most Common FINRA Complaint

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  October 23, 2012

  While attending the last in a series of events to celebrate what the Institute for the Fiduciary Standard christened as Fiduciary September, one comment stood out: The No. 1 compliant in FINRA arbitration cases is breach of fiduciary duty.

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  What Consumers Want: NAPFA’s Infographic Is Good, But…

  By Bob Clark, AdvisorOne  |  October 17, 2012

  ...it fails to address the question that should be top of mind for the entire financial planning community: Why don’t more people go to financial planners?

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  Breach of Fiduciary Duty No. 1 Complaint in FINRA Arbitration Cases

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  September 25, 2012

  Experts including former SEC Chairman Harvey Pitt and Ron Rhoades debated whether brokers should be held to the same fiduciary standard as advisors.

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  SEC Fiduciary Rule Stalled—But for How Long?

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  September 25, 2012

  A fiduciary rule from the SEC looks to be years away.

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  Vanguard’s Bogle to SEC’s Schapiro: Include Institutional Advisors in Fiduciary Rule

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  September 11, 2012

  In the debate over how to shape a fiduciary mandate for brokers, Vanguard founder John Bogle says that the SEC should include in its rule advisors to registered investment companies, which have been “ignored.”

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  Kicking SEC’s Fiduciary Efforts Back Into Gear

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  September 5, 2012

  Barbara Roper of the CFA and others discussed ways to get the SEC to move forward on proposing a fiduciary rule on a conference call Wednesday.