Skip Schweiss

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  TD’s Nally: Thinking More About the Future of RIAs Than Their Past

  By Bob Clark, AdvisorOne  |  February 27, 2013

  Yes, Nally could have called the future "RIA 6.0" instead of "2.0," but he did nail where the advisory profession is now and the challenges it faces to get to the next level.

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  Continuity and Change: TD Ameritrade’s New Leadership

  By James J. Green, AdvisorOne  |  February 25, 2013

  Tom Nally had a tough act to follow at TDAI, but a year after assuming the presidency, his leadership both embraces continuity and places his own stamp on the organization.

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  TD’s Schweiss Keeps Tabs on Hot-Button Regulatory Issues

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  February 7, 2013

  Far from “dying on the vine,” the SEC fiduciary issue will remain in play, TD's Skip Schweiss says.

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  In Election’s Wake: What Now for Advisors?

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  November 8, 2012

  TDAI offers some insight to changes at SEC, key congressional committees and 401(k)s.

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  Principles vs. Rules: The Fiduciary Debate in a Nutshell

  By James J. Green, AdvisorOne  |  October 25, 2012

  At TD Ameritrade conference, CFA's Roper, IAA's Tittsworth and SIFMA's Carroll agree, disagree and look ahead at fiduciary standard, SRO for RIAs.

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  Combatants Gear Up for SRO Hearing

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  June 1, 2012

  Their collective rallying cry: an SRO isn’t needed—particularly if that SRO is FINRA. What to do instead? Fund the SEC so that it can conduct more frequent advisor exams.

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  Worst-Case Scenario Is Diluted Fiduciary Standard: TD’s Nally

  By James J. Green, AdvisorOne  |  May 11, 2012

  At NAPFA National, the new head of TDAI made the case for RIAs, younger advisors and female clients, but fretted about Dodd-Frank implementation, and urged advisors to “focus on running a business.”

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  TD Ameritrade Puts Actions Behind Its Patriotic Words

  By James J. Green, AdvisorOne  |  February 3, 2012

  At annual conference, TDAI pays for supplies for 2,000 Red Cross kits for wounded soldiers and homeless vets. Advisors pitch in.

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  SROIIA Launches State Web Tool in Anticipation of ‘Switch’

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  December 14, 2011

  The SROIIA, which was founded by two University of Mississippi School of Law students last March, announced Wednesday that it had created a web tool to help advisors wade through the registration requirements for each state.

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  Forget Advisor SRO; Use External Auditors for Exams, Academic Study Urges

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  October 27, 2011

  A Georgetown business school professor offers another option in lieu of an SRO for advisors: outsourcing routine advisor exams to external third parties, such as accounting and consulting firms.