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Mike Golaszewski: President Obama’s proposal deliberately focuses on preserving the existing rules that govern data transit.

In the big business vs. big business net neutrality battle, go with the Google-Obama viewpoint over the Cisco-Comcast one

The net non-neutrality crowd is not only wrong; they're not being straight with us

November 28, 2014 at 7:09 PM

Tony Robbins: When Ajay left UBS, his level of attention was very different and that's what drew me to him.

9 ways that Tony Robbins impressed the 'jaded' journalists at RIABiz

The guru lived through a wirehouse breakaway as the client of an RIA -- and saw the before and after of his portfolio

November 26, 2014 at 5:07 PM

James Osborne: I sacrificed two evenings of actually learning something and improving myself to instead struggle through a few hundred pages of misinformation.

What one financial advisor discovered after plunking down $12 for Tony Robbins' 'Money' manifesto

The self-help guru's Seven Easy Steps! to wealth contain a few sound nuggets but gimmicks, fallacies and straw men abound

November 25, 2014 at 10:12 PM

Tony Robbins: I found out about HighTower and the only concern is they only deal with ultra-high-net worth people.

How Tony Robbins co-opted Elliot Weissbluth (and HighTower data) and vice-versa

A co-venture half-detailed by this unlikely couple of Type A-plus go-getters may set the stage for a wider collaboration -- perhaps a co-robo

November 25, 2014 at 8:07 PM

Bernie Clark: Assets under management has nothing to do with a decision like this.

Schwab seeks 'jail time' for principal of RIA it fired: How Schwab's firing of a small RIA as a client became a three-year legal ordeal (Part 2)

Michael Kelly reached out to Schwab's counsel via private investigator -- and was answered with a fussilade of restraining orders and accusations of impersonating an advisor

November 24, 2014 at 7:00 PM

Michael P. Kelly was incensed at the letter's stark language and the fact it had already been sent to clients.

How Schwab's firing of a small RIA as a client became a three-year legal ordeal (Part 1)

Michael Kelly is out to prove he was discriminated against based on his firm's size but Schwab execs say he crossed lines

November 20, 2014 at 9:41 PM

Alex Goss (l.) and his dad Jerry Goss: Our goal is to make the move for advisors no different than moving to another wirehouse except they'll own 100% of the business.

How LPL used its RIA love and long OSJ leash to lure Wells Fargo's $550-million FiNet team in Louisiana

The giant IBD showed its RIA side and its ability to oversee the launching of an OSJ model

November 19, 2014 at 10:48 PM

Alex Murguia rolled up his sleeves after the product fit wasn't quite right initially.

Why a $25 billion RIA just went with Alex Murguia's startup's financial planning software

The Buckingham Companies chose inStream to overcome the 'dead' plan problem

November 18, 2014 at 7:00 PM

Bob Reynolds got his first bite at the Apple.

Empower wins Apple's $3.5-billion 401(k) account from Schwab

Bob Reynolds delivers quick response to the question of whether a branded company will swallow his new brand

November 14, 2014 at 8:08 PM

Kevin Cimring: RIAs love that we are integrated with CRM tools such as Salesforce. We also have a Redtail integration in the works.

Jemstep swipes the spotlight at T3 Enterprise Conference in Atlanta

This pure-RIA-play robo has an approach, a culture, a deal with TD Ameritrade and a technology that's hitting a sweet note

November 14, 2014 at 6:01 AM

Michael Bloomberg: I don’t believe in automation for client service.

Michael Bloomberg steals the SIFMA NYC show by putting his finger on a great robo shortcoming

The Bloomberg founder dismisses auto-advice amid human brokers who cheered SIFMA's ability to keep change in check

November 13, 2014 at 5:30 AM

Tony Robbins was offered an hour but demanded two.

Tony Robbins is set to crash the RIA party with two hours of testosterone

The maestro of motivators became a client of Brian Hamburger and now he is speaking at the lawyer's Vegas conference next month

November 12, 2014 at 1:45 PM

You can own 10 Dunkin' Donuts locations or one $1 billion AUM RIA

RIAs are ready to make the 'golden hire' and more painlessly add another $1 billion of AUM

The cost of hiring a COO is pretty staggering and so are the potential rewards of solid operational control

November 11, 2014 at 10:09 PM

Eric Poirer: We have invested tremendously in our culture.

After one year of 'eight-fold' growth, Addepar rotates Karen White out and an ex-SAP exec in

The new CMO, Barbara Holzapfel, will face the challenge of establishing a niche more specific than 'all of the above'

November 10, 2014 at 8:32 PM

Walt Bettinger: And by the way, we never said that it would be free, but rather that it will fund itself from the revenues of the underlying ETFs.

A charged-up Walt Bettinger slams all non-Schwab robos at IMPACT 2014 with an energy appreciated by RIAs

The Schwab CEO's feistiness was just one unusual occurrence at the all-stops-out fete for high-end RIAs in the Mile High city

November 10, 2014 at 7:57 AM

Jania Stout: Our approach involves working closely with not only our plan sponsor clients, but with plan participants as well.

HighTower adds two battle-hardened T. Rowe generals to the 401(k) field

The Chicago-based roll-up is angling for retirement rollover dollars but observers question how determined it is to become a serious player in the lurcrative sector

November 7, 2014 at 7:27 PM

Jessica Maldonado: As long as they can evidence that they did some quality due diligence in hiring us then they are feeling like they are pretty validated.

The great 401(k)-or-not debate: RIABiz webinar lays out the perils and rewards for RIAs thinking of wading into the fast-moving 401(k) stream

Small and midsized RIAs must factor in where the fiduciary buck stops, identify profit margins and be prepared to grapple with a six-foot stack of ERISA regs -- but the rewards are potentially great

November 7, 2014 at 6:02 AM

 Brad Matthews: It was important if we were going to do something like this, [that] we worked with one of the leading firms.

Peter Mallouk buys a stake in Trizic

Barron's No. 1 advisor is likely to have his $12-billion RIA, Creative Planning, become a Trizic client

November 6, 2014 at 6:57 PM

Walter Bettinger showed bursts of emotion to the Barron's writer. (Photo: Dow Jones)

What a close reading of Barron's cover story on Walt Bettinger reveals

The Dow Jones newsweekly puts a sunny spin on the Schwab CEO's accomplishments but reveals sensitive succession and RIA issues, too

November 5, 2014 at 6:18 AM

Doug Wolford: I believe that our full and fast response to this situation will in time become a model for the industry.

Convergent Wealth begins to pick up the pieces after David Zier's death

The $9.4-billion RIA is said to be facing massive challenges in retaining advisors and clients -- rumors discounted by CEO Doug Wolford

November 4, 2014 at 6:02 AM

Lance Nelson:  It got to be that we were making two calls on every case to make sure we had the same story.

Why it took 13 years and one bad Beverly Hills moment for a $92-million AUA advisor to leave LPL for Commonwealth

As smaller IBDs struggle for ground against the giants, they need to first demonstrate their tenacity on the sales gridiron

November 3, 2014 at 4:29 AM

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