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Abby Salameh: I could see the vast ocean below. We were descending quickly towards it.

Why my financial advisor came to mind (seriously) as my airplane was plummeting toward the ocean
White light can wait: When death is at hand, you get in touch with your inner actuary

Tuesday 1.29.13
Joe Duran: Your competition will not be Merrill Lynch. It will be the big players with value that you can't match.

Joe Duran lays out his latest case for why wirehouses -- and classic RIAs -- risk losing out to a coming oligopoly of new-model holistic firms
The coming 'life management' model won't be addressed by the big guys or the little ones in this very young industry, says the United Capital CEO

Friday 9.21.12
Mark Tibergien: We're on every continent except Antartica.

5 questions for Mark Tibergien on his 5th anniversary as CEO of Pershing RIA unit
Tim Welsh gets the consulting godfather to open up about NetX360, how roll-ups roll and the tripling of custody assets at Pershing

Wednesday 9.19.12
Jessica Bibliowicz: We don't have to own everybody.

Once Exhibit A that roll-ups are a flop, NFP is emerging as a stingy, strategic player
Under outgoing CEO Jessica Bibliowicz, the bruised but fast-growing New York aggregator no longer resembles its insurance-dependent 2008 self

Tuesday 9.11.12
Stuart Silverman: We're not saying: 'Let's take the culture for 250 (the existing Fusion advisors) and bring it to (all) 1,400 (NFP reps firms).

National Financial Partners buys longtime partner Fusion signaling a shift away from the 'roll-up' model
The New York-based agglomeration of financial businesses is looking to inject higher levels of intelligence, best practices and culture by bringing the services of Fusion in-house

Wednesday 7.18.12
Jason Del Col calls the radio show a ''massive opportunity.''

United Capital unveils national mass-affluent strategy keyed to a radio program
With the success of Edelman Financial and The Mutual Fund Store in mind, Joe Duran will take the mike regularly, but Steven Pomeranz will be the regular host

Wednesday 5.16.12
Philip Palaveev: Advisory firms may not even realize what great employers they are.

Career Arbitrage: How independent advisors are gaining the upper hand over big corporations in the hiring game
Better compensation, a more closely knit culture and the holy grail of personal wealth -- equity --are some driving factors in this counterintuitive trend

Tuesday 5.1.12
Jennifer Hatch: There's been cold feet all over the state.

Christopher Street Financial's president becomes the 'Talk of the Town'
The New Yorker magazine article capped a banner week for the head of an advisory practice that caters to the gay community

Monday 4.30.12
Matt Lynch: Tiburon's challenge is to find the right people to respond to the volume of inquiries that come in.

Tiburon Strategic Advisors signs on ex-IBD CEO and ex-Moss Adams consultant as it strives to meet rising demand
Matt Lynch is coming aboard with Chip Roame as a principal after heading up Capital Analysts for the past five years

Thursday 3.22.12
Sean Gultig: It's not often in business that you get to do a mulligan.

Ex-Fiserv executives bid to create a new force in RIA custody by taking the Equity Trust bull by the horns
The year-old Denver-based firm touts technology cost savings via its Orion-driven platform

Wednesday 3.14.12
Abby Salameh: An advisor we worked with hired a "marketing person" who then proceeded to outsource all of the marketing creation.

Nine pitfalls for advisors to avoid when taking on new employees
Pulling the trigger on a hire is difficult, but can become easier with the right protocols

Friday 3.9.12
Philip Palaveev: 'Super-ensembles' are the most dangerous competitors to independent firms today.

How a swath of billion-dollar-plus RIAs are posing a threat to indie advisors
Forget the aggregators -- a specific segment of RIAs is gunning for mom-and-pop shops and wirehouses alike

Monday 3.5.12
Philip Palaveev: The more icy and snowy the road the less you want to hit the accelerator or the brake.

Best advice for 2012: Risk being a bit boring and focus on the organic growth of your practice
Growth from within is a challenge across all channels and needs to be addressed

Monday 2.20.12
Brian O'Regan: I love building things and I could do that both with Fidelity and Mariner.

Big Midwestern RIA hires away a Fidelity exec to realize its $50 billion plan
Mariner Wealth Advisors has reached a critical size where professional management is called for

Friday 12.9.11
Philip Palaveev: The first million in revenue is going to come from the owner. However the second million in revenue is going to come from and be serviced by others.

What exactly is Fusion Advisor Network and who did it draw to Las Vegas last week
Its leader, Philip Palaveev brings advisors aspects of a a high-end consultancy, a roll-up and a yoga retreat

Sunday 10.16.11
Tom Bradley: We consider ourselves the Apple of the industry.

Once good for a few million, TD Ameritrade's foot-in-the-door strategy is starting to net billions
With the paperwork signed, TD goes to work wooing big RIAs with technology, special pricing and a maverick culture

Tuesday 10.11.11
TD Ameritrade Institutional is moving staff into this San Diego building as part of its growth

What's happening at RIABiz this week and why it matters
We've got our eye on TD Ameritrade's growth, do-it-yourself hedge fund analytics and two elite conferences starting Wednesday

Monday 10.10.11
Bernie Clark: We win a disproportionate share of business.

Schwab Advisor Services is nearing $800 billion of RIA assets but analysts are split over whether it can continue to dominate
Fidelity keeps flexing its muscles as Schwab raises its hybrid-friendly profile, reaches out to IBDs and rolls out an ambitious vendor platform

Tuesday 9.6.11
Philip Palaveev: I would hypothesize that a significant number of firms had a knee-jerk reaction.

Big Schwab survey: RIAs surpass 2007 former peaks in assets and revenues
One analyst still sees troublesome signs in the findings but outsourcing is on the rapid rise

Tuesday 7.5.11
Benjamin Brigeman: We’re sure we have the capabilities, governors and guardrails.

Why Schwab is embracing a franchise-like strategy to fast-forward branch growth
'Entrepreurial' energy will help fuel a plan to increase retention of assets, say execs

Monday 2.14.11
Philip Palaveev: If I had to name our biggest competition – it will be firms like Commonwealth and Cambridge.

Former Moss Adams star begins to taste success in the 'real' world
Philip Palaveev's Fusion Network finds revenue momentum and wins proselytizing advisors

Friday 1.7.11
John Peluso: He leads a network that offers a middle way when it comes to independence.

Wells Fargo emerges as independent channel competitor
Third-largest wirehouse had a banner year in 2009, in space inhabited by LPL, Raymond James

Thursday 4.15.10
Derek Bruton is now in charge of LPL's hybrid business after years of RIA experience with Merrill Lynch, TD Ameritrade and Schwab

LPL's hybrid RIA platform is fast off the mark and names new leaders for 2010
The giant IBD has already surpassed Raymond James' RIA assets but Derek Bruton plans to build on momentum

Monday 1.25.10
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