Cybersecurity is something all financial advisors need to master in order to maintain a successful, compliant, and secure business. Some financial advisors just buy antivirus and firewall software and then forget about it.
3 Steps Advisors Can Take to Protect Against Hackers
Topics: Financial Advisors, Cybersecurity
SEC Chairman Michael Piwowar speaks out about the "terrible, horrible, no-good, very bad" Department of Labor Fiduciary Rule.
Topics: Financial Advisors, Department of Labor, DOL Fiduciary Rule
If you’re like us, you rejoiced last Friday (Feb 3, 2017) as you watched President Trump sign the Executive Order effectively taking a stand to dismantle the DOL Fiduciary Rule that has been on the minds’ of Financial Advisors across the country for over a year. We sighed a sigh of relief as we thought eliminating the impending rule would save us headaches, hurdles, and “Unintended Consequences”.
Topics: DOL Fiduciary Rule
In our blog series on elder abuse (“Elder Abuse: Avenues of Attack”) we brought to light the issue of elder abuse and how it can affect a Financial Advisor’s practice. In our second installment (“How to Protect Your Clients and Your Business Against Elder Abuse”) we mentioned some strategies of protection, briefly mentioning the Senior$afe Act. This bill, if passed by congress, can hugely help to protect advisors, so here are the things you need to know.
Topics: Senior$afe Act, Elder Planning, Elder Abuse
In just the first few days of Donald Trump’s Presidency, the Dow Jones broke a 120 year record. On January 25th the Dow surpassed 20,000 sparking rejoice on the floor of the NYSE and the trending hashtag #dow20k.
Topics: DOW 20k, Donald Trump
