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SAN DIEGO – Adapting to a changing client universe is critical for advisors, says TD Ameritrade Institutional president Tom Nally.

The wealth shift to the echo boomer generation presents big opportunities: The wealth accumulated by Generations X and Y will increase to $28 trillion by 2018 from $2 trillion in 2011, he said Thursday morning in a keynote at the company’s big annual advisor conference.

But planners will need to adapt for a new client base, he argued, citing a study that found 86% of younger investors said they’d fire their parents’ advisors. Advisors will need to upgrade their technology, embrace social media and bring in younger team members.

For more : Time to Hire Younger Advisors, Says TD Ameritrade s Nally | On Wall Street.

The article below appeared as Tom Giachetti’s Compliance Coach column for Investment Advisor’s February 2013 issue. But speaking at the TD Ameritrade annual conference Jan. 31 in San Diego, Mr. Giachetti provided some additional color on how advisors—specifically RIAs—can stay compliant. “Compliance is all about getting you through the exams” of SEC and state examiners, and to do so, Giachetti said, “you have to know what questions” those examiners will be asking.

Wm Geiger – for more:  The 2013 Compliance To-Do List.