A Top 10 List of How Not to Invest… May 4, 2006
Here’s a list of some of the dumbest things investors say to advisors — presented in no particular order — for advisors to reflect on (and enjoy). Read Now
Broker Job Outlook ’06: A Banner Year April 17, 2006
BrokerHunter.com has just wrapped up its fifth-annual surveys of both candidates and employers in the securities industry. Its major finding: "The best post-9/11 hiring year may be in store for us in 2006," says Steve Testerman, president of the online job board. Read Now
Public Relations 101 for Financial Advisors March 27, 2006
"With everyone calling themselves an investment advisor these days, it's important for advisors to differentiate themselves from the pack." Read Now
Do You Boldly Go...? OCTOBER 2005
Where no man has gone before” with technology? Or are you stuck in another universe?
While attending and speaking at Fidelity Registered Investment Advisor Group’s Technology in Practice Conference on June 8 in Boston, I listened to the presentation of a study, “What’s Keeping Advisors Up at Night?” Read Now
Hancock Adds to Lineup with Eight GMO Funds AUGUST 2005
John Hancock Financial Services is set to add eight mutual funds managed by institutional-asset manager GMO of Boston. Read Now
Brokers are Exempt: SEC Adopts Reg NMS MAY 2005
Nine days ahead of its April 15 deadline, the Securities and Exchange Commission voted 5-0 to allow dealers offering fee-based accounts an exemption from rules governing investment advisors. Read
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The Bush Test OCTOBER 2005
How will the U.S. economy fare as foreigners buy large quantities of U.S. Treasury bonds?
This summer, while on vacation in Europe, I met a New York private investor, who promptly admitted to being bearish on Wall Street.
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Equity funds weaken; ETFs still growing Across the board, equity funds are experiencing net investor outflows, according to Emerging Portfolio Fund Research of Boston. Some global bond funds, though, continue to take in new capital. The research firm tracks 8,000 funds with $3 trillion-plus in assets. Read Now
Should Donor-Advised Funds Bring Kickbacks to Advisors? Some 80,000 donor-advised funds were set up last year, according to Bruce Makous, a major gifts and planned giving officer at the American Association for Cancer Research in Philadelphia. And roughly 10 percent of these funds paid “finder’s fees” to commercial advisors bringing in contributions, Makous says. Read Now
The Deadline Is Now Millions of boomers have a date with destiny, specifically their last day at work. The question isn’t if they’ll retire — it’s a matter of when and under what circumstances.
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The Top Team To succeed like Ira Walker and the Walker Group, advisors should master the industry’s core skills.
The January 1998 issue of Research carried a cover story I wrote on Ira Walker and his team at Morgan Stanley, “The No. 1 Team on Wall Street.” Read Now
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