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
Japan Funds Well Positioned NOVEMBER 2005
(SAN DIEGO) Japan is now home to the world’s biggest bank: Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, the product of Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group’s embattled purchase of UFJ Holdings. The two plan to begin joint retail work in January 2006.
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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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James Baker Shares AUGUST 2005
Some advisors like to chat at the water cooler about current events, such as the protracted U.S. war in Iraq and the U.S. fiscal and trade deficits. Read Now
ETFs Meet 401(k)s Exchange traded funds are America’s “next generation” financial products. The benefits of daily liquidity, low expense ratios and tax efficiency have contributed to the growth.... Read Now
Shape of Things to Come We have watched as the long arm of the law has yanked an ever greater number of suspected corporate criminals into courts and even jails: high-profile fraudsters at big corporations, along with their accountants; Read Now
The Taxman Cometh How many times have you taken a call from a client that goes like this: “I can’t believe how much I owe in income taxes this year! Is there anything else I can do?” This is a common plea coming from disgruntled taxpayers year-in and year-out. Read Now
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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