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
Further Fund Consolidation Ahead Amvescap, Janus Could Be Targets SEPTEMBER 2005
Fund companies like Janus Capital Group and Amvescap continue to struggle with the fallout of mutual-fund scandals, while firms like Franklin Resources appear to have put such troubles behind them. 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
LETTERS Out of the frying pan and into the fire. That is what financial advisors will experience if they follow Gil Weinreich’s advice [in May’s Ethical Advisor column “Shape of Things to Come”] to switch to hourly billing. Read Now
Debt..Good, Bad and Ugly Consumers have taken on record levels of debt. Low interest rates and easy credit offers have lured Americans into buying bigger houses and fancier cars, and charging more on credit cards than ever before. 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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