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
Armada Funds Set to Take ‘Allegiant’ Name JUNE 2005
About a year after its parent company, National City, acquired Allegiant Bank of St. Louis, the Armada Funds are poised to acquire the Allegiant name. 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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International Investing SEPTEMBER 2005
Last year marked a turning point for foreign issuers listed on the New York Stock Exchange, with substantial increases in trading volume and value, and a number of exciting new listings. Read Now
Growth Spurt Fund companies are hurriedly rolling out next-generation funds for this generation’s investors.
Nowhere has the appetite for new ETFs been stronger than with fund companies. Aside from scrambling to meet investor’s demands for funds covering untapped asset classes, ETF sponsors are fighting to make an impression in the burgeoning marketplace. 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
Ensuring the Paycheck Seventy-eight million baby boomers are approaching retirement with one major worry on their minds: outliving their assets. A related task that seems daunting to many Americans is orchestrating the monthly “paycheck” in retirement — specifically, how the cash will flow. This is a critical issue facing the majority of baby boomers and a huge opportunity for financial planners and advisors. Read Now
A Better Way Your fellow advisors say you shouldn’t ask for referrals. You should earn them. Here’s how.
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