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
Making the Paper Cut JUNE 2005
The “paperless office” once seemed like pure high-tech hype. But that’s changing. Financial advisors are embracing the process and learning that it can lead to very real efficiencies.
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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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Taming Grey Panthers JUNE 2005
President George W. Bush’s proposal to allow younger workers to manage a portion of their government-mandated Social Security accounts and invest these funds... Read Now
No. 2 ETF Player Loses No. 1 Man Inquiring ETF watchers want to know what prompted the May 17 departure of Gus Fleites, the former top strategist at State Street Global Advisors and a pioneer in the ETF industry. They also want to know where State Street’s ETF effort is heading. 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
Expert Shares Practical Ideas on Solving the Retirement Puzzle’ (San Diego) As president of Life Puzzles in Louisville, Colo., former financial consultant Pete Lindquist aims to help advisors and their clients “pretire” successfully.
That’s right. Many baby boomers are expected to work during retirement — rather than go straight from an intense work life straight into a rocking chair. 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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