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Migration to the independent financial advisor model—independent b/ds and RIAs—is likely to continue unabated in 2011, a Fidelity Investments survey about advisor and broker sentiment released today suggests.
As assets continue to flow to alternatives in the wake of the financial crisis of 2008 and 2009, many advisors are launching their own alternatives strategies to meet that demand. Advisors say this allows them to offer clients alternatives with...
Wealth managers don’t have to be experts when it comes to philanthropy, but they do need to be empathetic and knowledgeable about charitable giving, according to industry leaders who will be addressing the annual conference of the...
Worried that interest rates could rise for years to come, some investors have been dumping their bonds. But the extreme bears are probably overreacting. Under most scenarios, bonds will deliver modestly positive returns in coming years. What sort...
Rather than pushing change through as quickly as possible, get your employees involved and ask for their input. You'll have much greater success at making your changes work for you and your business.
Securities America is just the latest broker/dealer to face financial distress. With so many firms falling into financial or legal hot water lately, financial advisors need to be prepared for the worst. Here's a checklist for your Plan B.
Because so much of our coaching involves helping advisors acquire more affluent clients, we're constantly asked the question, What does it take to become a rainmaker? In an effort to learn more, we conducted a focus group with elite rainmakers (an...
It's the caliber of the student who gets into an Ivy League college, more than the academics or connections she makes, that is the better indicator of future success.
