The current financial regulatory apparatus, all agree (at last), is outdated, having been cobbled together over the decades, beginning after the Great Crash of 1929. Setting aside whether a Glass-Steagall-type law might be resurrected in the wake...
When it comes to changing jobs these days, there’s not a lot of wiggle room to negotiate. That said, it is particularly important in turbulent times
What is/are your biggest challenge(s) in today’s market environment?
Looking for a job in troubled markets can be a daunting task. But financial advisors have reason to be hopeful: Despite the turmoil, more firms than ever are hungry for top talent.
Washington, D.C.: "We've got systems and procedures down to a science," said Marty, "but something is missing in our client relationships. We've recently lost four clients who I thought we were providing with a high level of service," he said...
Clients increasingly are opting for one the more intimate forms of recycling. If you think your client might be interested, suggest it as an option when drafting their advance directives.
It’s safe to say that yesterday's market surge after Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke's reassuring and uplifting prediction of an end to the recession by year-end and a recovery in 2010 is not the start of a bull market. Hardly, in fact.