Tom Paine should have been a financial advisor. Attempting to bolster the spirits of Continentals after a retreat from a superior British force in the winter of 1776, Paine wrote, The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. What we...
Retail investors notoriously buy high and sell low. But in the latest rout, it appears a number of mutual fund investors got the timing right, withdrawing their money prior to the market selloff of Aug. 8-12, according to Morningstar data. In July...
We're pleased to announce that Registered Rep. is launching its very own Tweetup called Coffee Break under the hash tag: #regreptalks. Tweetups (also called Twitter chats) are online meetings, with virtual attendees gathering under the same hash...
Compliance conundrums are growing in the minds of financial advisors mulling independence. An Aite Group survey last spring found that 53 percent saw compliance as extremely challenging or very challenging to independence, compared to just 38...
