With the decade ending tomorrow, the chorus blaming bankers—and only bankers—for the economic “lost decade” will finally grow crescendo. (Lots of think pieces will appear online and in papers everywhere.) Naturally...
In the past, advisors would advise their clients that to make money, it was best to have “time in the market” versus timing the market. But, the brutal bear market of 2008 prompted new research that shows it may be best to avoid big...
You gotta love Lloyd Blankfein, it’s true. The Financial Times on Thursday named him its Person of the Year because: “He has led for three years, not only navigated the 2008 global crisis better than others on Wall Street but is set to...
When it comes to cash value insurance, whole life sales are picking up steam. Annual sales of whole life insurance were up 12 percent in third quarter of 2009, compared with the same period of 2008, according to LIMRA International.
In the past, advocates of buy-and-hold investing often said that if you miss just a few of the market’s best days, you are doomed to mediocre performance. Now some say that instead of thinking about the best days, investors should focus on...
The number of wirehouse advisors switching broker/dealers has been in steep decline since June. In November, just 177 advisors in the wirehouse channel switched firms, the smallest monthly number all year, according to Discovery Database.
With equity prices up, interest rates down, and an economic picture that can be described as blurry at best, it seems harder than ever to find sure-fire ways to enhance a client’s financial picture. In fact, you may want to look beyond...
The House of Representatives passed the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 by a narrow margin Friday afternoon: 223 votes in favor to 202 against. But it will still be a long time before the regulatory future for broker/dealers...
UBS’ Wealth Management Americas unit today unveiled a new compensation program that will reward the firm's biggest financial advisors for loyalty and growth. That’s a departure from other brokerages where compensation is typically...