Bank & Financial

Magazine articles on banks, brokerages, and credit card companies.

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Financial Planning February 1, 2011 Bob Veres	The Producer's Lament A conversation about the advisory business with a big "Producer" from the 80s.
Financial Planning February 1, 2011 John J. Bowen, Jr.	What CPAs Want Almost 82% of wealth managers have told CEG Worldwide that referrals from other professionals, such as CPAs, are a very important source of new clients.
Financial Planning February 1, 2011 Temma Ehrenfeld	Retro Pension The traditional pension may seem on its way to extinction. Between 1979 and 2008, the latest figure available, the Employee Benefit Research Institute reports that the portion of U.S. private-sector workers participating in a defined-benefit plan dropped from 38% to 15%.
Financial Planning February 1, 2011 Matt Lynch	Fiduciary Freedom The growing voice of financial advisors demanding to be emancipated from the artificial limitations placed on them by outdated broker-dealers is finally being heard.
Financial Planning February 1, 2011 Craig L. Israelsen	Consistency Matters What have we learned from analyzing four decades of asset class returns? Just this: An equally weighted, multi-asset approach to building investment portfolios is the model of consistency through booms and busts.
Financial Planning February 1, 2011 Donald B. Trone	12 Steps to the Future If you have never prepared a checklist to evaluate your practice, 2011 is the time to start. You'll need to know your strengths and weaknesses as advisors in what promises to be an interesting year.
Financial Planning February 1, 2011 Stephanie Bogan	Find Your Focus As an advisory practice owner, your goal should be to continue limiting your tasks as your business grows so that ultimately you have a very narrow business focus while retaining a strategic overview of your firm.
Financial Planning February 1, 2011 Lisa Martin	Silent Partner Advisory businesses cannot survive on investment acumen and business model alone. Operations can make or break your dreams.
Financial Planning February 1, 2011 Dan Moisand	In My Opinion If you can improve your ability to have an effective conversation about economic forecasts, your clients are less likely to make financial moves they will regret.
Financial Planning February 1, 2011 John Knowlton	The Power of a POA Convincing your clients to see a lawyer and do the paperwork to designate a power of attorney may not be a financial planner's first responsibility, but it is an important one.
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