Bank & Financial

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

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Financial Advisor November 2005 Bruce W. Fraser	Hedge Funds Continue To Mushroom While the sector is experiencing growing pains and a high mortality rate, the major challenge hedge funds face today is building capacity to meet growing demand for higher returns from institutions and high-net-worth individuals.
Financial Advisor November 2005 Tracey Longo	The Embattled Broker Exemption Rule While advisors talk a good game about their desire to see consumers protected by meaningful regulation, the Financial Planning Association remains the sole litigant in its lawsuit against the Securities and Exchange Commission's so-called Merrill rule.
Financial Advisor November 2005 Roy Diliberto	The Naked Emperor Revisited When clients are promised consistently superior, above-market returns by their financial advisors, are these promises as shallow and invisible as the clothes "weaved" by the tailors in the Hans Christian Anderson fable?
Financial Advisor November 2005 Karen DeMasters	When Grandparents Raise Grandchildren Some financial advisors have developed an expertise in helping families work through the financial issues involved when grandparents are raising grandchildren.
Financial Advisor November 2005 David J. Drucker	How to Hire an IT Consultant Using the common-sense advice of these experts, financial advisors should be able to cut several years off their hunt for the right IT consultant.
Financial Advisor November 2005 Monroe D. Diefendorf	Thinking In 3-D New standards and guidelines, along with curriculum and professional designations, will be created to address the needs of our 21st century clients. 3 Dimensional Wealth Planning may help the industry meet challenges.
Financial Advisor November 2005 Richard Huttner	Section 409A Can Really Hurt Some Clients Are your financial advisory clients at risk from tax penalties on deferred comp plans?
Financial Advisor November 2005 Gail Liberman	Annuities May Cause Problems With Medicaid Medicaid, the state and federally funded public assistance program, might be off the radar screen for financial advisors selling annuities to senior clients for retirement planning, but it shouldn't be.
Financial Advisor November 2005 Eric L. Reiner	Daddy, Can I Please Have A Beneficiary-Controlled Trust? An alternative to passing assets outright gains popularity with financial advisors and high-net worth clients alike.
Financial Advisor November 2005 Joel Bruckenstein	Behind The Scenes At Intuit's PortfolioMinder This new portfolio management and reporting platform is capable yet inexpensive.
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