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Registered Rep. March 1, 2006 Kevin McKinley |
Wiping Odd Lots Off Your Book for Good You can get rid of odd-lot tender notices while doing yourself and your clients some good. Just get them to donate their odd-lot shares to charity.  |
Registered Rep. March 1, 2006 |
Whose Lawyer Is It Anyway? Q: My firm and I have been named in an arbitration filed by a former client. The firm agreed to provide me with a lawyer who is representing it, too. Do I have any reason to be concerned about this joint representation?... A: This is the classic problem that many brokers face... etc.  |
Registered Rep. March 1, 2006 Janet Arrowood |
The Medicare and Medicaid Minefield As the population ages and life expectancy rises, so does the likelihood that more people will be needing long-term care and your financial advisory clients should know the hard facts about paying for it, because the costs can be staggering.  |
Registered Rep. March 1, 2006 Gresham & Gresham |
Prime-Time Risks Getting clients and prospects to confront difficult issues is never easy, but absolutely necessary. Here is a risk inventory checklist financial advisors can use to address the subject.  |
Registered Rep. March 1, 2006 Bill Singer |
E-Talk Is Not Cheap Just as there are rules and regulations limiting phone use by securities industry employees, there are similar restrictions and prohibitions about using the Internet. New wrinkles are being added all the time.  |
Registered Rep. March 1, 2006 Mindy Diamond |
Creative Giving Over the past year, top brokers who have switched houses on the Street have gotten some very creative compensation packages. The better the broker the more bells and whistles -- like loans and designer offices -- they are offered.  |
Registered Rep. March 1, 2006 Matt Oechsli |
Positioning Power Here is a sales strategy for getting affluent investors to turn to you first for their financial needs. It involves taking eight steps -- three of which are of particular importance -- that will produce the best results.  |
Registered Rep. March 1, 2006 Halah Touryalai |
Surfing the Street Here are some great blogs worth financial advisors' time: the10b-5daily.com... sacarbitration.com... taxbiz.blogspot.com... 401khelpcenter.com...  |
Registered Rep. March 1, 2006 Barry Rehfeld |
Another Tough Top Cop? When President Bush tapped Christopher Cox to replace William Donaldson, it looked like Bush was swapping an aggressive reformer for a kinder, gentler regulator. Yet since he took over as SEC chairman, Cox has shown that he is not the anti-Donaldson.  |
Registered Rep. March 1, 2006 Christopher O'Leary |
It's Not Just About the Trade Because of a massive consolidation wave and a hyper-regulatory environment, financial advisors are interacting with their clearing firms in ways they never did before.  |
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