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Investment Advisor June 2006 Bob Clark |
Clark at Large: Reality Check A good exercise is to periodically examine the things we know to be true and explore why we think so. Here's a list of possible misconceptions financial advisors hold to be true: Client portfolios need international exposure... It doesn't matter what the other advisors do... etc.  |
Investment Advisor June 2006 Susan L. Hirshman |
The Wealth Advisor: Listening to Margaret Mead How do certain advisors acquire and retain such close relationships with clients? Here's what anthropology can teach you about affluent "tribes."  |
Investment Advisor June 2006 Melanie Waddell |
The Playing Field: Masters at the Helm Former SEC chairman Arthur Levitt and past NASD and Nasdaq Stock Market chairman and CEO Frank Zarb have joined a consulting firm's heavy hitters.  |
Investment Advisor June 2006 Melanie Waddell |
Retirement Planning: The Healthcare Crisis How dire is the healthcare and retirement planning situation in America? A raft of proposals are floated to address the issue.  |
Investment Advisor June 2006 |
Retirement Planning: Behind the Numbers What do consumers want when it comes to financial advice? It turns out the generations like getting their financial advice in different ways.  |
Investment Advisor June 2006 Megan L.F. Robert |
Retirement Planning: Retirement Advisor Profile Financial institutions are looking at retirement planning as a business opportunity and trying to see how it fits together with their overall business.  |
Investment Advisor June 2006 Elizabeth Festa |
B/d Briefing: Regulating Annuity Sales The NASD is taking steps to assess oversight of the sales of all types of annuities by the patchwork quilt of regulatory agencies overseeing the products and move toward a level playing field of regulation without formulating any new rulemaking of its own.  |
Investment Advisor June 2006 |
B/d Briefing: News & Products At the Fidelity Executive Forum in late April, Fidelity Brokerage Company's National Financial (NF) clearing firm unit demonstrated a number of new services... For the first time in the history of the NASD, a father/son duo has been elected to the NASD board... etc.  |
Investment Advisor June 2006 Marlene Y. Satter |
Insurance Update: Back to Basics New products and strategies proliferate in the insurance industry as companies work hard to keep up with modern needs, but advisors should not lose sight of the basic purposes of products that can benefit their clients, even in a changing financial environment.  |
Investment Advisor June 2006 Ken Ziesenheim |
Expert's Corner: Playing Offense with an IPS A written Investment Policy Statement (IPS) can help build your financial advisory practice in surprising ways.  |
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