Bank & Financial

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Investment Advisor October 2007 Kara P. Stapleton	Slight Growth in RIAs The universe of registered investment advisors grew only slightly during the past year.
Investment Advisor October 2007 Jeff Joseph	Sub-Prime Returns Redux August appears to have been the worst month for hedge funds since May 2006, when 70% of all hedge funds fell. The first two weeks of the month saw continued woes in subprime mortgage securities.
Investment Advisor October 2007 Mark Tibergien	Exit, Stage Left There comes that awful realization in every advisor's life when he finds himself in the netherworld between wisdom and obsolescence. As the leader of the business, how do you know when it's time to step aside?
Investment Advisor October 2007 Bob Clark	Difference of Opinion A debate about a major issue facing many advisory firms, namely, the conflicting interests they must wrestle with when deciding how to handle defecting advisors who leave the firm, taking clients with them.
Investment Advisor October 2007 Lewis Schiff	The Assets Clients Hide How and why clients hide assets from an advisor can take several forms, but all potentially can affect the true value of the financial service you provide.
Investment Advisor October 2007 Angela Herbers	Beyond E-Myth When starting an advisory practice, go beyond Michael Gerber's business plan from his book E-Myth. Think of the new practice as a pyramid, and work your way up from the base, to the top.
Investment Advisor October 2007 Melanie Waddell	Making Compliance Headway Four years after the passage of the SEC's "compliance program rule," advisors are still grappling with exactly what their annual review process should entail.
Investment Advisor October 2007 Melanie Waddell	Helping the Most Vulnerable Retirees Lawmakers, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and state regulators are bent on making sure advisors with designations touting expertise when it comes to helping seniors, the most vulnerable retirees, are closely scrutinized.
Investment Advisor October 2007 Elizabeth D. Festa	Singles and Special-Needs Clients Micki Pitch runs a two-generation practice with her eldest son, Joe. They specialize in serving the investment and retirement needs of single women and, more recently, those with family members who have special needs.
Investment Advisor October 2007 Kara P. Stapleton	IRA Rollovers Rebound There is a group of people with a significant amount of money that are in need of advisory services when it comes to IRA rollover accounts.
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