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Joanne Cleaver

Joanne Cleaver has covered finance, careers, women’s issues, retirement planning an entrepreneurship for over 40 years for a wide array of national media outlets. She has authored seven nonfiction books, including three on small business growth and, most recently, one on career strategy, The Career Lattice (McGraw Professional, 2012).

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‘Ow!’ — not ‘wow’ — drives client change

The pivot point is salience: the motivational magic that's sparked when a piece of information has immediate relevance to the client's situation or expectations.

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New diversity report makes familiar recommendations

The report from the CFP Board outlines specific steps proven to establish and cultivate equity for employees at all levels with financial services organizations.

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Sometimes mothers do know best

Rising women advisors apply their mothers' and mothers-in-laws' advice to grow their careers.

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Tax hangover tees up client discussions about new RMD strategies

The SECURE 2.0 legislation, tax rates and other changes can pave the way for conversations with clients about strategies around required minimum distributions, Ed Slott says.

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Pledges alone don’t catalyze diversity

It’s accountability and measurement that drive lasting change.

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Diversity, Equity & Inclusion 2023 Lifetime Achievement Winner: Alex David

Daily experiences have helped the CEO of Stifel Independent Advisors to appreciate how necessary it is for professionals, especially African American adults, to be role models for young Black males.

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Native Women Lead snags big grant

The funding from the Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation will support the group's work of preparing Native American women for careers in asset management and wealth management.

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Don’t discourage potential savers with misleading math

Scolding Americans about lost opportunity only discourages them from starting now to save and invest.

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Finlit makes the grade in high schools

Financial literacy programs need stories, more than data, from financial services professionals.

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Financial stresses create a learning moment

Bank failures, inflation and retirement fears are propelling financial literacy to the top of Americans' minds.