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OPINION JAN 27, 2015
How to get off to a prosperous start on social media in 2015

Use social media to ensure you're tapping your network to its fullest potential this year

By Kristin Andree
OPINION JAN 27, 2015
Closed-end funds can offer opportunities, but they come with risks

Not nearly as popular as open-end mutual funds, they provide advantages for long-term investors who can stomach some volatility.

By Thomas Hoops
OPINION JAN 18, 2015
MetLife's challenge a plus, win or lose

By MFXFeeder
OPINION JAN 11, 2015
A chance to help one of your brothers

Adviser John Hyland dedicated himself to raising funds for acute myeloid leukemia after his aunt died from it. Now he needs your help to battle it himself.

By FGabriel
OPINION DEC 23, 2014
Catch and ride the next wave in financial advice

Clients expect their advisers to use technology to make their lives easier

By John Anderson
OPINION DEC 22, 2014
Why security in retirement is often luck of the draw

Specific returns clients earn on investments right around retirement disproportionately impact their lifetime outcomes.

By Wade Pfau
OPINION DEC 21, 2014
Regulators can't keep up with change

By Blaine F. Aikin
OPINION DEC 17, 2014
8 ways to reach the next level of client segmentation

By Matthew Halloran
OPINION DEC 07, 2014
How to help clients navigate the choppy HSA waters

Figuring out how to utilize the full potential of these health care plan features should be part of comprehensive retirement income planning.

By Peter Stahl
OPINION DEC 04, 2014
Give me a (tax) break: ETFs and tax efficiency

Breaking down some key differences between ETFs and mutual funds so you can help clients avoid unpleasant surprises.

By Grant Engelbart
OPINION NOV 30, 2014
Reaching out through LinkedIn

By Kristin Andree
OPINION NOV 19, 2014
What top Olympians and top advisers have in common

The Olympians at Sochi have this. Peyton Manning has this. Top performers from around the world in sports, music, and even business have this. Most financial advisers should have this, but they do not. What is it?

By Robert Sofia
OPINION NOV 18, 2014
What to do about dementia? Advice for the adviser

To efficiently serve and protect clients that develop dementia, specific steps can be taken

By Steve Starnes
OPINION NOV 17, 2014
Building a network beyond CPAs

By Paul Saganey
Bill Gross' exit sparked massive outflows at Pimco
OPINION NOV 03, 2014
Bill Gross' exit sparked massive outflows at Pimco

Investors pulled billions from his former mutual fund, Pimco Total Return, upon the news of his departure.

By Jeff Tjornehoj
OPINION NOV 02, 2014
Time to move quickly to aid the impaired

Dementia, Alzheimer's puts advisers in a bind when they try to intervene on behalf of impaired clients

By MFXFeeder
OPINION NOV 02, 2014
Big glitches go beyond the numbers

$23M issues at ARCP, LPL show breakneck paces of growth can lead to cracks in the corporate façade.

By MFXFeeder
OPINION OCT 30, 2014
Advisers played a role in market sell-off as they turned to risk-averse ETFs

Pattern of investors moving out of stocks could be set for balance of the year and into 2015.

By Nicholas Colas
OPINION OCT 26, 2014
Opaque ETFs not in the public interest

SEC must keep investors front of mind and avoid being swayed by fund company arguments about nontransparent ETFs

By MFXFeeder
OPINION OCT 21, 2014
Do we really need more deliberation on the fiduciary standard, commissioner?

It is time for the commission to get to work and craft a rule to make this policy a reality.

By Barbara Roper