How would you like to fly on a personal jet, belong to a fancy country club and have a personal trainer — all on someone else's dime?
With retail investors exiting municipal bonds for the past six months because of sharply rising interest rates and much-publicized default fears, the asset class now represents an island of high-quality value in a sea of relatively expensive fixed-income options
Connecting with clients and prospects on an emotional level — not merely meeting with them — is more important than ever
The first question advisers often ask me is, “What exactly can I do with social media?” While the compliance constraints everyone talks about are real, there are a number of strategies you can implement that will have a tremendous effect on your bottom line
A shift in culture for investment advisers is overtaking regulatory reform in scope and significance
Newer models could offer attractive alternatives to wirehouses, but they're not making a huge dent in headcounts.
One day in September, “Ralph” was diagnosed with Stage IV cancer
A time-honored method of detecting cheap stocks is to look for ones that sell below book value.
Whether it's breaking the news to a client that he's just been fleeced by his own brother or that because of his meager savings rate, he's going to have to work beyond 65, good financial advisers never skirt the hard truths
Based on recent buying patterns, the shares of these four companies may be set to take off.
The fiduciary standard is all about serving the best interests of investors
Japan's Nikkei 225 has fallen 12% since an earthquake ripped the country on March 11. U.S. investors should consider buying ADRs of Japanese stocks.
As the markets continue to recover, it is time to take a fresh look at investment risk
“Well done is better than well said,” was Benjamin Franklin's wisdom on accountability
Without the unequivocal support of all the members of the Securities and Ex-change Commission, just how much can we learn about the future direction of the regulation of investment advice from the two SEC studies that were released last month?
Last month, the Department of Labor proposed to expand the definition of the term “fiduciary” under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
While in no way minimizing the tragic fate of Bernie Madoff's other victims, one can't help but feel immensely sad for Mark, whether he knew or didn't know.
At this time of year, investment stewards — retirement plan sponsors, and managers and trustees of charitable organization investment committees — are receiving 2010 year-end investment performance reports and poring over them to prepare for their first 2011 meetings with their advisers and money managers
