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Torn allegiances: These advisers are buddies of Peyton Manning — but also diehard Saints fans
When he was a teenager, Nathan Stibbs used to catch passes thrown by Peyton Manning during high school games. This week, he was thrilled to receive something else from the Indianapolis Colts star quarterback. Mr. Manning snagged a ticket to Super Bowl XLIV for his friend and former teammate.
Risk appetite is shaped by experience
We have been counseling individuals and families for more than 25 years, and it has always been interesting to see how people narrowly apply the common wisdom that a person's age is the rule of asset allocation between stocks and bonds.
Advisers prep antidotes for tax hike
Investor concern over the cost of health care reform is likely to manifest itself in a flood of questions to financial advisers about how best to protect assets from an expected hike in taxes.
Advisers turn to new tactics for gauging risk
The S&P 500 has gained 48% over the past year, but memories of the market crash are still fresh, forcing many financial advisers to move risk assessment off the back burner and to the center of their playbooks.
Using print media to bolster your brand
A few months back, I wrote an article for a financial trade publication on search engine optimization.
IN announces the launch of the <b>2010 Moss Adams/InvestmentNews</b> financial performance study of advisory firms
The 2010 Moss Adams/InvestmentNews financial performance study of advisory firms officially launched today.
Pay czar puts $500K cap on cash comp of bank, auto execs
The Obama administration's pay czar is limiting the cash compensation for executives at companies that received the largest taxpayer bailouts to $500,000.
More with Fabeetle’s Brandon Gadoci
Here's some additional information that was provided by Fabeetle.com founder Brandon Gadoci during the reporting of this week's Tech Update that we could not get into the story.
Make sure you reap what you sow
Less than 4% of all independent advisers have ever had their businesses professionally valued, and less than 10% have any formal, written succession plans in place.
Using LinkedIn to find and attract clients
Many financial advisers begin using LinkedIn without knowing how it will help their practice.
Client trust: It is yours to lose
More than their friends, portfolio managers or corporations, investors trust their brokers or financial advisers, according to the first annual U.S. Financial Services Trust Barometer, sponsored by the Edelman public relations firm.
Looking to calm your clients? Test out a dachshund
It may be unconventional, but this family-owned advisory firm has used Dash, Brooklyn and Trot as "corporate greeters" for the past four years.
The most expensive cities to run your practice
Thinking of starting your own practice, re-locating, or opening another office? Before you set up shop, here's the rundown on the most expensive cities in the country for office space.
Prospecting for clients? Try beer
Investment adviser Richard Feight admits he's not very good at brewing beer, but he's found that the hobby helped him build business connections and network with clients.
Schwab: Advisers’ clients are spending less, saving more
In a mixed sign for the U.S. economy, 59% of independent investment advisers surveyed by The Charles Schwab Corp. in late January said they expect consumer savings to increase during the next six months.
On Facebook? So are the feds — and they’re watching
Law enforcement officials go undercover to catch fraudsters, scammers and crooks
From our blogs: When wirehouses can’t compete, do they just sue?
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney made an attempt to use the legal system as a bludgeon against a team departing to HighTower while Goldman Sachs did the same with a team departing to Credit Suisse.
Wirehouses have hard time building up broker head count
The big wirehouses face major challenges that could thwart their announced plans to recruit brokers aggressively and hire more trainees, recruiters and analysts say.
Washington state proposes ‘shocking’ estate tax changes
The Washington state Legislature has proposed a bill that would double the estate taxes for residents.
Red-faced ASPPA apologizes for e-mail gaffe
The pension and actuary group sends a mea culpa to members after a financial advisory firm got hold of the association's mailing list for an upcoming conference.
