Deborah Nason

Deborah is a freelance business, economics, and investment industry journalist, writing since 2001. Based in the NY metro area, she has been awarded the Investment Foundations™ certificate from the CFA Institute. She Tweets at: @dnason

Deborah Nason
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INVESTING EMERGING MARKETS JAN 20, 2012
Africa pure plays emerging for retail audience

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 05, 2011
For a Vietnam vet, reverberations from bygone eras

Even 3,000 miles away, Tim Pinkney, an adviser with the Savant Group in Citrus Heights, Calif., deeply felt the shock waves of 9/11

NEWS RIAS AUG 12, 2011
Finalists announced for 2011 Community Leadership Awards

The awards, which will be presented Sept. 14, honor financial advisers who make a difference in their communities.

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 24, 2011
Reaching out to Generation X and Y investors

With so much attention focused on baby boomers, it is easy to forget about the investment needs of the tens of millions of members of Generation X (roughly 34 to 45 years old) and Generation Y (16 to 33). It turns out that these younger investors aren't confident about investing, and more than half think that working with a financial adviser isn't worth the cost, a recent study found.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES APR 10, 2011
The real estate expert is in the house

Recognizing the critical role of real estate in clients' financial lives, advisers are finding different ways to incorporate real estate expertise into their practices.

YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH MAR 06, 2011
Measuring a client's financial health

With an eye toward addressing the industrywide challenges of effective client profiling, Omyen Corp. has developed the Personal Financial Index

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 26, 2011
Parents are upbeat about meeting college costs, but advisers skeptical

Although Americans' overall financial security and confidence in their ability to pay for their kids' college tuition has increased slightly over the past six months, financial advisers are observing mostly negative attitudes — with a few surprises

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 12, 2010
Program helps women cope with 'life transitions'

An enormous number of women aren't getting the help they need to navigate major life changes

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 28, 2010
Investors are taking the 'slow' approach

The slow-food movement has inspired an investment approach known as slow money.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 14, 2010
Growth area for advisers: 'Accidental entrepreneurs'

Deep job losses from the Great Recession, combined with dried-up job markets, have created a class of “accidental entrepreneurs” — people who start businesses because they have few other options.