Lavonne Kuykendall

Lavonne was a reporter for InvestmentNews from 2011 to 2012 covering practice management topics for financial advisers. Connect with her on LinkedIn.

Lavonne Kuykendall
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Windfall's pitfalls
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JUN 06, 2013
Windfall's pitfalls

After pocketing a $1 million Make Me Rich jackpot last fall, Detroit-area lottery winner Amanda Clayton is getting a trial-by-fire lesson in the challenges of having wealth.

NAPFA's next chairman will fight Finra oversight
NEWS RIAS SEP 04, 2012
NAPFA's next chairman will fight Finra oversight

Rhoades named to succeed John; wants to keep fiduciary standard for investment advisers.

Advisers now more trusted than doctors or accountants, survey shows
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 18, 2012
Advisers now more trusted than doctors or accountants, survey shows

Guiding clients through tempestuous times has apparently strengthened bonds; 'to hell and back'

Succession planning still an advisory hurdle
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 06, 2012
Succession planning still an advisory hurdle

Allan Eyre never made a succession plan.

LinkedIn gave a firm a head start in race to land clients
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH JUN 17, 2012
LinkedIn gave a firm a head start in race to land clients

When it comes to getting financial advisers involved in social media, Lawing Financial Inc. of Overland Park, Kan., has found that nothing succeeds like success.

Advisers feeling more pressure to manage risk, communicate
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH JUN 07, 2012
Advisers feeling more pressure to manage risk, communicate

Life is more complicated for advisers these days, who face increased pressure from investors to manage investment risk and communicate more frequently...

Take this job and love it: Financial planner ranks as fifth-best job
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 07, 2012
Take this job and love it: Financial planner ranks as fifth-best job

Financial planners have less stress, a better working environment and fewer physical demands than most other jobs. Hardly anyone makes more than they do, too.

YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH JUN 05, 2012
Adviser pricing transparency is coming

INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS JUN 03, 2012
Scott Mather: Pimco Foreign Bond Fund

Same-sex marriage contact planners on marriage issues
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 30, 2012
Same-sex marriage contact planners on marriage issues

The legalization of same-sex marriage last month in New York already is sending gay and lesbian couples to their financial planners for advice.