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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YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 18, 2011
Five ways to boost your bottom line

Building a successful practice is a marathon, not a sprint, and eventually, every runner hits the wall. When that happens, you have to change things up a bit to get back up to speed.

INVESTING EQUITIES SEP 14, 2011
LPL to lower fees on ETFs and stocks

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 13, 2011
Marrieds think singles have it made when planning for retirement

A new Charles Schwab & Co. Inc. survey finds that married couples think retirement planning is easier for singles. The reality is far different, however.

Financial optimism in short supply among 20-somethings
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 09, 2011
Financial optimism in short supply among 20-somethings

Survey finds older Gen-Yers the least optimistic of all

NEWS RIAS SEP 06, 2011
The future? Gen X DIY investors trounced advisers in 2010

Generation X investors who handle their own portfolios trounced advisers last year. This does not necessarily bode well for the future of the business.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 04, 2011
Even after a relocation to Midtown, the memory of a tragedy persists

Despite the passage of 10 years and a move to another part of New York, the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks are never far from financial adviser Lewis J. Altfest's mind

Every adviser should be invested in alternatives: Investment experts
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES SEP 01, 2011
Every adviser should be invested in alternatives: Investment experts

Paramount to generate returns even in down markets; higher management costs worth it

Workers seeking greener pastures — or just more green
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 30, 2011
Workers seeking greener pastures — or just more green

Surprise! Increasing number of employees changing jobs due to opportunity, not necessity

NEWS RIAS AUG 30, 2011
Assets being snatched up, but valuations of RIAs still depressed

RIA client assets that changed hands through acquisitions soared in the first half of the year but valuations of the firms are still below the 2008 peak, according to Schwab Advisor Services.

LPL to lower its stock and ETF fees dramatically
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 30, 2011
LPL to lower its stock and ETF fees dramatically

B-D to cut transaction costs from $15 a trade to $9