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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Counting coup: Trailblazing B-D attracts funds from Indian Country
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 07, 2011
Counting coup: Trailblazing B-D attracts funds from Indian Country

NativeOne is first tribally owned brokerage registered with NYSE; 'not always treated equally'

Cross-selling a dud so far for advisers and banks, survey finds
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 02, 2011
Cross-selling a dud so far for advisers and banks, survey finds

Rewards not great enough to persuade wealth managers to sell investment products to retail banking customers

RETIREMENT TAX JUL 29, 2011
The bottom line of N.Y.'s new 'I do'

On Sunday, the first day that same-sex couples will be able to marry in New York, chances are good that a client or two of Brian D. Emery's will be lining up to apply for a license

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUL 24, 2011
Giving investors more options can enhance performance

Investors who held a traditional portfolio comprising primarily stock- and bond-based mutual funds took a terrible beating during the 2008 market rout

NEWS RIAS JUL 24, 2011
Advisers' two toughest words: 'Save more'

It is no secret that many middle-class Americans aren't saving enough for retirement, but according to financial advisers, a surprising number of their higher-income clients are in the same predicament and need help to turn things around

YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH JUL 17, 2011
HNW to advisers: Pick up an iPad already

Wealthy investors love their iPads and want their financial advisers to use them too, according to a recent study by Cisco Systems Inc.

NEWS RIAS JUL 15, 2011
RIAs' revenue, AUM hit all-time highs in 2010

Let the good times roll. After several lousy years, revenues and assets under management for RIAs hit an all-time high in 2010. More of the same to come?

C'mon Irene: Advisers say they're ready for hurricane
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 13, 2011
C'mon Irene: Advisers say they're ready for hurricane

While much of the East Coast battens down the hatches ahead of Hurricane Irene, advisers in the path of the storm say they're not overly concerned about what the nasty weather will do to their operations. One piece of advice: buy a generator.

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 10, 2011
Succession planning: The answer within

Internal succession tends to be far less disruptive than other succession routes, observers said. That is because it usually takes place gradually — often over a period of years rather than months.

Gross: Entitlement liabilities 'a staggering obituary'
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JUL 07, 2011
Gross: Entitlement liabilities 'a staggering obituary'

At the Morningstar conference, bond king and occasional buzzkill Bill Gross stayed on point, labeling the government's $100 trillion entitlement liability 'a staggering obituary.' He also defended his bearish views on Treasuries, despite the recent rally in the instruments.