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NEWS OPINION FEB 06, 2015
How to manage your clients' emotions when market volatility spikes

Volatility at the start of this year has many investors concerned about their exposure to equities, but advisers must put short-term market events in context and keep investors focused.

NEWS OPINION FEB 01, 2015
Responding to regulators' focus on fees

Advisers need to ensure they aren't taking advantage of their clients, either intentionally or unintentionally, and must explain and justify their fees.

NEWS OPINION FEB 01, 2015
An industry leader and 'a good guy'

NEWS OPINION JAN 27, 2015
How to get off to a prosperous start on social media in 2015

Use social media to ensure you're tapping your network to its fullest potential this year

NEWS OPINION JAN 27, 2015
Closed-end funds can offer opportunities, but they come with risks

Not nearly as popular as open-end mutual funds, they provide advantages for long-term investors who can stomach some volatility.

NEWS OPINION JAN 18, 2015
MetLife's challenge a plus, win or lose

NEWS OPINION JAN 11, 2015
A chance to help one of your brothers

Adviser John Hyland dedicated himself to raising funds for acute myeloid leukemia after his aunt died from it. Now he needs your help to battle it himself.

NEWS OPINION DEC 23, 2014
Catch and ride the next wave in financial advice

Clients expect their advisers to use technology to make their lives easier

NEWS OPINION DEC 22, 2014
Why security in retirement is often luck of the draw

Specific returns clients earn on investments right around retirement disproportionately impact their lifetime outcomes.

NEWS OPINION DEC 21, 2014
Regulators can't keep up with change

NEWS OPINION DEC 17, 2014
8 ways to reach the next level of client segmentation

NEWS OPINION DEC 07, 2014
How to help clients navigate the choppy HSA waters

Figuring out how to utilize the full potential of these health care plan features should be part of comprehensive retirement income planning.

NEWS OPINION DEC 04, 2014
Give me a (tax) break: ETFs and tax efficiency

Breaking down some key differences between ETFs and mutual funds so you can help clients avoid unpleasant surprises.

NEWS OPINION NOV 30, 2014
Reaching out through LinkedIn

NEWS OPINION NOV 19, 2014
What top Olympians and top advisers have in common

The Olympians at Sochi have this. Peyton Manning has this. Top performers from around the world in sports, music, and even business have this. Most financial advisers should have this, but they do not. What is it?

NEWS OPINION NOV 18, 2014
What to do about dementia? Advice for the adviser

To efficiently serve and protect clients that develop dementia, specific steps can be taken

NEWS OPINION NOV 17, 2014
Building a network beyond CPAs

Bill Gross' exit sparked massive outflows at Pimco
NEWS OPINION NOV 03, 2014
Bill Gross' exit sparked massive outflows at Pimco

Investors pulled billions from his former mutual fund, Pimco Total Return, upon the news of his departure.

NEWS OPINION NOV 02, 2014
Time to move quickly to aid the impaired

Dementia, Alzheimer's puts advisers in a bind when they try to intervene on behalf of impaired clients

NEWS OPINION NOV 02, 2014
Big glitches go beyond the numbers

$23M issues at ARCP, LPL show breakneck paces of growth can lead to cracks in the corporate façade.