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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.

NEWS OPINION OCT 30, 2014
Advisers played a role in market sell-off as they turned to risk-averse ETFs

Pattern of investors moving out of stocks could be set for balance of the year and into 2015.

NEWS OPINION OCT 26, 2014
Opaque ETFs not in the public interest

SEC must keep investors front of mind and avoid being swayed by fund company arguments about nontransparent ETFs

NEWS OPINION OCT 21, 2014
Do we really need more deliberation on the fiduciary standard, commissioner?

It is time for the commission to get to work and craft a rule to make this policy a reality.

NEWS OPINION OCT 19, 2014
Who should be accredited these days?

Time the SEC revamped the accredited investor definition in a way that broadens the potential pool of investors and strengthens verification that they qualify.

NEWS OPINION OCT 17, 2014
No license to boast

New research shows how uncomfortable self promotion makes listeners.

NEWS OPINION OCT 16, 2014
Follow the smart money to alts

If advisers are truly looking out for the best interests of their clients, the 60-40 portfolio approach needs to change.

NEWS OPINION OCT 01, 2014
Apple Pay may feel painless. At first.

Studies show that people spend as much as 100% more when they don't use 'real' money.