Crucial blocking and tackling for financial advisers
This year has been great for stocks — far better than most investment gurus predicted. In fact, if the S&P 500 finishes the year about where it's been recently, it could be among the top 15 years for performance since 1928. So what will 2014 bring? Time to talk with your clients.
Wall Street continues to intensify its loving gaze on independent B-Ds and the hot alternative investments those firms are selling a ton of: nontraded REITs.
If you are looking for military veterans to thank for their service on Veteran's Day, chances are you won't have to look far.
Last week, the House of Representatives approved a bill that would stall a final rule on establishing a fiduciary standard for retirement plan advisers. With any luck, that's as far as this legislation gets.
Even big name bond advocates like A. Gary Shilling or Robert Arnott would have difficulty arguing that bond market performance over the last 30 or 40 years was likely to repeat itself.
Joe Duran says the financial services industry has been guided by calculable and analytical thinking and driven by results. That has led to a bias toward a certain kind of employee.
Adviser to the stars Bambi Holzer is facing the wrath of regulators for allegedly lying to one of her former firms. Bruce Kelly tells the story.
Approach smacks of taking the easy out while extracting a pot of money from JPMorgan's shareholders.
For a niche market, you're searching for something more than merely any individual with X number of assets. You're looking for a segment that is receptive to a tailored marketing and advising approach that both educates and meets the needs of the individuals.
It isn't about which broker-dealer is 'best,' but rather which is the best match for an adviser's business.
