Opinion

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NEWS OPINION DEC 07, 2009
Entrepreneurialism Is the New Trend

New Firms Are Here and More Are Coming

NEWS OPINION DEC 06, 2009
The four stages of an annual review

As the year draws to a close, fiduciaries should be turning their attention to one of their most important responsibilities: the annual portfolio review.

NEWS OPINION NOV 30, 2009
Interviewing in the Recruiting Game is like Dating

Know and follow the unwritten (until now!) protocol

NEWS OPINION NOV 16, 2009
Watch Out for the Recruiting "Hard Close" at the end of the year!

Branch Managers have quotas to hit: Are they being honest with you about why it is so important for you to join before year-end?

NEWS OPINION NOV 12, 2009
The Merrill Lynch Footprint

Former Merrill senior executives are in high demand

NEWS OPINION NOV 09, 2009
Growth Problems

Is it possible for the big firms to successfully grow?

NEWS OPINION NOV 04, 2009
Lessons Big Firms Can Learn from Small Firms

Many if not Most Advisors of acquired firms leave "Big" and return to "Small." Why?

NEWS OPINION NOV 01, 2009
Tools and strategies for small accounts

Financial advisers lack the strategies and tools to service small accounts effectively, according to a recent Russell Investments survey

NEWS OPINION OCT 30, 2009
Is Big Inevitable, or Just Bad?

The giant firm conundrum: is it possible to create scale and still stay entrepreneurial?

NEWS OPINION OCT 28, 2009
Some Quotas Are Back

Though the industry has been transformed, some old mistakes are being made again

NEWS OPINION OCT 22, 2009
It's Payout Change Season!

Your payout is never as simple as it seems

NEWS OPINION OCT 19, 2009
If You Are a $350,000 Wire House Producer......

There is no Big Deal for you right now at a Big Firm. Time to get pragmatic.

NEWS OPINION OCT 15, 2009
Do we still need ERISA? Only if we want to shortchange savers

With the technological advancements in money management platforms and payroll systems, one has to wonder whether the costs associated with ERISA compliance could be removed from the retirement plan system. If we could safely remove those costs, it's likely we could help employees accumulate between 20% and 30% more money for retirement. So it's worth considering.

NEWS OPINION OCT 13, 2009
The End of the Andrew Hall Saga

Shareholders Lose, Taxpayers Lose

NEWS OPINION OCT 12, 2009
How helping the unemployed can help your practice

At a recent workshop, advisers told me they are finding that a surprisingly high percentage of their clients are unemployed. Advisers found this out during client reviews, and they said the news surprised them — clients had never called to let them know about their new circumstances.

NEWS OPINION OCT 11, 2009
Group aims to influence reform

The Committee for the Fiduciary Standard is an organization that every investor and financial professional should know about.

NEWS OPINION OCT 05, 2009
Everyone Should Have a "Plan B"

Remember a year ago? Worst case scenarios DO happen.

NEWS OPINION OCT 04, 2009
A guide to helping create living wills

The debate about health care reform has resulted in at least one potential benefit: People are talking about end-of-life decision making

NEWS OPINION OCT 01, 2009
Good People Have Options

Both good companies and troubled companies have some lessons to learn

NEWS OPINION SEP 27, 2009
Making 20 years of hindsight pay off

I recently cleaned out some old files in my home office and pulled out some account statements from 2000.