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PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 05, 2010
Boston's knowledge economy a plus

In 2008, BusinessWeek magazine noted that Boston was one of the U.S. cities best equipped to ride out the recession, thanks to a near-perfect mix of industries that are not only stable but complementary

RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 05, 2010
NaviPlan and Profiles are updated by EISI

Those crafty Canadians at Emerging Information Systems Inc. know how to keep financial advisers coming back for more.

Vanguard CEO to employees: Let's lose the suits
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 03, 2010
Vanguard CEO to employees: Let's lose the suits

A few weeks ago, The Vanguard Group Inc.'s chief executive, William McNabb, received an e-mail from one of his sales representatives that a longtime client wanted to have lunch with him.

Four steps to finding new clients with LinkedIn
RIAS DEC 03, 2010
Four steps to finding new clients with LinkedIn

The following is a 4 Step process to building a pipeline in the matter of a few months (maybe even weeks) by utilizing this feature. The concept is simple, but takes some discipline to follow.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 03, 2010
Ex-UBS manager lures retirement planning team to Houston startup

Energy industry specialists managed $450M at wirehouse

FINTECH DEC 03, 2010
Social media archiving meets e-mail archiving in new partnership

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 02, 2010
Suit? Khakis? Financial advisers ponder the power of pinstripes

If there were a “Dress for Success” guide for financial advisers, its take-away message well might be: Dress the way your target market believes you should dress.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 02, 2010
Jeans at work for financial advisers? Not just yet

The days of advisers wearing a suit and tie to the office every day are long gone, but most reps still try to maintain a professional — if more casual — feel. That means khakis, dress pants and button-down shirts are in. Jeans are still out.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 01, 2010
Incite: No news is bad news for women at brokerages

If you're curious about how important workplace diversity is to Wall Street, consider the commotion that ensues when it's time to roll out the red carpet and honor the industry's inclusion luminaries.

RIAS DEC 01, 2010
Reps looking to bail on besieged B-D: Recruiter

Representatives and advisers at Brewer Financial, a Chicago-based independent broker-dealer, are said to be looking to jump ship after the Securities and Exchange Commission charged the firm and its top two executives with fraud in selling $5.6 million in promissory notes to 74 investors.

FINTECH NOV 30, 2010
Advisers optimistic about technology's direction

Without a doubt, 2010 is a far better time to start an advisory business than at any point in the last 30 years, according to the participants in <i>InvestmentNews'</i> technology round table

FINTECH NOV 30, 2010
Technology must continue to evolve

The following is an edited transcript of <i>InvestmentNews' </i>technoogy round table, held in New York Sept. 15

Northern Trust launches gay, lesbian wealth management biz
RIAS NOV 29, 2010
Northern Trust launches gay, lesbian wealth management biz

Northern Trust Corp. long has championed its conservative heritage as a 121-year-old financial institution that eased through the Great Depression and most recently the Great Recession.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 29, 2010
Reinvigorate end-of-year client reviews

Many financial professionals see client reviews solely as a time to discuss portfolio performance

FINTECH NOV 23, 2010
eFileCabinet rolls out latest version of SecureDrawer

RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 21, 2010
New credential focuses on families with special needs children

RIAS NOV 21, 2010
Advisers give thanks to clients, not Washington

Financial advisers are a grateful tribe, and one thing they all agree on as the nation counts down to Thanksgiving is that clients rank high on their list of blessings.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 17, 2010
American Funds biggest loser in 2010 outflows

Offerings from American Funds, Fidelity Investments and The Vanguard Group Inc. had the biggest net outflows last year, according to Morningstar Inc.

FINTECH NOV 17, 2010
Tech under the tree: Apricorn Aegis Padlock secure portable hard drive

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 17, 2010
Incite: Don't put off succession planning

It might be easier not to think ahead, but it isn't fair to leave clients high and dry