Behavioral Finance
Read about the behavioral finance factors that affect clients and that help advisors tailor the best financial plans and portfolio strategies for investors.
Reform--and Fiduciary--Not Dead, Yet
By Bob Clark, Bob ClarkAs the financial reform bill continues to work its way through the process of reconciling the Senate and House versions, the fiduciary duty for all...
June 01, 2010
Are you a "red flag" advisor?While you're probably already taking care to be transparent with your clients, are you committing any of these consumer "red flags?"
June 01, 2010
Researchers Note Slowing in U.S. Companies' Offshoring Startup ActivitiesLatin American is now a preferred location for offshoring contact centers and IT functions.
June 01, 2010
Leadership Case Study: Geri PellBy anyone's measure, Geri Eisenman Pell's career has been a success. She has been a financial advisor since 1986. For the past five years she...
June 01, 2010
Editor's Note: Learn From New JerseyIn thinking of the value that independent advisors like our cover story firm, Harbor Lights Financial, provide to their clients, I think of New Jersey....
June 01, 2010
FPA, Coalition for Financial Planning Remain Upbeat"People on the Hill know what financial planning is now," says Tom Potts, president of the Financial Planning Association (FPA), and while it may "take...
May 27, 2010
Treasury's Wolin Vows Fight for Broker Fiduciary Duty in Reform LawThere are "still real issues at stake" in the conference process of the financial services reform bill, Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Neal Wolin told attendees at the FINRA annual conference in Baltimore on May 27.
May 27, 2010
NAPFA Names Susan John as 2010-11 ChairpersonThe National Association of Personal Financial Advisors (NAPFA) announced that it elected a new chairperson last week at its annual meeting in Chicago.