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.
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By Staff Writer"At the core of what we do is helping our clients understand the concept of critical financial events," says Charles Massimo in describing what he...
June 01, 2007
Fiduciary First of AllI find the discussions on "fiduciary responsibility" interesting (see "Exemption Vacation," May 2007 issue). A foundation of just about any profession, be it medicine, finance...
June 01, 2007
Unconventional WisdomQuick. What's the chief quality of top advisors to the affluent? Skill? Ability? Style? It's probably not what you think. Following a two-year research-based "random walk"...
June 01, 2007
Mr. Keller Goes to WashingtonFor 15 years or more, I've been trying to figure out what is wrong with CFP Board; why every few years they seem to come...
May 31, 2007
CFP Board Adds Fiduciary RequirementThe Board of the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards has adopted a revised version of its code of ethics, adding new language that requires all 54,000 CFPs to "at all times place the interest of the client ahead of his or her own."
May 31, 2007
CFP Board Toughens Duty Of Care StandardsThe group that oversees the Certified Financial Planner professional designation has updated its ethical standards.Members of the board of Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards ...
May 31, 2007
BOLI Firm Joins Marketing ConsortiumCorrigan & Company has become a provisional member of M Financial Group.Corrigan, Santa Barbara, Calif., is an executive benefits firm that specializes in the sale ...
May 23, 2007
Professional Senior Designations Under Fire In Mass.Massachusetts' Securities Division has adopted new rules restricting financial advisors from citing credentials suggesting they have special expertise in the financial needs of seniors.The rules, ...