Referrals: Gaining a Potential Client From a Newsletter, and Building Trust With an Existing One
By Mike PattonIn his latest posting on his Road to Independence, Mike Patton talks about referrals and what motivates an advisor like him.
December 01, 2010
Future ImperfectTarot cards, the flight of crows, Ouija boards, horoscopes, animal viscera: The past is a hodgepodge of attempts to read the future.
December 01, 2010
Catching up with ... E. Clifton HooverDavid Dreman, chairman and CEO of Dreman Value Management LLC, announced he was passing the investment baton of his 33-year-old company to E. Clifton Hoover.
December 01, 2010
Putnam Cuts Expense Ratios Up to 54% for Absolute Return FundsThe total expense ratios across Putnam Investments' four Absolute Return Funds have been reduced by as much as 54%, the firm and the Putnam Funds' board of trustees said.
November 30, 2010
Confidence Levels Higher for Advisors, Investors and ConsumersAdvisors, investors and consumers expressed a boost in confidence in November, with major indexes measuring their attitudes all reporting increased levels in the last month.
November 26, 2010
Actions Taken at Nov. 19 SEC Meeting Likely Will Affect All AdvisorsAt its Nov. 19 open meeting, the SEC approved several key proposals designed to implement provisions of the Dodd-Frank law that will affect every investment advisory firm in some fashion.
November 15, 2010
How I’m Improving My WebsiteAdvisor Mike Patton writes about his latest developments on the Road to Independence: this week, how he's redesigning his Website.