Can You Succeed as an Independent Advisor?
By Mike PattonRecently, I spoke with a friend who left a large bank for another large banking/brokerage operation. He said he felt like he needed to be...
October 01, 2009
Fidelity Cuts Costs on Technology, TradingFidelity Institutional announced September 10 a range of price cuts and time-bounded fee waivers for advisors who custody client assets at Fidelity. Acknowledging that the...
October 01, 2009
Beyond the PlanI spend considerable time and effort in constructing a comprehensive financial plan, but it isn't meant to be a static document that only collects dust...
October 01, 2009
Fiduciary ScorecardAs part of the screening process of mutual funds that I might use for my clients, I decided early in 2009 to search for global...
October 01, 2009
Investors Capital Finding MomentumInvestors Capital executives and advisors say they are well positioned for growth, the main theme of the broker-dealer's 13th annual convention held in Boston in...
October 01, 2009
Past and Future at SchwabAt a somewhat subdued Schwab Impact 2009 conference in San Diego in the middle of September, advisors who custody with Schwab Advisor Services listened to...
October 01, 2009
One True ThingWhat motivates a client to hire a particular advisor? What separates one advisor from the next? These may be two of the more important questions...
September 28, 2009
Getting to Know--and Serve--Clients With an Online Document ServiceLast week I spent a good deal of time putting the finishing touches on a new initiative I call eVault. The plan is to roll...