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What top-performing investment strategists and portfolio managers are thinking about the latest market trends and how to build high-performing portfolios.
Got Unhappy Clients?
By Thomas D. GiachettiThe markets are in decline and you and your peers may very well be feeling a bit nervous. And, if in this environment even professional...
April 18, 2008
PPA spells big opportunity for qualified advisorsThe $7 trillion defined-contribution retirement plan market got a serious shot in the arm when Congress recently passed - and President Bush signed - the Pension Protection Act. Under the new law, employers will be allowed to enroll employees in
April 15, 2008
High commitment means high yieldHighly satisfied clients use more services and give more of their money to their investment firm, according to the latest "Full Service Investor Satisfaction Study"? from J.D. Power and Associates.And despite the ready availability of online
April 14, 2008
Nathan RheinhardtNathan Rheinhardt was recently appointed vice president of advisory services at INVEST Financial Corporation. He is responsible for helping INVEST's independent advisor partners transition to offering fee-based investment advisory services, and will
April 14, 2008
High commitment means high yieldHighly satisfied clients use more services and give more of their money to their investment firm, according to the latest "Full Service Investor Satisfaction Study"? from J.D. Power and Associates.And despite the ready availability of online
April 07, 2008
Smaller Banks Report 2007 Investment IncomeCommunity banks' investment programs earned about $496 million in income in 2007.Researchers at Michael White Associates, Radnor, Pa., have reported that figure in an analysis ...
April 01, 2008
Getting Comfortable With ChangeAs an active proponent of investment policy statements, I have frequent opportunities to speak with advisors about the how and why of using this tool...
April 01, 2008
Mirror, MirrorWhen Lewis Schiff presented the preliminary findings from his research at the Investment Advisor/Moss Adams Advisor Summit in November 2007, there was an immediate reaction...