Portfolio Construction
Keep up with the latest news on key elements for successful portfolio construction including asset allocation, asset management options and investment strategies.
Overlooked Managers: First Things First
By Savita Iyer-Ahrestanilbert Meyer, president and manager of the $8.9 million Mirzam Capital Appreciation Fund (MCAF; ticker: MIRZX), understands stock options and why companies give them to...
August 01, 2010
The Compliance Coach: Independent Advisors: Don't Violate the ProtocolI've had the privilege of assisting over 1,000 wirehouse brokers in their decision to go independent. There are two major issues for a registered representative...
August 01, 2010
Venture Populist: Terms of Engagement for Private Venture AdvisorsAngel and venture investors often have the option to determine to what extent they intend to contribute professionally to their new portfolio holding. Investment advisors...
August 01, 2010
Formulas For Success: If Ever You Should Leave MeThe financial services industry in general, and advisory firms in particular, are experiencing an acute talent shortage. The best people are very much in demand,...
August 01, 2010
Broker/Dealer Briefing News and ProductsDale Brown, CEO of the Financial Services Institute (FSI), testified on June 17 before the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP),...
August 01, 2010
Insurance Update: Insurance Coverage Goes GreenThe company that started providing businesses, and later private individuals, with green insurance has added more arrows to its quiver of green products. Fireman's Fund has...
August 01, 2010
Clark At Large: Can't Beat 'Em? Then Stall 'EmBy the time you read this, the Dodd-Frank financial services reform bill--The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010--will have been approved...
August 01, 2010
Broker/Dealer Marketing: Finding Their VoiceNow that the markets and economy are showing signs of recovery, albeit haphazardly, independent broker/dealers are offering various new tools to help their representatives start...