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How to maximize the value of your centers of influence
By John PierceIn your search to sell more and earn new clients, centers of influence (COIs) can be your most powerful referral network and competitive intelligence conduit.
July 07, 2015
5 social media rules for time-strapped small businessesIf you engage in social media marketing smartly, it will be the most cost-effective marketing tool you can have.
July 07, 2015
The hugely profitable, wholly legal way to game the stock marketTraders are simply buying stocks before theyre added to the indexes that, by definition, index funds must track.
July 07, 2015
Are your prospects wearing ‘blinders’?Technology has changed the way we shop. Take a lesson from the gum makers so your bubble doesnt burst.
July 06, 2015
FINRA cracks down on overcharges to 401(k) plansThree titans of the broker world will pay a combined $30 million in restitution after the firms failed to waive fees on mutual funds.
July 06, 2015
Pension funding ratios improve as liabilities dropA drop in liabilities has improved pension funding ratios for the second quarter of 2015.
July 06, 2015
Good luck finding a place to hide as global markets crumbleInvestors tend to respond to impending doom by selling risky stuff and hiding out in safer assets.
July 06, 2015
Why women need to improve their financial literacyMore older women are getting divorced, and if they have delegated financial decision making to their spouses, they need to raise their financial knowledge fast.