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Group Think
By Staff WriterThe Social Investment Forum and the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility launched a Web site--www.SaveShareholderRights.org--to organize individual shareholders in opposition to SEC proposals to change...
October 01, 2007
Do You Recall?It's been a tough year for recalls. First it was pet food. Then everything from livestock feed to toothpaste, shrimp, fish, and toys to tires...
October 01, 2007
Going the DistanceHow many of your clients refer to you as their "advisor for life?" Probably not as many as you would like. Acting as a financial...
September 30, 2007
Avoid the trap of trying to be too balancedHow do you get into the zone with ease and consistency - and maintain it? The short answer is balance. Think of when you have been in the zone. Likely, it was a time when you had the physical health and clarity of mind to address problems and
September 30, 2007
What "everybody knows" is not always rightAccording to a Society of Actuaries study, roughly three-quarters of people surveyed felt they would live until age 80, but roughly the same percentage thought they'd be dead by age 85. I believe the reason for this groupthink, whereby everybody
September 30, 2007
Marketing mistakes to avoidSuccessful marketing is hard work. Most people will agree with that. But the payoff is well worth the extra effort. Advisors who don't have the expertise or the desire to handle their marketing efforts on their own certainly can find a number of
September 30, 2007
Zero In On 76 Million Boomers Starting To RetireSeventy-five percent of plan participants switch their primary financial advisor or initiate a relationship with an advisor within five to 10 years of retirement.
September 30, 2007
2007 Readers' Choice AwardsWhen it comes to keeping an eye on the pulse of industry product and service offerings, we figure there's no one more qualified to give us a report than our readers. After all, you are the ones who are out in the field choosing from these products