Bird in Hand
By Melanie WaddellRegulators are cracking down on abusive sales tactics by broker/dealers selling annuities. But sales of variable annuities--and, particularly, immediate annuities--continue to grow at a healthy...
July 01, 2004
Left BehindDoes a person ever face more difficult decisions while less able to think clearly than when his or her spouse has just died? Surviving spouses face...
July 01, 2004
THE PLAYING FIELD- Will You Have to Do It Tomorrow?Just when you thought the Securities and Exchange Commission was taking a breather from proposing rules that affect advisors, the securities regulator is at it...
July 01, 2004
FROM TACTICAL TO PRACTICAL- Media PartnerWe live and practice in a world of look-alike competitors where consumers often can't tell one investment product, service, or advisor from another. They have...
July 01, 2004
TOOLS OF THE TRADE- Rebalancing ActThe issue of rebalancing clients' portfolios is faced by all investment advisors. Most of you would agree that rebalancing can have a tremendous impact on...
July 01, 2004
THE GLUCK REPORT- Serve YourselfPriced under $500 and easy to use, the Mirra Personal Server is one of the most valuable new gadgets of the last few years for...
July 01, 2004
Custom JobWhen they first appeared, separate accounts were limited to institutions, endowments, foundations, and a handful of individual investors with multiple millions of dollars. For the...
July 01, 2004
THE BUSINESS OF ADVICE- Put Me In, Coach!Stephen Brody of Greenville, North Carolina, has always been a coach and an educator at heart. In fact, his first career was in teaching. About...