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2009 Advisor of the Year
By Daniel WilliamsDave Williams believes in an old-fashioned approach: roll up your shirt sleeves and get to work. His philosophy is one where "there is no substitute for persistent, hard work," particularly when your focus is always on the client's best interest.
September 01, 2009
About The PlannerDan Deighan CEO, Deighan Financial Advisors 47 West New Haven Avenue, Suite 101 Melbourne, Florida 32901 Phone: 321-728-3888 E-mail: [email protected] Web site: www.deighanfa.com Year firm founded: 1974 Number of people in firm: 14 Number...
September 01, 2009
Astute InterviewerLike a sharp journalist inducing a subject to open up in an interview or a doctor taking a patient's medical history, Eric Hutchinson knows how...
September 01, 2009
A Proven Way to Increase CommissionsLast week I had an epiphany. My moment of clarity came on I-95 as I was driving from Connecticut to Baltimore to pick my son...
September 01, 2009
Chosen: 2009 Broker/Dealers of the YearThese are interesting times. If you think you have it tough as an independent advisor, imagine for a moment that you are running an independent...
September 01, 2009
The Fast Track: All The King's MenIn recent columns, I've written about how we emphasized three unique strengths--extreme delegation, niche focus, and operational efficiency--to build three extremely successful advisory practices. Now,...
September 01, 2009
Media StarWhen watching the business news channels on cable television many advisors seeing an "expert" pontificating about the latest financial crisis are likely to think, "I...
September 01, 2009
BofA Hires Sallie Krawcheck; Agrees to Pay Fine of $33 MillionA federal judge has delayed a decision to approve Bank of America's $33 million settlement with the SEC over its failure to disclose to shareholders...