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An Advisor's Advisor
By Staff WriterAsk not what your clients can do for you -- ask what you can do for your clients. That variation on a John F. Kennedy theme...
February 01, 2008
Selling OutAt the end of last November, I had the privilege of moderating a panel of advisors at the Investment Advisor Moss Adams Advisor Summit in...
February 01, 2008
Quality TimeIn our past two articles, we discussed qualitative research that JPMorgan conducted on both affluent clients and their advisors. The goal of this proprietary research...
February 01, 2008
Barring the DoorRecently, one of my clients lost a long-time employee to another firm. This employee had been the admin/back office assistant to a solo practitioner for...
February 01, 2008
More Than Keeping ScoreAn accepted principle in portfolio management is rebalancing--the process of restoring your portfolio to its original mix that was designed to meet a specific investing...
January 31, 2008
How to create an album of credibilityThe most powerful tool a salesperson can have is a third-party endorsement. Proof: verification. This is your book of evidence. In a trial, people are convicted or found not guilty based on the quality of evidence either against them or for them.