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Advisors ‘Haven’t Fully Committed’ to Social Media, SEI Expert Says
By Janet LevauxAs use by clients and companies in the industry expands, financial advisors seem to be apprehensive about using social media to grow their practices.
July 30, 2013
Teaching Kids the Five Tenets of Financial ResponsibilityFormer media commentator and stand-up comedian Sabrina Lamb is on a mission to make sure kids get the financial smarts they need.
July 30, 2013
Give Us Tougher Financial Reform, Americans SayThree years since passage of the Dodd-Frank Act, a survey finds that Americans want to continue to rein in Wall Street.
July 29, 2013
RIAs’ Top Compliance Goal: Social Media PoliciesAdvisors are honing their social-media savvy, with nearly 83% of firms adopting formal social media policies this yearup from 64% in 2011 and nearly double the 43% of advisors who had such policies in 2010, according to a recently released compliance survey by the Investment Adviser Association, ACA Compliance Group...
July 29, 2013
The Weakest LinkWhile its hardly news that businesses are exposed to reputation and liability risk through suppliers, the factory collapse in Bangladesh in April has upped the ante considerably.
July 29, 2013
Brave New (Client) WorldWhile many advisors are growing their businesses today, they risk missing out on tomorrows growth by neglecting audiences beyond the traditional affluent white male client.
July 29, 2013
Why Stock Investors Freak OutNew research sheds light on client panic during market downturnsand how advisors can limit the portfolio damage.
July 26, 2013
Stark Statistics, Glimmers of Hope at DC Retirement SummitThe bad news: 4 out of 10 older Americans have no retirement savings. The good news: those with employer retirement plans are far more ready to retire. The challenge: getting Congress to act and lower-income savers to prepare.