Marketing and Communications
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Social Media: A Passing Fad?
By Ted JanuszIf you want new business, go where your prospects are: online.
August 30, 2012
Investors Lack Basic Financial Literacy Skills: SEC StudyRetail investorsparticularly minorities and the elderlyfail to understand concepts such as compound interest, inflation or the differences between stocks and bonds, according to a just-released study by the SEC and the Library of Congress.
August 30, 2012
Don’t Pay for Your Kids’ College, Wealth Manager Urges BoomersWhile boomers may feel a sense of desire or obligation to pay for their childrens higher education, they do so at their own risk to their retirement, says Cathy Pareto, a wealth manager in Miami.
August 29, 2012
LinkedIn Groups: Free Marketing Tool or Time-suck?As with every marketing tool, there are both pros and cons to starting a LinkedIn Group. Here's what they mean for your business.
August 29, 2012
LinkedIn Groups: Free Marketing Tool or Time-suck?As with every marketing tool, there are both pros and cons to starting a LinkedIn Group. Here's what they mean for your business.
August 29, 2012
‘Where Did My $35,000 Go?’— Advisors Face Identity Fraud RiskThieves are starting to reach out to their victims financial advisor and request a wire transfer of thousands of dollars, says Jean Chatzky in a This Week in Your Wallet column.
August 29, 2012
Breakaway Brokers May Be Driving Up AUM FeesAnswering one CPA/advisor reader's query about raising fees prompts a closer look at fees over all: Charge more? Charge separately? How will clients react? All is revealed
August 28, 2012
ArchiveSocial Offers ‘Authentic’ Social Media ArchivingArchiveSocial, a Raleigh, N.C.-based social media archiver, emerged from its pilot program with a mind to authentically capture businesses social media activity and keep them compliant.