Client Outreach
The latest news and advice about successful client communications, including the best methods and strategies for financial advisors.
Is State Regulation the Future of Financial Planning?
By Bob ClarkTime to rethink national regulation of financial planners in favor of state oversight? Michael Zmistowski of the Florida Council of the FPA makes the argument.
January 26, 2015
Affluent Investors Bet on Tech, Energy for 2015Morgan Stanley's latest Investor Pulse poll breaks down affluent investors' most- and least-loved sectors and reveals what they fear the most.
January 22, 2015
12 Key Insights for Financial Advisors and ClientsMarketing and communication between clients and advisors depends largely on use of marketing tools that vary by age and affluence, EY finds.
January 22, 2015
BrightScope’s AdviceMatch Connects Clients With Advisors, RobosBrightScope has launched a new product, AdviceMatch, that helps consumers determine whether a human advisor or an online platform is a better fit for them.
January 22, 2015
FINRA Arbitration Data Under Fire AgainPublic interest groups prod FINRA's Arbitration Task Force to push for more transparency.
January 22, 2015
DNA Holds the Key to What Financial Consumers WantAs with Americans' ignorance of many other matters, most investors dont know a fiduciary from a Form ADV. And they dont want to.
January 22, 2015
Student Debt Could Be Discharged in Bankruptcy Under New House BillMeanwhile, college savings proponents are rebelling against one of Obama's college-related proposals.
January 21, 2015
S&P Got a Little Casual With Its Mortgage RatingsHere's a story the SEC tells about Standard & Poor's 2010 holiday party that ends in $67 million in fines for S&P.