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The Price of Everything: What’s the Value of Sound Advice?
By Bob ClarkThe SEC Regulatory Accountability Act is yet another attempt by the securities industry to shift attention away from the consumer protections of requiring brokers to put the interests of their clients ahead of their own, by focusing solely on the costs of doing so.
May 16, 2013
Stop Denying Investor Rights: End Forced Abitration NowFor too long, investors have been forced to "take it or leave it" by mandatory pre-dispute arbitration clauses. The time is now for this denial of investor rights to end, which is why NASAA supports the Arbitration Fairness Act.
May 16, 2013
Is Your Client a Skittish Investor? Russell Offers Calming ToolAdvisors can struggle to help clients set realistic expectations for portfolio performance and avoid obsessing over day-to-day market movements.
May 15, 2013
Importance of Advisor’s ‘Bedside Manner’: Meir Statman—VideoAt the IMCA conference in Seattle in early May, Meir Statman, the Santa Clara University professor of finance and behavioral economics, talks with Investment Advisor editor John Sullivan about advisors and client psychology.
May 15, 2013
3 Successful M&A Exit StrategiesIf you have one buyer and one seller, you wont get what you want, says one veteran dealmaker.
May 15, 2013
Most 401(k) plan sponsors use social mediaThe use of social media for 401(k) information is highest among mid-sized plan sponsors, who represent plans with total assets of between $20 million and $100 million.
May 15, 2013
Most 401(k) plan sponsors use social mediaThe use of social media for 401(k) information is highest among mid-sized plan sponsors, who represent plans with total assets of between $20 million and $100 million.