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Passing the Baton
By Marie SwiftMost small-business owners don't have an exit strategy -- and that's just as true for financial advisory firms as it is for their business-owner clients....
August 01, 2008
Hot ProspectsAuthor's Note: August 12 is a big day for me. Scribner will publish my new book, Hot Prospects: The Proven Prospecting System to Ramp Up...
August 01, 2008
Japan: Closed for RemodelingJapan is amazing. Its economy stagnated for nearly two decades even as the rest of the world experienced dynamic economic growth, a technology revolution and...
August 01, 2008
The Donut-EatersBack in the early 1800s, when I started my financial career as an advisor, we prospected for clients the old-fashioned way -- by knocking on...
August 01, 2008
So Many Choices!It's easy to become giddy with the growing number of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and all the investment opportunities that they offer. Nevertheless, a new obstacle has...
August 01, 2008
Wholesalers: The Whole TruthWhat do financial advisors really want? (Ask yourself what you really want.) And how can they get it? To help answer these questions, CEG Worldwide...
August 01, 2008
Q&A with Keith StyrculaLast year structured products sales in the U.S. increased to $117 Billion. And while most sales of structured products have occurred in the institutional and...
August 01, 2008
Eternal StudentsIn case you haven't noticed, back-to-school season is already upon us. Students entering their senior year of high school will be making last-minute visits to...