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Why and How to Educate Your Next Client
By Bill GoodFrom 1995 to 2004, the Securities Industry Association conducted an annual survey of investor attitudes. According to the 2004 report on the survey: "84 percent think...
May 23, 2007
Three Financial Aid Directors FiredOn Monday, May 21, 2007, Columbia University released its financial aid director, David Charlow, after documents became available showing that he promoted a student loan company in which he held a financial stake. Charlow had sent letters to parents and alumni on three occasions praising the lender--Student Loan Xpress.
May 10, 2007
Let the Sun Shine InOn May 10, 2007, the House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed the Student Loan Sunshine Act, H.R.890, to ban gifts and payments by student loan companies to universities. Representative George Miller (D-California), who leads the House education committee, joined Representative Howard McKeon (R-California) in co-drafting the legislation, exhibiting a bipartisan determination...
May 01, 2007
Payouts Up, Fees Down at Commonwelth"This is the first year in which fees are exceeding commissions for us as a firm," says Wayne Bloom of Commonwealth Financial network. As a...
May 01, 2007
Mortgage ETF Comes to MarketDespite a quiet 2006, the bond-based ETF category has picked up this year with the addition of another new fund to the fixed-income universe. Barclays Global...
May 01, 2007
SSgA Shuffles StructureState Street Global Advisors (SSgA) has reshuffled its sales and relationship management team that serves financial intermediaries. Its newly renamed Intermediary Business Group comprises multiple...
May 01, 2007
Rating ETFsHaving trouble making sense of the ever-growing ETF marketplace? Asset management firm XTF has introduced a free rating service intended to help financial advisors to...
May 01, 2007
Vanguard Adds International OfferingsAlthough early 2007 saw previously ebullient overseas equity markets start to look a bit less secure, the more balanced environment has yet to deter the...