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Registered Rep. November 1, 2004 Will Leitch	The Advisor as Traffic Cop As high-net-worth investors spread their assets around more liberally, they are finding themselves in need of a traffic cop -- a central advisor who can sit in the middle of all the financial activity and make sense of it all.
The Motley Fool September 5, 2006 Dan Caplinger	How to Pick a Financial Advisor If you don't have the time or inclination to manage your finances on your own, it can be extremely beneficial to get help from an outside advisor. By following these basic suggestions, you can find a suitable advisor to keep you on the road to financial stability and independence.
On Wall Street November 1, 2011 Elizabeth Wine	The Unfaithful Client Cheating on a financial advisor is a known, but frowned-upon client practice. But new research says that it has been gaining traction among high-net-worth households since the market turmoil began in 2008, with many clients bolstering their stable of advisors.
Registered Rep. July 21, 2006 Kristen French	Advisors Not Filling High-Net-Worth Retirement Needs, Survey Says Although few high-net-worth investors are prepared for the kind of retirement they expect, advisors continue to focus on wealth accumulation at the expense of long-term financial planning.
AskMen.com December 9, 2001 Rashmikant Patel	Trusting Your Advisor Many of us are looking back at our investments over the last couple of years, and blaming our advisors for the less than stellar performance. It all comes down to one issue: do you trust your financial advisor?
Bank Technology News August 2004 Michael Sisk	HNW Services: MassMutual's In the eMoney It's not often that a pilot program involving a mere four financial advisers yields $100 million in assets under management in 12 months, but that was the good fortune of Massachusetts Mutual Insurance Co.
Registered Rep. February 27, 2003 Will Leitch	Wealthy Clients Growing Disenchanted with Advisors A just-released report from the Spectrem Group, a Chicago-based consulting firm specializing in the affluent market, says only 59 percent of high net-worth clients are pleased with their advisors' performance. That's down from a 79 percent satisfaction rate just two years ago.
Registered Rep. February 1, 2006 Russ Alan Prince	Rep's Honor Here is how wealth management readily translates into additional assets under management for financial advisers and what they can do reach this target market.
Financial Advisor May 2006 David L. Lawrence	Integrated Advisor Platforms Software can help financial advisors with the one-stop-shop approach.
Financial Advisor July 2012	It's A Trust Thing People trust their financial advisor more than their primary doctor, according to a recent survey of investors by John Hancock Financial.
Registered Rep. October 29, 2015 Matt Oechsli	Financial Advisors Rock This doesn't diminish a CPA's or estate attorney's expertise, but it does provide a clear signal that the affluent perceive today's financial advisor as the quarterback out of all of these financial experts.
The Motley Fool November 7, 2006 Dan Caplinger	When Your Advisor Quits Facing the retirement of a trusted financial advisor can be traumatic. By remaining objective and cautious during your transition to a new advisor, you can take steps to ensure that you will continue to receive the good advice you've come to expect.
Registered Rep. October 21, 2015 Ryan W. Neal	MoneyGuidePro, eMoney Join Forces The two biggest names in financial planning software are now partners.
Registered Rep. December 4, 2012 Megan Leonhardt	(No) Experience Necessary When it comes to being a financial advisor, the more experience -- the more years you have on you -- the better, right? Not quite. A new study shows that firms should be cautious when bringing aboard advisors heavy on experience.
Investment Advisor May 2010 Ron Pechtimaldjian	The Hartford Has Big Plans for Wealth Management and RIAs Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. is reorganizing into insurance, annuity, and wealth management businesses.
Financial Advisor August 2006 Hannah Shaw Grove	Life Insurance And Wealth Management Helping client with life insurance is an important service of effective wealth managers.
Registered Rep. June 18, 2014 Matt Oechsli	Building a Multigenerational Wealth Management Team The most common exit strategy for a veteran advisor getting ready to retire is to sell his or her book according to the guidelines established either by their firm or industry valuations standards.
Financial Advisor June 2007 Sherri Scordo	Indepedent Broker-Dealers/Financial Advisor's 2007 Snapshot of Leading Firms Advantage Capital Corporation... AIG Financial Advisors... American General Securities, Inc... etc.
The Motley Fool October 30, 2006 Dan Caplinger	Avoid the Boiler Room Some financial advisors know more about sales than they do about investing. Finding good financial advice is tough. Investors with little or no knowledge about their finances are extremely vulnerable to disreputable professionals.
On Wall Street April 1, 2013 Margarida Correia	Referrals Aren't Enough to Lure Clients Contrary to what many advisors assume, referrals do not automatically create new wealthy clients.
Financial Planning June 1, 2008 Elizabeth O'Brien	Millionaires Ahoy! Independent advisors who are looking to snag more millionaire clients should focus their efforts on prospects who do not already have a registered investment advisor, according to a new study by Fidelity Investments.
Registered Rep. February 9, 2011 Diana Britton	IMCA Helps Financial Advisors Pick Up Women Three out of four wealthy women are looking or thinking of looking for a better financial advisor.
Registered Rep. December 4, 2014 Diana Britton	Investors Prefer Holistic Advice, CFP Board Says Contrary to the prevailing belief in this industry that it pays to focus on a niche market, investors actually prefer to work with an advisor who can discuss all areas of their life.
Registered Rep. January 1, 2003 Grove & Prince	Staying Connected If financial advisors need yet another reminder about the importance of contacting clients, here it is: In our study of affluent investors conducted in late October, almost half of the respondents said they had changed primary advisors in the last year, often citing lack of contact.
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Financial Advisor March 2005 Marla Brill	Investing IRAs In Real Estate It may be a controversial investment option, but more clients are doing it with advisors' help.
Registered Rep. December 2, 2013 Diana Britton	Leaving Home We ask why aren't advisors doing a good job of capturing the assets of their clients' kids?
Registered Rep. December 6, 2011 Charles Paikert	Banner Year for Account Aggregation, but Pricing Questions Remain Driven by client demand, technology advances and increasing advisor interest, 2011 has been a banner year for account aggregation, but wealth managers are divided on how to price the service.
Financial Advisor February 2004 Grove & Prince	Learning More About Clients With the Whole Client Model How to find out what you need to know about a financial planning client.
Investment Advisor July 2008 Kara P. Stapleton	Lone Investors Many affluent individuals still haven't grasped the benefits of having professional advisors.
Financial Planning August 1, 2008 Chris Radford	Choices in Bad Times While a recessionary market is a trying time for any advisor, it's also a great opportunity to preserve your current clients and grow your business.
Financial Planning August 1, 2007 Marshall Eckblad	Advisor Pulse If a new survey is to be believed, advisors who help their clients with retirement planning -- and that's most of you -- will soon face a difficult choice: Change the way you service clients or watch your profits shrink.
Bank Systems & Technology March 29, 2006 Ivan Schneider	Commerce Enhances the 'Convenience Experience' Commerce Bancorp's free offerings now run the gamut from coin counting to online wealth management.
Financial Planning April 1, 2013	Retirement Advisor Confidence Index: Reality Check for Planners Advisor sentiment slips after a giddy start to the year, as clients sound a cautious note.
Trusts & Estates May 2002	Think Like A Shrink Understanding Today's High Net Worth... Advisors Should Make a Diagnosis, Then Think About Product... Recognizing the Role of the Family Founder... Understanding the Cultures, Values and Beliefs of the Family... etc.
Financial Advisor February 2012	IMCA Boosts 2011 Membership The Investment Management Consultants Association's stepped-up efforts to attract new members paid dividends in 2011, with overall membership up 7% for the year.
Registered Rep. July 23, 2003 Nigel Goodman	Servicing Your HNWs A recent Fidelity Investments survey shows that affluent clients will still replace their advisors if they are not meeting portfolio goals. Predictably, the survey encourages advisors to become more attentive to the needs of their affluent clients.
Financial Advisor March 2012 Joni Youngwirth	When To Prune One can find good reasons to cut clients and good reasons not to. Advisors who do are typically happy they took action.
Financial Advisor April 2006 Grove & Prince	More Secrets Of The Elite 1200 In this third part in a series examining the characteristics of financial advisors who earned a minimum of $1 million per year in each of the past three years, these advisors show how using a basic process helps to capture additional assets from clients.
Registered Rep. September 10, 2003 David A. Gaffen	Existing Clients Want More Advice The good news for reps is that the world doesn't hate you. The bad news is that acquiring clients -- particularly affluent ones -- is getting a lot more tough.
Registered Rep. May 25, 2005 John Churchill	Millions to Choose From Advisors gunning for millionaire clients now have more prospects to choose from -- and a blueprint for what they're looking for -- according to a new survey which says that 1.3 million new American households became millionaires in 2004.
Financial Advisor September 2005 Bruce W. Fraser	Through The Eyes Of Estate Planning Attorneys Attorneys and financial advisors are natural allies in the estate planning process, but if the relationship is not cultivated properly, it can deteriorate quickly.
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Bank Technology News September 2002 Elizabeth Logue	Wealth management: Advisors Finally Waking Up to the Internet's Useful Influence Bucking the market once again, Charles Schwab is doing the unthinkable: encouraging financial advisors to use the Internet to service affluent customers.
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Investment Advisor September 2009 Neal Ringquist	Soapbox: Forget the Benchmarks If you'd rather talk to clients than pick investments, then it's time to start looking into goal-based investing.
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