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Investment Advisor December 2007	The Certification Advantage Many different designations have been designed to aid advisors in servicing elderly clients correctly. Read on about three common certifications.
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On Wall Street March 1, 2011 Elizabeth Wine	Five Questions With Joseph F. Coughlin Joseph F. Coughlin, director of the MIT AgeLab, leads a research program aimed at understanding the behavior of the 45-and-older population. He talks about how advisors fall short in dealing with this demographic.
Investment Advisor March 2008 Maya Ivanova	The Right Match To meet the needs of aging clients, advisors need to be educated and responsive.
Financial Planning June 1, 2005 Ed McCarthy	Sorting Through Certifications Continuing education designations for financial planners are proliferating at a dizzying pace. The specific designations matter less than the content of the courses. Here's a sampler.
Investment Advisor June 2007 Kara P. Stapleton	Consolidate and Refer Fidelity Investments introduced a report showing that advisors who offer retirement income planning services have found that their clients are more satisfied, consolidate more assets with them, and provide more referrals for new business.
Investment Advisor September 2005 Kathleen M. McBride	Building a Brilliant Career Larry Barton of The American College offers words of wisdom on how to be a successful financial advisor.
On Wall Street November 1, 2010 Gallant & Schneider	Navigating The Retirement Business The demand for retirement income support will continue to grow rapidly in the coming years as the aging of the baby boom generation is inevitable.
Financial Planning October 2, 2007 Jack W. Callahan	Embrace Change Advisors have to adapt their practices to accommodate retiring clients.
Financial Advisor October 2011 Ben Mattlin	Caretaker Challenges Clients who care for aging parents need more than financial and tax help from advisors.
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 September 1, 2008 Parisi & Leung	Are You Prepared for the Retirement Boom? Meeting the retirement and estate planning needs of the baby boomer generation represents today's greatest growth opportunity for financial advisors. But are advisors ready for it?
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?
Investment Advisor March 2010 James J. Green	Merrill Discovers Retirement It appears that Merrill Lynch, now ensconced in Bank of America, has realized the importance of retirement planning to its clients and potential clients, and is moving to better position its army of financial advisors to compete in the space.
Registered Rep. April 30, 2010 Jerry Gleeson	What? Me Worry? Boomer Retirement Attitudes Fall Short, Report Finds Boomers seem to be lacking a sense of urgency about preparing for retirement in light of the financial collapse.
Investment Advisor April 2006 Melanie Waddell	Catch Up How financial advisors can meet the challenge of keeping pace with their clients' retirement needs in a changing world.
Investment Advisor September 2006 Mark Tibergien	Formulas for Success: Bust of Boom? Financial advisors need to adjust their practices as baby boomer clients age.
Financial Planning March 1, 2008 Stacy Schultz	5 Questions with Melaine Kimmel Five questions about Kaplan Financial, which provides education and compliance solutions for financial professionals, advisors, agents, registered reps, and their supervisors.
On Wall Street November 1, 2012	Five Questions with Don Blandin The president and CEO of Investor Protection Trust discusses issues facing seniors and the special problems for which advisors should watch, including protecting them against fraud.
Registered Rep. January 1, 2006 Kristen French	What's in a Name? Financial advisor is the name most of the other wirehouses use for their registered reps these days. It reflects the industry's attempts to transform its reps from commission-based stock jockeys to fee-based relationship managers.
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 January 2007 Savita Iyer	DC Advisor-Sponsor Matchmaker The relative lack of corporate advisors is a result of inertia on the part of plan sponsors; despite pronouncing themselves dissatisfied with their retirement plans, plan sponsors do not take the easy step of finding a new advisor.
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.
Registered Rep. March 2, 2010	Check Out RegisteredRep.com's Newly Revamped Advisor Forums Want to "socialize" with other financial advisors? Discuss how to sell your book? Have a question about marketing yourself to high-net-worth investors? These and many more topics are being discussed right now on RegisteredRep.com's Advisor Forums.
Investment Advisor December 2007 Kara P. Stapleton	Care Givers Smart advisors are offering financial gerontology services to clients and their families, and are getting increased client satisfaction and referrals in return.
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Financial Planning June 1, 2007 Kathy Gevlin	Advisor Pulse The happiest financial advisors really do put their clients first, asserts the first study of advisor satisfaction.
Investment Advisor June 2009 Lewis Schiff	The Affluentialist: Best Practices for Retirement Planning According to an in depth survey of experienced advisors who devoted a significant portion of their practices to retirement planning, demands from clients are driving the evolution of retirement services.
Financial Planning June 1, 2010 Gregory Salsbury	A New Conversation The market meltdown forced people to start thinking more seriously about retirement. But they're still held back by misconceptions.
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.
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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.
On Wall Street September 1, 2012 Frances A. McMorris	Editor's Letter: Wealth Management with a Personal Touch Things that financial advisors need to consider as baby boomers approach retirement.
Registered Rep. April 1, 2006 Gresham & Gresham	The Rewards of Risk Review One thing that everyone should agree on is the need to take a good hard look at the risks a financial advisor can help clients deal with financially, from the risk of having to pay damages in a lawsuit to the risk of outliving their resources.
Financial Planning September 1, 2007 Ray Sclafani	The Future is in Retirement By helping clients envision later-life goals, You can build value in your practice. An exclusive conversation with coach Dan Sullivan.
On Wall Street July 1, 2009 Doug Dannemiller	Advisors Face Competition from Do-it-Yourselfers Advisors face growing competition from web-based retirement planning services catering to the do-it-yourself instincts of the baby boomers.
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On Wall Street March 1, 2010 Gerri Leder	Are You A Thought Leader? Most branches have one and they're not necessarily the oldest or the top producers.
Investment Advisor April 2009 Lewis Schiff	Danger & Opportunity: Seling Wisdom Advisors with a wealth-management practice orientation can provide the kind of services affluent families need during difficult market times.
Registered Rep. January 1, 2003 David A. Gaffen	Wachovia Software Emphasizes Goals Wachovia Securities wants advisors to know where their clients want to be, not just where they are now. The firm plans early this year to unveil a new software package for its advisors to help clients figure out their retirement goals and the appropriate investments to get them there.
Investment Advisor January 2007 Ivanova & Kahler	The ABCs Of Retirees To meet the needs of retiree clients, financial advisors will need to beef up their knowledge not only of investment-related retirement issues, but also non-investment areas.
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Financial Planning August 1, 2009 Donna Mitchell	Alzheimer's Toll A study surveyed 369 advisors in the U.S. to gauge their understanding of Alzheimer's and their preparedness for dealing with clients who have the disease.
Registered Rep. April 1, 2007	When Achievement is Bull State regulators are moving to ban certain designations from marketing materials to better protect seniors. Financial advisors using senior designations to con seniors are often caught too late.
Financial Advisor November 2003 Blomfield & Hamil	Who Puts Clients First? Client-centered financial advisors have an edge over ones focused on investments.
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Registered Rep. February 29, 2012 Jerry Gleeson	It's a Tough Route for Younger Advisors Anew report by Charles Schwab, which shows that advisors under the age of 40 are more likely than their older peers to feel pressure to grow their book of business, or to focus on selling proprietary products.
Registered Rep. December 7, 2015 Mary Mack	View From The Top: The Next 25 Years Financial advisors will have so many more tools available to them in the future, but they will still need to have conversations with clients.