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Investment Advisor October 2007 Neal Ringquist |
Tech Tools There are a number of reoccurring concerns that rank high among the challenges that today's financial services institutions and advisory firms are looking to address. A software company president discusses how to solve those niggling problems stunting your growth. |
Financial Advisor May 2011 David Lawrence |
The Challenge Of Rebalancing Here are the pros and cons of using an automated system for this arduous task. |
Investment Advisor June 2006 Ken Ziesenheim |
Expert's Corner: Playing Offense with an IPS A written Investment Policy Statement (IPS) can help build your financial advisory practice in surprising ways. |
Financial Planning November 1, 2006 Howard Sontag |
How Are We Doing? With constant communication about goals and portfolio construction, financial advisors can remind clients that investing is a long-term process that may require patience in the short term when there are bumps in the road. |
Financial Advisor June 2011 Timothy P. McGrath |
Expect To Work Harder Advisors need to communicate with clients more and provide them with more active portfolio management. |
Investment Advisor May 1, 2011 Dan Skiles |
Should You Use a Rebalancing System? If you frequently use model portfolios, a rebalancing system may make your firm more efficient |
Financial Advisor September 2007 David Lawrence |
Efficient Rebalancing Whether you embrace traditional strategic allocation techniques or actively trading in and out of asset classes within an allocation, there is still a lot of work to do in managing portfolios and optimizing returns for clients within their risk constraints. |
Financial Planning April 1, 2008 Joel Bruckenstein |
Revisiting Rebalancing Almost all financial planners agree that periodically rebalancing clients' portfolios should be standard operating procedure. But as yet, there is little if any consensus as to how rebalancing should be performed. |
The Motley Fool February 25, 2009 John Rosevear |
Is Your Portfolio Stuck in 2006? In general, it is a good idea to rebalance your portfolio every couple of years to ensure that it's properly balancing risk and reward consistent with your long-term goals, but rebalancing may not be the right thing to do right now. |
Registered Rep. November 1, 2004 Allen Plummer |
Taming the SMA Hydra Just about any advisor offering managed accounts can testify to the complexity of the related administration and reporting. Fortunately, advisors are awakening to a remedy for these administrative challenges: overlay portfolio management (OPM). |
Financial Planning June 1, 2010 Donald B. Trone |
Step Three: Formalize When upholding a fiduciary standard, ensuring your investment strategy is prudently planned and well-documented is vital. |
Financial Advisor May 2008 Kurt J. Rossi |
Great Expectations Advisors must be cognizant of the fact that tuning into the emotional needs of clients is the key to helping them remain on the track to realizing their goals and dreams. |
Financial Advisor September 2010 Carty & Carty |
Both Sides Of The Ledger Barra co-founder Andrew Rudd is helping advisors build portfolios that balance client resources against future claims. |
Financial Advisor June 2004 Sydney LeBlanc |
SMAs and Due Diligence: Streamlining The Process Software tools and common sense can help advisors enter the separately managed accounts (SMA) business. |
Financial Advisor October 2004 Sydney LeBlanc |
Your SMA Business Primer Start here to learn how to open separately managed accounts (SMAs) for your clients. |
Investment Advisor March 1, 2011 Jim Komoszewski |
Creating a Business Plan (You Will Actually Use) The trick is to think small -- about 3x5 to be exact. A one-page plan that is implemented and executed is better than a 20-page plan that is being used to stabilize a wobbly desk. |
Financial Advisor January 2004 Jeffrey A. Hollowniczky |
Good Portfolio Reports Are Customized For Clients While the innovations in portfolio reporting technology have provided advisors with mountains of information and increased efficiency in their back-office operations, the client's specific needs have often been forgotten in the process. |
Financial Advisor November 2005 Tracey Longo |
All For Advisors Brokerage executives are doing their best to deliver the tools advisors need to move their business to the next level, while still remaining efficient. That includes streamlined technology, investment and rebalancing selections, outsourcing, practice management and business development assistance. |
Financial Advisor December 2004 Joel P. Bruckenstein |
Challenging Your Most Basic Assumptions The new book The Investment Think Tank makes you rethink some fundamental financial advisory principles. With its unique blend of the theoretical, practical and futuristic financial ideas, the book is sometimes controversial but never boring. |
Financial Planning August 1, 2010 Bill Winterberg |
Better Balance The unprecedented market volatility that the Great Recession brought during the past two years has put tremendous pressure on financial advisors' back-office technical and trading resources. |
Financial Advisor March 2006 Joel Bruckenstein |
A Different Kind Of Custodian Trust Company of America (TCA) wants be your custodian. Why would an advisory firm seek out TCA, as opposed to one of the more established players? There are a number of reasons, including the TCA pricing model, proprietary tools and unique capabilities. |
Financial Advisor January 2005 Joel Bruckenstein |
First Look: iRebal---"The Intelligent Rebalancer" The iRebal software allows financial advisors to rebalance across accounts at the household level. Additionally, it is designed to help manage cash flows into and out of the portfolio. |
Investment Advisor September 2005 Kathleen M. McBride |
But Are They a Good Deal? MFS asset allocation funds pass the three-year mark and get high ratings from S&P. |
Financial Advisor July 2005 Tracey Longo |
AssetMark's Asset Grab How former financial planners found a way to bring their asset management model to 1,200 advisors in less than a decade. |
Financial Planning March 1, 2005 O'Toole & Steiny |
The Perfect Process A disciplined approach to managing client assets is at the heart of financial planning. How does yours stack up? |
Financial Planning December 1, 2005 John Nersesian |
Rebalancing Act One of a planner's most difficult tasks in getting clients to implement a financial plan is convincing them to rebalance their asset allocations. Before you can persuade clients to rebalance, you have to show them the benefits. |
Financial Advisor December 2010 Joel P. Bruckenstein |
X Marks The Spot Tamarac's Advisor X packs promise. |
Registered Rep. January 1, 2003 Pam Black |
A Separate Reality The separately managed account revolution might well be sweeping the financial services industry. That transformation, while still somewhat slow, is inexorable, but also incomplete. So far, for the most part, SMAs aren't being used correctly. |
Financial Advisor August 2006 Raymond Fazzi |
Custodians Duel Over New Services Competition in the fee-based advisory field and the pressure to grow assets and operations is not only forcing changes upon advisors, but also the custodians who serve them. |
Financial Advisor March 2005 Katz & Evensky |
Investment Performance Vs. Wealth Management A survey of high-net-worth clients and their advisors reveals a marked difference in perception between the two groups, particularly regarding value, advice and performance. |
Financial Advisor October 2005 Sydney LeBlanc |
The Billion-Dollar Equation Skill, service, plus separate accounts are key for advisors managing a billion dollars. |
On Wall Street September 1, 2010 Aarti N. Maharaj |
Five Questions With Amy Strong Joining Financial Research Corp. as a research analyst in 2007, she examines the state of the industry and marketing effectiveness. |
Financial Advisor March 2011 Joel P. Bruckenstein |
The Commonwealth Way This independent broker-dealer has made great strides in integrating technology systems into its advisory platform. |
Financial Advisor August 2004 Sydney LeBlanc |
Independent Broker-Dealers Improving SMA Programs Historically, independent advisors have been forced to sit on the sidelines while wirehouses led the way in products and technology for separately managed accounts. Increasingly, things seem to be changing. |
Financial Planning May 1, 2008 Mark Willoughby |
Volatility Bites For those who had begun to underestimate the impact volatility can have on managing investment portfolios, the events of 2007 and early 2008 have been a sobering reminder. |
Financial Advisor January 2007 Sydney LeBlanc |
The Lost Art Of Consulting Technology streamlines a messy, time-consuming process, but some financial advisors and other consultants still like to get their hands dirty. |
Financial Planning January 1, 2009 Ingrid Case |
On the Same Page Investment policy statements, viewed as protective by some advisors and potentially hazardous by others, are getting more attention in this transformed market. |
Investment Advisor November 2007 Lauren Barack |
Give Them What They Want Understanding they can't offer every tool to every advisor, custodians are nevertheless making sure to remain flexible enough to meet advisors' ever changing demands. |
The Motley Fool October 12, 2010 Kevin Brosious |
Rebalance and Win With one quick move, your portfolio could have already recovered from the Great Recession. |
On Wall Street June 1, 2010 |
Five Questions With Gurinder Ahluwalia The President/CEO of Genworth Financial Wealth Management talks about his company's goals and services. |
Investment Advisor April 2008 Norman M. Boone |
Getting Comfortable With Change Here are some communication tips for introducing change to your clients. |
Financial Advisor October 2012 Joel P. Bruckenstein |
A Different Kind Of Leverage Independent broker-dealers are using technology to help their advisors prosper. |
Financial Advisor August 2010 Raymond Fazzi |
Looking To Streamline Now that they've experienced the harsh consequences of poor business management, fee-based advisors are looking to their custodians and broker-dealers for all the help they can get. |
Financial Advisor September 2005 Rick Adkins |
What I Learned About Portfolio Rebalancing Why does conditional rebalancing work so well? Common sense: It allows the markets, not a calendar, to dictate when it is time to rebalance one's portfolio. |
Financial Planning May 1, 2006 Joel Bruckenstein |
Rebalancing Act A new software program that automatically performs sophisticated rebalancing -- and captures extra alpha -- is stimulating the market for similar offerings. Here's what's available. |
Financial Planning March 1, 2007 David A. Twibell |
Helping Nonprofits Profit Small and midsize nonprofit organizations can be great clients for financial advisors, but understanding their unique needs is critical to success. |
On Wall Street June 1, 2011 Carl Resnick |
ETFs: The Ideal Asset Allocation Tool? True diversification has become the primary focus of smart advisors. To the benefit of these advisors and their clients, a wide range of well-built exchange-traded funds has emerged to represent just about every asset class available. |
Investment Advisor July 2010 Thomas D. Giachetti |
The Compliance Coach: An IPS Happy Medium The right and wrong way to build an investment policy statement. |
Investment Advisor October 2006 Black & Bakker |
Life Support A reader survey suggests how asset managers can be true partners with investment advisors. |
Registered Rep. September 1, 2004 David A. Gaffen |
Clean Machines Not all of these Top 50 Advisors have spotless records, but their ability to build such huge practices speaks to how astute they are in avoiding the sorts of complaints that can bring an advisory to its knees. |