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Financial Planning
May 1, 2008
Dave Lindorff |
E & Oh, No Errors and omissions insurance is the must-have policy for financial professionals. But many planners don't have it because of a combination of cost and coverage problems.   |
Registered Rep.
April 1, 2006
Janet Arrowood |
Scary Story In a world where financial lawsuits regularly make headlines, advisors that ignore their E&O coverage do so at great risk to their careers and their pocket books. Legal fees alone can crater a wallet. |
Financial Advisor
June 2004
Gregory Bresiger |
Advisors Are Living Dangerously Professionals continue to grapple with the question of errors and omissions insurance coverage. They believe that it is unnecessary. These uninsured advisors, one insurance executive says, run in the thousands. |
Investment Advisor
March 2006
Robert F. Keane |
Safety First No one wants to pay for E&O insurance, but advisors admit it helps them sleep better. |
Registered Rep.
September 1, 2004
Jason Van Steenwyk |
E & O and U Since 2001, advisors nationwide have been rocked with increases in professional liability insurance premiums. |
Entrepreneur
February 2007
Jacquelyn Lynn |
Apology Accepted E&O insurance can help make up for mistakes. |
Investment Advisor
July 2007
Melanie Waddell |
Protect Yourself It's an annoying but necessary task: here's the latest intelligence on how to guard your financial practice from both the regulators and your clients. |
Investment Advisor
May 2008
Thomas D. Giachetti |
Got Unhappy Clients? How to protect yourself from client complaints in volatile times. |
Registered Rep.
February 1, 2003
Jerry L. Reiter |
The Blame Game It's hard to say when the targeting of financial advisors for litigation reached its peak -- or whether it has even peaked yet. So how to protect yourself? |
Financial Planning
April 1, 2005
Steven K. McGinnis |
Tin Shields As investor lawsuits mount, errors and omissions insurance has become harder to get--and easier to lose. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
May/Jun 2015
Mary Stark-Hood |
Liability Solutions Commercial real estate practitioners need to be concerned about liability issues that can result from handling complex transactions. A comprehensive real estate errors and omissions policy is a necessity. |
CFO
April 1, 2009
Russ Banham |
A Tale of Two Markets Are your directors'-and-officers' liability insurance premiums about to soar? That depends on which industry you're in. |
Registered Rep.
July 9, 2010
Jerry Gleeson |
Broader Fiduciary Standard Could Kick Up B/d Insurance Bills Will a broader application of the fiduciary standard be accompanied by higher insurance costs? Some broker/dealers are bracing for the possibility. |
Investment Advisor
April 2008
Marlene Y. Satter |
Safe as Houses Are those in the real estate industry protected from lawsuits? Is errors and omissions insurance the answer for them? |
On Wall Street
July 1, 2009
Helen Kearney |
The 'F' Word Stirs Up Controversy Advisors who fall under the new fiduciary standard, namely investment advisors who run a fee-based business, must always put clients' interests before of their own. |
Investment Advisor
September 2007 |
No Assets, No Need For Insurance Letters to the editor: Look before you leap, then look again... Clarification... |
CFO
December 1, 2002
David M. Katz |
Cover Me Anyone searching for D&O coverage will find it more expensive and less inclusive than ever before. |
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. |
Investment Advisor
May 1, 2011
John Sullivan |
Catching up with... Joe Richard "The difference is we're smaller," says Joe Richard, when asked what, specifically, Wall Street Financial Group does better than anyone else. |
Financial Advisor
May 2008
David J. Drucker |
The Inconvenient Truth About Health Insurance Health insurance has become one more area of planning that finds itself on a growing list of risks advisors aren't adequately addressing in their clients' financial plans. |
CFO
March 15, 2006
Anne Stuart |
Serenity Now! Board members worried about compliance-related lawsuits may want to revisit their directors' and officers' insurance policies. |
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. |
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. |
Investment Advisor
March 2006
Melanie Waddell |
Piling On Keeping up with compliance chores will continue to occupy a substantial portion of advisors' time, as industry officials and observers are steadfast in their belief that regulatory scrutiny by the SEC and NASD isn't going away. |
Bank Director
1st Quarter 2009
Charles Keenan |
Sleep Insurance: How the Market is Affecting Your D&O Coverage Banks face a double whammy of sorts, since rockier times will make it almost necessary to raise coverage limits for directors in order to retain or lure them. |
Financial Planning
January 1, 2011
Jonathan Beatty |
Joining Forces Does your firm have the human resources infrastructure to recruit and integrate a new advisor or team of advisors? |
Registered Rep.
May 5, 2010
Kristen French |
Small B/Ds in A Crunch, Expect More Closures, Mergers In 2010 Squeezed by investor lawsuits, rising compliance and insurance costs, as well as departing advisors and clients, some of the industry's smallest independent broker/dealers are struggling to stay afloat. |
eCFO
June 2001
Tim Reason |
Riders of the Digital Age Security experts say assets that cannot be protected need insuring. Seems simple enough -- but surprisingly, many companies still don't carry insurance geared specifically for ebusiness... |
Financial Planning
April 1, 2008
Elizabeth O'Brien |
Take Cover Complex state insurance laws and federal tax regulations have hampered financial firms' efforts to provide health benefits for their independent advisors. Yet advisor demand has spurred action and changes. |
Registered Rep.
January 1, 2005
Shaw Grove & Alan Prince |
Does Branding Still Matter? Are today's high-net-worth clients attracted or, at best, ambivalent, to big name financial services firms? |
CFO
Kris Frieswick |
Less for More Coping with the bear market in directors' and officers' liability insurance... |
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? |
CFO
April 1, 2008
Russ Banham |
Retired but Not Forgotten How much D&O coverage do former officers and directors need? |
Financial Advisor
May 2005
Lavine & Liberman |
Uncertain Future The Fidelity Executive Forum raises issues about where the money management industry is headed. |
Investment Advisor
February 2008
Thomas D. Giachetti |
Is an IPS the Answer? Investment Policy Statements can be helpful, but remember, longer documents aren't always better. |
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. |
Registered Rep.
March 23, 2011
Philip Palaveev |
How To Handle An Imploding Broker/Dealer As we watch one independent broker/dealer after another succumb to regulatory action, financial problems or consolidation, many advisors are questioning the security of their very livelihoods. |
Investment Advisor
January 2006
Melanie Waddell |
The Playing Field: Banking on Wealth Management The oldest baby boomers hit 60 next year, so now is as good a time as any to assess whether you're truly providing the wealth management services that your existing clients, and prospective ones, need. Help from a broker/dealer, consultant, or a colleague is well within your reach. |
Financial Planning
February 1, 2010
Marion Asnes |
One Fee to Bind Them In 2009, broker-dealer Capital Analysts introduced a new flat-fee business model. So how's it going? |
Financial Advisor
September 2005
Bruce W. Fraser |
How To Survive The SEC Assault Advisors cite a new, more demanding compliance environment. Despite the extra financial and time burden, many advisors feel much better about their businesses, having gone through the compliance process. |
Investment Advisor
May 2007 |
That's Not How I Read PPA Letters to the editor: DOL Requires More Due Diligence for 401(k) Advisors... You say adviser, we say advisor... Corrections... |
Bank Director
4th Quarter 2009
Jamie Reeves |
Evaluating Your D&O Protection The first step the board must take in steeling itself against liability is undergoing a thorough review of its insurance carrier. This interview offers tips on questions the board should be asking before the going gets tough. |
On Wall Street
November 1, 2010
Michelle Lodge |
Advisors List Their Biggest Challenges Complexity isn't the biggest challenge facing advisors. A whopping 86% said they viewed consumers' lack of trust in the industry as their biggest barrier to a thriving business. |
Registered Rep.
September 8, 2015
John Kador |
When Advisors Have Advisors Wise advisors accept that when it comes to their own financial destinies, their judgments are, at times, clouded by the same emotional blindspots and irrational reasoning that beguile the clients they serve. |
Financial Planning
September 1, 2009
Stacy Schultz |
Staying Alive As the economic environment has pinned many financial advisors against a wall, for some, bankruptcy is their best chance at salvaging their business. |
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
November 2008
Robert F. Keane |
Problem Solver Coastal Financial Advisor Dennis O'Brien wants to help people, and the more difficult their situation, the more he likes helping them. |
Financial Planning
November 1, 2010
Joni Youngwirth |
Calling All Advisors Over the past five years, advisors recruiting advisors has become an increasingly hot topic. Why? |
| Financial Planning |
Letters to the Editor E&O insurance coverage... Ibbotson controversy continues... Guaranteed lifetime withdrawal benefits... |
On Wall Street
July 1, 2010
Frances A. McMorris |
Confusion Reigns Among Wirehouse Advisors On The Fiduciary Issue With all the frenzy over the call for a universal fiduciary standard for all financial and investment advisors, it appears that those in the wirehouses don't really understand the debate. |
