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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.   |
Financial Advisor
March 2012
Bernie Clark |
The Changing Affluent Investor Advisors must prepare for new affluent clients and the changes, attitudes and expectations they will bring with them. |
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.
September 1, 2005
David A. Geracioti |
You Say, They Say In an industry survey that covered a range of issues, from estate planning to choice of investment products, the responses by wealthy clients and advisors showed a striking disconnect about the needs of high-net-worth individuals. |
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. |
Financial Advisor
April 2007
William Glasgall |
Why Marketing Works Over the years, many advisors, being analytical people at heart, have relegated marketing to a minor role behind crunching numbers for clients' financial plans and investment portfolios. Now, that attitude seems to be undergoing a long-needed change. |
Investment Advisor
July 2007
Melanie Waddell |
Gen Xers: The Optimal Client? The best new clients for financial advisors may be high-net-worth Gen Xers, but the trick will be luring these young millionaires away from the banks. |
Financial Advisor
December 2005 |
Frontline News Fee-Only Practices Are The Most Profitable... FOLIOfn Subsidiary Launches Proxy Compliance Service... Advisors Got Wealthier, And Happier, In 2004, Says Survey... FPA Names Nicolette 2006 President-Elect... etc. |
Financial Advisor
June 2008 |
Frontline News News: As the number of financial advisory players shrinks, recruiting intensifies... Pomering to run Moss Adams' RIA unit... Pershing advisor solutions sets exec committee... Larger taxable distributions on mutual funds... etc. |
Registered Rep.
March 1, 2008
Christina Mucciolo |
What Can We Do For You? Clearing firms matter to advisors. In fact, one of the biggest deals in the independent b/d business last year hinged on whether the b/ds being sold could maintain their relationships with their old clearing firm. |
Registered Rep.
March 11, 2011
Diana Britton |
MetLife, Other Insurers, Renew Focus On Women MetLife has launched a new educational campaign for advisors who want to target affluent women, due to renewed interest in this market. |
Financial Planning
June 1, 2012
Ackermann et al. |
Hot Topics Ultrawealthy increase allocation to aternative investments... Independent broker-dealers struggling to survive... LPL nabs $560M team... |
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. |
Investment Advisor
November 2006 |
Now and Then When it comes to plowing through the complexities that are associated with retirement planning, advisors need all the help they can get. Fidelity looks ahead to dominate retirement planning now. |
Financial Advisor
November 2006
LeBlanc & Brounes |
Embracing The Future Financial advisory affiliates Pershing and Lockwood get the thumbs-up for their vision, a smooth transition and high client satisfaction. |
Financial Advisor
September 2004
Dorothy Hinchcliff |
Here Come The Big Boys Fidelity and Pershing are competing for advisors' trust business. |
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. |
Financial Advisor
July 2004
Tracey Longo |
Clearing Firms Come Courting With clearing industry players so clearly targeting advisors, competition for advisor business is likely to get even more interesting very soon. |
Registered Rep.
May 6, 2007
Christina Mucciolo |
More Millionaires Investing on Their Own, Study Says There are a lot of millionaires in the United States. More than ever, in fact, according to recent research. But are they turning to financial advisors for help? Well, yes, and no. |
Registered Rep.
September 30, 2014
David Armstrong |
Editor's Letter: October 2014 The wealth inequality gap is not between rich and poor, it's between the high-net-worth households and everyone else, including the middle class, who have not seen a significant increase in their middling net worth in over a decade. |
Registered Rep.
June 1, 2005
Kristen French |
Fido Attacks! Long a distant second to Charles Schwab in the lucrative business of serving financial advisors, Fidelity is making an aggressive push to close that gap. And some advisors are taking notice. |
Financial Advisor
January 2005
Raymond Fazzi |
RIAs Enjoy A Fertile Market Registered investment advisors have an opportunity as more households continue to enter the realm of the "affluent" and seek advice, but they'd better get the operational side of their practices in order. |
Registered Rep.
March 8, 2011
Diana Britton |
IBDs Dress Up Offerings For Hybrids Independent broker-dealers have lately been ramping up their efforts to attract hybrid advisors. |
Financial Planning
October 2, 2007
Jack W. Callahan |
Embrace Change Advisors have to adapt their practices to accommodate retiring clients. |
Financial Advisor
July 2007
Tracey Longo |
The Big Picture Clearing firms stake their future on helping financial advisors' businesses grow. |
Financial Advisor
October 2005
Grove & Prince |
Understanding The Middle-Class Millionaire Middle-class millionaires are the "ideal clients" for most financial advisors. They are wealthy enough to require the services of high-quality financial advisors, yet not so wealthy that most financial advisors end up in over their heads. |
Financial Advisor
December 2011
Eric Rasmussen |
Free-Range Advisors Custodians to independent advisors are in an arms race to give bigger, better software and practice management packages. |
Financial Planning
December 1, 2012
Joel Bruckenstein |
Financial Planning 2012 Tech Survey The readers of Financial Planning evaluate the software, hardware, mobile devices and advisory platforms that planners use most. |
Financial Advisor
May 2005
Lavine & Liberman |
Uncertain Future The Fidelity Executive Forum raises issues about where the money management industry is headed. |
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. |
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
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. |
Financial Planning
December 1, 2008
Brooke Southall |
RIA Power Registered investment advisory firms are bringing in more assets these days than are wirehouse brokerage firms. |
Investment Advisor
March 2006
Melanie Waddell |
The Playing Field: Here, There and Everywhere Dually registered advisors (advisors who are registered with both the SEC and the NASD, and are collecting both fees and commissions) have the best -- and worst -- of both worlds. However, a new study shows when implemented properly, the hybrid model can be very profitable. |
Financial Advisor
March 2006 |
Frontline News AST Trust Purchases Capital Trust Co. Of Delaware... Intuit Poised To Release PortfolioMinder... Financial Advisor Plans Top RIA Ranking... Morningstar Workstation Available At TD Ameritrade... Rule Is `First Step'... etc. |
Financial Advisor
May 2007
Eric Rasmussen |
What's New At The Custodian Custodians are continuing to offer new services for fee-only planners in their efforts to woo RIAs. |
Financial Advisor
July 2008 |
Advisor Emporium Fidelity offers dual business platform... Symetra offers guaranteed retirement income... Pershing launches trust network... Arrow offers DWA tactical fund... KBS opens REIT investment... New generation of Laserfiche available... |
Investment Advisor
August 2005
Melanie Waddell |
The Playing Field: Serving Mid-Tier Millionaires Mid-tier millionaires desperately want to reduce the complexity of managing their wealth and consolidate all of their financial needs under one roof. Can you help them? |
Financial Advisor
November 2008
Gail Liberman |
War Breaks Out For Wirehouse Brokers The economic crisis on Wall Street, among many other things, is causing wirehouse brokers to reconsider the value proposition offered by the giant financial service firms. |
Registered Rep.
April 20, 2010
Kristen French |
Merrill Won't Seek Growth Through Top Tier Advisor Hires Merrill Lynch plans to grow primarily by investing in current advisors and hiring rookies, said Merrill Lynch president of Global Wealth and Investment Management Sallie Krawcheck on Tuesday. |
Financial Planning
August 1, 2010
Donna Mitchell |
Who's Planning? A study by Boston-based AiteGroup found that only 18% of independent advisors make financial planning the center of their practice. |
Financial Advisor
December 2004 |
Frontline News Economics, Not Politics, To Challenge Bush Agenda... Moisand Named FPA President-Elect... Public Believes Rules Are The Same For RIAs, Brokers... Many Retirees Are Insecure About Finances, Says Study... etc. |
Financial Planning
May 1, 2013 |
Advisor Optimism Hits New High Sentiment climbs, buoyed by big increases in retirement planning activity and fees. |
Investment Advisor
August 2010
Melanie Waddell |
Broker/Dealer Marketing: Finding Their Voice Broker/Dealers are waking up to the new, post-downturn marketing environment. Here are a few of the best ideas. |
Registered Rep.
November 3, 2010
Diana Britton |
Merrill Lynch: Affluent Investors Remain Conservative Despite Positive Outlook According to the latest Merrill Lynch Affluent Insights Quarterly, 39 percent of affluent Americans described themselves as having a low investment risk tolerance. |
Financial Advisor
November 2008 |
Frontline News News for the Financial Industry: Tumult Could Expand Ranks Of RIAs... M&A Activity Remains Healthy... Independent B-Ds: Don't Tread On Us... Who Has The Most Satisfied Advisors?... The Business Of Serving Business Owners... etc. |
Financial Advisor
November 2011
Jerilyn Klein Bier |
Best-Laid Plans Advisors who've built substantial 401(k) practices share their strategies. |
Financial Advisor
September 2006 |
Frontline News Optional Fiduciary Stance Challenged... Retired Widow Wins Fiduciary Case Against Advisor... Investors Still Expecting High Returns... Investors Want Choice... Advisors Optimistic About Growth Prospects... etc. |
| Financial Advisor |
Frontline News News of interest to advisors: Clients want insured investments... Francais succeeds Kochis as Aspiriant CEO... Financial Planning Association's Top Lobbyist Stepping Down... New Web sites keep advisors honest... more... |
Financial Advisor
September 2005 |
Frontline News Second Thoughts Surface On Broker Exemption Rule... New Designation Focuses On Planning For Seniors... New Survey Studies Broker Attitudes... Schwab Enhancing Portfolio Management... Growth Stocks Poised To Perform?... etc. |
