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Inc.
June 1, 2000
Jill Andresky Fraser |
Company for Sale by Owner -- or Maybe Not Business 101: Who should sell your company? You? A business broker? An investment banker? How to make the call...   |
Investment Advisor
August 2006
Mark Tibergien |
Formulas for Success: Get Help If you're buying or selling a financial advisory practice, call the pros. Experienced dealmakers know that the vast majority of the value in a transaction resides in the terms, not in the price. |
Inc.
April 1, 2003
Suzanne McGee |
The Match Game Need a million dollars or more? Thousands of new investment bankers can lend a hand. Just watch costs, and read the fine print. |
Entrepreneur
September 2005
Nichole L. Torres |
Money Matters Answers to some important questions about who should, and shouldn't, be watching your money -- from Jack Waymire, author of Who's Watching Your Money? The 17 Paladin Principles for Selecting a Financial Advisor. |
Registered Rep.
February 25, 2013
Furey & Cooper |
What Is Your Advisory Practice Really Worth? The perils of the valuation gap. |
Investment Advisor
March 2008
Natan & Rudolph |
Three Moves Ahead When your client is ready to sell his business, will you be prepared for this liquidity event, pre-and post-sale? |
The Motley Fool
February 21, 2007
Mary Dalrymple |
Study Before Selling Your Life Insurance If you shun full-service brokers and their high commissions and fees, don't fall for a life settlement that's more in your advisor's interest than your own. |
Registered Rep.
September 1, 2006
Anne Field |
Taking the Growth Plunge Even with the most sophisticated technology available, your financial advisory practice isn't going to grow significantly unless you start staffing up. |
Entrepreneur
October 2004
David Worrell |
Go for the Gold Maybe you've planned it since day one, or maybe you've taken years to decide. But if the time has come to sell your business, find out what you can do to make sure you come out on top. |
Registered Rep.
July 29, 2009
Halah Touryalai |
AIG Advisor Group Sale Is Close The AIG Advisor Group may finally have found a buyer after nine months of operating in limbo. |
AskMen.com
Michael Estrin |
How to Find a Financial Advisor Whether you're building your assets, minimizing your liability or managing your money, a good financial advisor is critical. Here's how to find the best one for you |
Investment Advisor
November 2006
Thomas D. Giachetti |
Defining Fiduciary What is a financial advisor's true fiduciary duty? |
The Motley Fool
December 14, 2010
Dayana Yochim |
How to Tell Your Advisor's Real Agenda This four-step background check will reveal whether you're about to get sound advice, or advice that just sounds good. |
Registered Rep.
August 1, 2006
Kristen French |
The More Things Change Despite the big push for millionaire clients throughout the industry in recent years, average annual revenue per financial advisor for all firms has remained relatively constant. |
Registered Rep.
June 1, 2004
Kevin McKinley |
Fee-ling Good Tips for financial advisors on establishing and maintaining fee-based relationships the right way. |
The Motley Fool
May 20, 2004
Tim Beyers |
American Express Unit in Scandal The broker could be a target of a regulatory inquiry into mutual funds revenue-sharing. How can you tell if your own broker or advisor has a conflict of interest? |
Investment Advisor
October 2010
Angela Herbers |
Show Yourself the Money Advisors need to learn to pay themselves first |
Financial Advisor
November 2012
Mary Rowland |
Tough Test An entrepreneur evaluates advisors for the wealthy. These families now have a "search firm" to perform due diligence on advisors and help the families find exactly the right one. |
Registered Rep.
December 13, 2011
Charles Paikert |
What Advisors Should Know About the Small Business Owner Market The good news: 50 percent of small business owners could use an advisor, and the best prospects, according to the survey, are women, younger owners, and owners who are thinking about retiring. |
The Motley Fool
April 30, 2010
Dayana Yochim |
4 Questions Only the Best Money Pros Can Answer How to find an advisor who gives sound advice, not advice that just sounds good. |
Registered Rep.
January 1, 2003
Steve Gresham |
Zeroing In on the Managed Account Customer Managed accounts are all the rage, but they may not be right for every client. Here are some classic client types who might best be served with managed accounts and some matching marketing strategy for each. |
Financial Planning
July 1, 2011
John J. Bowen, Jr. |
Consultation, Not Just Advice Financial advisors offer advice, of course, but they'd be much better off if they thought of themselves as consultants. |
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
February 2007
Thomas D. Giachetti |
When Should You Register? Should an investment advisor with $30 million of "assets under management" register with the SEC? It depends on whether the advisor has "qualifying" assets under management. |
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. |
Investment Advisor
May 1, 2011
Janet Levaux |
Securities America Denies Charges of Departing Reps Anonymous sources insist advisors are leaving or planning to leave the firm |
Investment Advisor
June 2009
Mark Tibergien |
Formulas for Success: Clients Have Rights, But Also Responsibilities Advisors and their clients must alter their approach to future relationships. |
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. |
Registered Rep.
December 4, 2012
Jerry Gleeson |
A Lifestyle Choice REP.'s recent "Practice Management" study shows that RIAs tend to use coaches less than counterparts in other channels. Are time and money constraints the reason? |
Registered Rep.
May 14, 2004
John Churchill |
Whom Do You (Trust) The brokerage business is good --- or better, at least. The market is climbing slowly, firms are showing a profit and hiring again (albeit after massive layoffs), and, according to industry studies, affluent investors are in search of advice. |
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. |
Investment Advisor
April 2009
Mike Patton |
Values Advisor The sixth in a series of first-person articles in which the author chronicles his own road to independence from employee advisor to fully independent RIA. |
Financial Planning
November 1, 2011
John J. Bowen, Jr. |
Learn To Let Go The idea of shedding clients and the revenue they bring may sound reckless, especially in an uncertain economic environment. But working with non-ideal clients is holding you back from reaching your full potential. |
Financial Planning
September 1, 2008
John J Bowen Jr |
Time to Say Goodbye Today's most successful advisors recognize a simple but powerful fact of business: It's better to work with a small number of great clients than to serve a huge base of clients who are only mediocre. |
Registered Rep.
August 1, 2006
Mindy Diamond |
Essential Reading Pay attention to your records. That's what financial advisors are always telling their clients, and they should think the same way about keeping track of their own personal and professional files. Unfortunately, not every advisor does, and their ignorance can cost them dearly. |
Investment Advisor
June 2006
Tibergien & Littlechild |
Consider the Clients If you are one of the many who is thinking about buying, or merging, your book of business or a substantive advisory firm, no doubt you have thought about risk. Hint: it's the firm's clients who determine its true value. So talk to them. |
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. |
Investment Advisor
January 1, 2011
Thomas D. Giachetti |
Keeping Political Contributions Compliant A new rule on political contributions by investment advisors may make donations dangerous. |
Entrepreneur
October 2003
Crystal Detamore-Rodman |
A Perfect Match? If you think an intermediary service has the quick fix you need for finding investors, take a second look. |
Registered Rep.
September 27, 2012
Anne Field |
Going Solo While there are many merits to having partners in the advisory business, for some being a lone practitioner is the only way to go. But it's crucial to set expectations -- and boundaries -- with clients. |
Registered Rep.
September 14, 2006
Halah Touryalai |
NASD Fines Securities America for Failure to Supervise Securities America was fined $2.5 million for failing to supervise an advisor who allegedly lured clients into early retirement with exaggerated promises of high returns. |
Investment Advisor
April 2010
Ray Sclafani |
Demystifying Referrals To build a client acquisition system, break the process down into nuggets. |
Registered Rep.
January 28, 2013
Anne Field |
Grooming the Reluctant Apprentice A New Jersey advisor thought he had the perfect match for a junior partner, until she got cold feet about moving into the client spotlight. Our panel of experts helps them reconcile opposing goals. |
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
September 2008
Robert F. Keane |
Far From Retired Tony Purpero thought he was headed into retirement when he returned to southern California, but instead finds himself working harder than ever to help other current and future retirees. |
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. |
Investment Advisor
January 2007
James J. Green |
A Legend, Still Striving Successful, veteran financial advisor Lou Stanasolovich's self-deprecation is matched only by his commitment to the profession and his firm. Here's an interview. |
Investment Advisor
August 2005
Thomas D. Giachetti |
Come Right In Here are some issues pertaining to an advisor's compliance-readiness, including a list of some of the more substantive issues that are currently the focus of SEC examiners. |
Financial Advisor
November 2010
David Lawrence |
Back In The Fold? Will the new regulations force independents to return to broker-dealers? |
Registered Rep.
October 10, 2014
Megan Leonhardt |
Half of HNW NextGen Investors Keep Parents' Advisors About half of high-net-worth millennials are likely to keep their family's financial advisor when they inherit. |
