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Wired
May 2005
Levitt & Dubner |
Cracking the Real Estate Code Is your real estate agent working for you, or the enemy? Follow this user's guide to home economics (and how to beat the expert industry), and you'll be more comfortable -- and perhaps a little richer -- when you sell your home.   |
The Motley Fool
May 9, 2006
Selena Maranjian |
Beware of Fuzzy Math Investors, remember that when some companies present information about themselves, they're hoping you won't think too much about their data. To get a true portrait of a company's health, you'll have to look beyond hype and announcements. |
The Motley Fool
November 23, 2004 |
The Scoop on Buyer Brokers When buying a home, hire someone who works for you. |
The Motley Fool
August 5, 2005 |
A Buyer Broker Can Help You Not all real estate brokers have your best interest at heart -- be choosy. |
The Motley Fool
November 14, 2005
Selena Maranjian |
Real Estate Brokers vs. Realtors If you're buying or selling a home, know whom you're working with. |
The Motley Fool
April 7, 2004
Selena Maranjian |
Tough Times for Real Estate Agents The housing market is still booming, but all isn't rosy for agents. |
Inc.
August 2005
Michael S. Hopkins |
Data Is the World Steven Levitt's bestseller "Freakonomics" offers lessons to businesspeople about how to use analytical tools of economics to read the world more accurately. The controversial assertion that the legalization of abortion in the U.S. decreased crime serves as an example. |
BusinessWeek
October 22, 2009
Peter Coy |
More Oddball Tales for Freakonomics Fans Levitt and Dubner are back with new examples of how incentives make people do the darnedest things |
Job Journal
May 30, 2004
Rich Heintz |
The Rush to Be a Realtor Pitching property takes a personable, patient and persistent personality. For more information on careers in real estate, visit the web sites at the end of this article. |
Job Journal
August 13, 2006
Christina Clark |
Slipping Home Prices Put Premium on Quality Realtors The profession is attractive to many because of its ease to enter and potential for high earnings. And nationally, employment of real estate agents is expected to grow nine to seventeen percent through the year 2014. |
Registered Rep.
May 1, 2006
Jennifer Popovec |
All Under One Roof Financial advisors are learning to focus on real estate, because clients whose advisors hold licenses will have less of a reason to stray. In fact, advisors may have an advantage over real estate agents. |
Fast Company
November 2005
Lucas Conley |
Year of the Economist A new trend in books: Confessions of an Economic Hit Man... The Undercover Economist: Exposing Why the Rich are Rich, the Poor Are Poor -- and Why You Can Never Buy a Decent Used Car!... Freakonomics... |
The Motley Fool
March 17, 2004
Robert Brokamp |
The Right Real Estate Agent Make sure your real estate agent is earning her money. What top agents do to earn their keep. |
The Motley Fool
February 17, 2006 |
Choosing a Real Estate Agent How should you go about choosing a real estate broker or agent? Don't just sign up with the one who promises you the highest price for your house. Here are a few tips. |
Investment Advisor
September 2005
Bob Clark |
Clark at Large: Can't Tell a Book... For all its flaws, Mark Hurley's new treatise, Back to the Future: The Continuing Evolution of the Advisory Business, offers advisors some valuable insights. |
Registered Rep.
March 31, 2015
Diana Britton |
Perks of Being an IBD Advisor Many b/ds offer their reps special perks and incentives beyond payout |
Investment Advisor
July 2010
Bob Clark |
Clark At Large: Done Deal Even without a mandated fiduciary duty for all who give advice, the cat's out of the bag. |
The Motley Fool
February 8, 2007
Selena Maranjian |
Selecting a Listing Agent You're ready to sell your home. Your first task is to choose a real estate agent. |
Investment Advisor
February 1, 2011
Bob Clark |
An Old Dog Learns Some New Tricks Or a funny thing happened on the way to The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act. |
Registered Rep.
December 7, 2011
Philip Palaveev |
The Say on Pay: Registered Rep.'s 2011 Compensation Survey Financial advisors continue to expand their practices, work with more clients and receive ample compensation for their efforts. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Sep/Oct 2015
Mike Newhouse |
Splitting Fees It's agent vs. agent when it comes to commission disputes. |
Financial Advisor
May 2005
Gail Liberman |
Understanding Real Estate Exchange Deals Here are some guidelines to help financial advisors assess the value of 1031 real estate exchanges. |
Financial Planning
June 1, 2011
Bob Veres |
Things I Just Don't Understand Is there any profession, anywhere, that's raised its own standards voluntarily, identified and reduced its own conflicts of interest voluntarily and lobbied harder on behalf of consumer protections than the financial planning profession over the past 30 years? |
The Motley Fool
September 12, 2005 |
Where to Buy Insurance Is it better to buy insurance through an agent, through a website, or directly from an insurance company? Here are some answers. |
The Motley Fool
October 23, 2007
Mary Dalrymple |
Protect Yourself Amid the Mortgage Mess Even without the additional worries surrounding the mortgage industry, home buying can be a complicated business that requires a fair amount of legal expertise. Using a buyer's agent can give you some protection. |
The Motley Fool
December 7, 2005
Selena Maranjian |
Pay Less for Real Estate Here's how to find a real estate broker without going broke. |
AskMen.com
Michael Estrin |
11 Tips For Buying A Home With so much riding on your home, you'll want to save money wherever you can, because where you save money, you make money. Here are some tips on how to buy a house for less. |
Investment Advisor
March 2008
Bob Clark |
The Empire Strikes Back Wall Street's crafty response to its whipping over the Merrill rule. |
Job Journal
May 15, 2005
Julia Hollister |
Real Estate Sales: Opening the Door to a Lucrative Career Skyrocketing home prices make real estate a rewarding career. You can get the training you need online. |
Registered Rep.
June 2, 2015
Megan Leonhardt |
Compensation Survey 2015: The Slowly Disappearing Commission Moving from a commission-based business to one based on fees, advocates argue, removes conflicts and puts advisors on the same side of the table as their clients. |
The Motley Fool
June 9, 2005
Selena Maranjian |
Use a Realtor, But Don't Be One Times are tough for many real estate agents because of competition. |
The Motley Fool
August 7, 2006 |
Buying Insurance: Directly or Through Agents? Sometimes -- but not always -- you'll find the best prices by skipping the middleman. Here's some insurance-buying advice. |
Registered Rep.
March 31, 2015
Diana Britton |
The Rare Prop Product In REP.'s fifth annual Independent Broker/Dealer Report Card, only 19 percent of 2,058 advisors surveyed said they sell in-house or proprietary products. |
Financial Planning
April 1, 2008
Bob Veres |
The Myths of Our Age These days, the planning profession seems to be caught in a web of myths and half-truths, which make it difficult for us to talk about a lot of issues. Here are some common myths regarding the financial planning industry. |
Registered Rep.
March 31, 2015
Diana Britton |
How Advisors Are Paid The ascendancy of fee-based compensation in the independent broker/dealer space continues. |
The Motley Fool
May 26, 2004 |
Choosing the Right Real Estate Agent A good agent can serve you very well -- so choose carefully. |
BusinessWeek
November 29, 2004
Suzanne Woolley |
Insurance: Take A Good, Hard Look Here's how the Spitzer investigations of the industry could affect you and how to handle insurance-related issues. |
Registered Rep.
October 1, 2005
Mindy Diamond |
What Size Pond? It is important for advisors to find a firm that is a good fit for their particular goals. In many cases, small firms work well. For advisors looking to expand their books aggressively, larger firms are often -- but not always -- a good option. |
Registered Rep.
October 1, 2004
Will Leitch |
The Rep's Ugly Friend As the industry continues its inexorable march toward "wealth management," advisors have had to add new tools to their workbenches. Among all of them, reps seem to have the most trouble getting comfortable with life insurance. |
Investment Advisor
January 2007
Kathleen M. McBride |
When Selling Your Practice . . . Advisors are smart about many financial matters, but when it comes to selling their own firm, many are surprised about how much more there is to know. |
The Motley Fool
April 21, 2004
Selena Maranjian |
Where to Buy Insurance An agent might be your best bet, but there are other options. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Sep/Oct 2012
Kevin Kerridge |
Use a Lifeline Smaller companies need to manage risk in an uncertain market. |
The Motley Fool
February 16, 2007
Dan Caplinger |
Have an Agent in Your Corner Buying a house is stressful enough without having to worry about whether you can trust the real estate agent you're working with. By using a dedicated buyers' agent, you can make sure your agent is working for you. |
Investment Advisor
August 2005
Mark Tibergien |
Formulas for Success: Independence Day There is a growing trend toward registered reps moving out of the wirehouse environment -- a trend invisible to most, but obvious to the country's leading custodians: they are actively wooing breakaway brokers. |
The Motley Fool
June 14, 2007
Selena Maranjian |
Bypass Real Estate Agents and Save? There are some good reasons to stick with the traditional buying-and-selling process. Real estate agents may sometimes look like they're earning some easy money, but appearances can be deceiving. Here are some things to consider. |
The Motley Fool
September 22, 2005
Paul E. Eckler |
How to Select a Financial Advisor You are the absolute best person to manage your money, but sometimes you might need some help. |
Investment Advisor
October 2005
Mark Tibergien |
Formulas for Success: How Bleak is Your Future? Whether the latest Hurley/JPMorgan treatise on the financial advisory profession is right is hard to know, but their assumptions are compelling enough for advisors to take stock of their own situations. |
Financial Advisor
November 2005
Grove & Prince |
A Dangerous Disconnect Many advisors don't understand what their wealthy clients want -- or need. By being able to deal with the planning concerns of the affluent by brining in the proper experts, the financial advisor will end up growing his or her business. |
Investment Advisor
December 2009
Kathleen M. McBride |
B/D Briefing: Surprise Broker Sentiment Most appear to support a fiduciary standard. |
Investment Advisor
October 2008
Bob Clark |
The Real Deal MarketCounsel is focused on taking the independent advisory model to the next level. |
