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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.
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.
Investment Advisor September 2009 Lewis Schiff	The Affluentialist: Building Retirement Portfolios Now Few advisors use a cookie cutter approach to retirement income support.
Financial Advisor January 2012 Joel P. Bruckenstein	Fast, Easy Game GoalgamiPro is a household balance sheet diagnostic tool that is being offered directly to independent advisors for the first time. A similar version has been available to advisor clients of select financial institutions for about a year.
Financial Planning September 1, 2009 Paul Menchaca	Income from Where? Financial advisors are realizing the mean variance efficient frontier model is flawed for retirement planning. The main shortcoming is its focus on a portfolio's risk-return tradeoff in terms of returns rather than generation of sustainable income.
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.
Investment Advisor March 2009 Melanie Waddell	Cover Story: Patience In the quest to generate retirement income for their clients, many advisors relied on their investing-for-accumulation roots, and therefore were not focused on retirement income planning.
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 December 1, 2009 Donna Mitchell	NY Life Woos RIAs Michael Gordon has plans to turn around New York Life's RIA division, 800-advisor Eagle Strategies of Bedford, Texas.
Investment Advisor February 2009	A New Benchmark for Advisors With many advisors using an asset allocation strategy, the S&P 500 is no longer a great benchmark against which to set your pace. Take a look at these new benchmarks.
Financial Advisor March 2011 Somnath Basu	Back To Basics Advisors don't need to rely on complicated models to help clients avert losses.
Financial Planning February 1, 2008 Huxley & Burns	The Match Makers Advisors can use asset dedication to match client's cash flows to their liabilities.
Investment Advisor August 2009 Melanie Waddell	More Annuities Used in Income Portfolios Advisors are increasingly turning to annuities to help cover their clients' basic needs in retirement.
Investment Advisor February 2009 Angela Herbers	Advisor, Heal Thyself Good advice to advisors these days is that they revise their own financial plans.
Investment Advisor December 2005 Kathleen M. McBride	Hybrid Vehicles? Mutual funds have brought Main Street into investing and been the lifeblood of most advisors' practices. In the future, will there be a better way to invest?
On Wall Street October 1, 2009 Lauren Barack	The New Retirement Portfolio Repairing retirement portfolios is front and center for every advisor. Unfortunately, depending on an investor's age, rebuilding back to their old balances may not be possible.
Investment Advisor April 2006 Maya Ivanova	Self Improvement In the recent supplement to the 2005 Rydex AdvisorBenchmarking Survey, many advisors recognize that simply maintaining the status quo is not enough. They're continuously examining their business plans and investment processes to look for improvements.
On Wall Street January 1, 2010 Matthew Leung	Getting Retirement Portfolios Back on Track Previous assumptions about asset allocation, diversification and the appropriate levels of risk in portfolios are being challenged.
Financial Advisor April 2004 Raymond Fazzi	Conservatism Rules In Retirement Planning After a traumatic four years marked by a recession, a war on terrorism and a market decline, many advisors are rethinking their retirement planning strategies.
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 October 2010 Michael J. Reed	Risk Management For Individuals How to match investors' risk appetite with their assets.
Registered Rep. December 23, 2011 Diana Britton	Not Going Tactical Could Pose Real Business Risks, Advisors Fear Following the twin market implosions of the past decade -- first tech, then real estate -- many retail financial advisors are looking for more tactical, meaning active, asset allocation solutions for client portfolios.
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Financial Advisor January 2007 Marla Brill	Simple Solutions? Life cycle funds are expanding beyond the 401(k) market to financial advisors. Advisors considering using target date funds, whether on a limited or for a broad swath of clients, need to consider a number of features.
Financial Planning October 1, 2009 Craig L. Israelsen	An Age-Old Question Age plays an important role in determining asset allocation. The general consensus is, the older you get, the less risk you should take.
Investment Advisor April 1, 2011 Bob Clark	Boring No More With baby boomers moving into their distribution years, bonds -- and the folks who manage them -- are becoming a lot more interesting
On Wall Street January 1, 2009 Larry Silver	The Success Formula 2008 was a year we would all rather forget. Yet the lessons learned could direct both advisors and clients on new roads to successful investing this year.
On Wall Street July 1, 2009 Pamela Rosenau	Some Clients Crave Comfort Investing The essential part of our process is getting our clients comfortable with the investment process and making sure that they have true staying power with their commitments to each asset class.
Financial Advisor September 2010 David B. Armstrong	Stronger Bonds Conducting liability reviews with clients will strengthen your relationships with them.
Financial Advisor June 2009 Marla Brill	ETF Portfolios To Go ETF portfolio management services pitch to financial advisors.
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Financial Planning February 1, 2008 Elizabeth O'Brien	Retirement Income: The New Solutions The boomer retirement wave is here, and so are new products designed to turn their hoarded assets into cash flow.
Financial Planning October 1, 2008 Richard K. Fullmer	Reducing Retirement Risk How should retirees configure their portfolios for the long term, while not exposing themselves to inappropriate risk?
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.
On Wall Street June 1, 2011	The Leaders Speak The most influential leaders in wealth management today expound on evolution, revolution, moving the debate past wirehouse versus independent, and more.
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.
Financial Planning November 1, 2008 Ingrid Case	Take It Off As former Wall Street institutions lie in ruins, experts are predicting that the forces that brought them down -- and changes that these downfalls may unleash -- will make life far different for financial advisors in the not-so-distant future.
Registered Rep. May 3, 2007 Kevin Burke	Fund Shareholders to Advisors: We Need Ya', Big Guy If you are among the mutual-fund only caste of advisors, don't lose heart: Investors really do need your advice.
Registered Rep. November 1, 2002 Pamela J. Black	How to Be a Retirement Planning Hero Fixing a client's retirement plan (to the extent possible) may be the best opportunity brokers have today to create new business.
Financial Advisor June 2005 Joel P. Bruckenstein	A Great Challenge Facing Advisors And Their Clients The greatest challenge that advisors face in the coming years is helping clients to make their money last a lifetime. Unfortunately, the profession and the software vendors that serve it have yet to offer clients the solutions that they deserve.
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.
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Investment Advisor November 2007 Elizabeth D. Festa	Institutional Approach for Individuals As a senior financial advisor, Leon James applies the quantitative analysis and strategic asset allocation used with his institutional clients to individuals who are retiring.
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