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Financial Planning November 1, 2012 Martin Shenkman |
Preventing Client Abuse: Financial Advisors Are Vulnerable As the case against Brooke Astor's son illustrated, even clients with reputable advisors can be vulnerable to predators who often target the elderly and those in declining health. |
Financial Planning June 1, 2008 Martin M Shenkman |
Protect the Weak Chronic illness affects every aspect of wealth management. Because these matters are so important, you'll have to work through any discomfort about addressing these issues. |
Financial Planning July 1, 2012 Martin Shenkman |
The Human Factor Estate planning tends to focus on minimizing taxes, especially for high-net-worth individuals, but personal problems may be more pressing for some clients. |
Financial Planning August 1, 2010 Martin Shenkman |
Not Fade Away Planners must care because the aging population brings with it great incidences of chronic illnesses and every aspect of planning is affected. |
Financial Advisor August 2010 Lori K. Murphy |
Easing The Stress Here's how financial advisors and estate planners can work together to help those with mentally impaired family members. |
Financial Planning April 1, 2010 Martin Shenkman |
Aging Matters An important point for estate planners to remember is that among individuals over age 85, about half have some form of cognitive impairment. This is extremely important to your clients, their families and you. |
Financial Planning October 1, 2011 Ingrid Case |
Tending Mom and Dad When siblings are unprepared, bickering about responsibility and unsure of one another's desires, skills, financial resources and availability, planners are stepping in to help families sort out their roles. |
Financial Advisor October 2012 Michael J. McDermott |
Our House How can financial planners help those with three generations living at home? A multigenerational household certainly has financial complexities that need to be addressed. |
Financial Advisor October 2011 Ben Mattlin |
Caretaker Challenges Clients who care for aging parents need more than financial and tax help from advisors. |
Investment Advisor December 2007 Kara P. Stapleton |
Care Givers Smart advisors are offering financial gerontology services to clients and their families, and are getting increased client satisfaction and referrals in return. |
Financial Advisor September 2007 Bruce W. Fraser |
Role Reversal What financial advisors can do to prepare their clients to care for elderly parents. |
Financial Planning April 1, 2008 Ilana Polyak |
Aging Matters Welcome to the new world of financial advice, where planners aren't just tending to clients' portfolios and income distribution models anymore, they're also looking out for their health -- or at least making sure that someone is. |
Financial Planning July 1, 2013 Martha White |
Special Needs Clients: 'Retirement for 3' For families with a special-needs child, advisors must employ a variety of tactics. |
Financial Planning September 1, 2013 Samantha Allen |
Longer Lives, Higher Costs: Is Your Firm Ready? As boomer clients head into their 70s and beyond, advisors must become geriatric specialists to handle a complex set of new demands. |
Financial Advisor November 2010 Ben Mattlin |
Compensating Caregivers Advisors discuss how families can provide at-home care for a loved one -- and defuse sibling rivalries that often result. |
Financial Planning April 1, 2005 Mitchell Rose |
Emotional Rescue By tending to family dynamics during the estate planning process, financial advisers can prevent wounds and conflicts years before they might occur. |
Financial Advisor November 2003 David J. Drucker |
Ethics And The Elderly Serving the elderly puts in play a host of ethical dilemmas for financial planners. |
Investment Advisor May 2007 Kara P. Stapleton |
Compassion, Knowledge, and Personalized Service The primary risk factor for Alzheimer's disease is age, and with the majority of financial planners' clientele growing older, it's smart for financial advisors to become familiar with a different side of the financial planning business -- gerontology. |
On Wall Street July 1, 2013 Lorie Konish |
Teaming Up on Elder Care An aging population has forged new partnerships between wealth advisors and health care planners. |
Financial Planning May 1, 2006 John Parise |
Meet the Family Using a family meeting approach can help your financial advisory clients avoid financial conflicts between the generations and can also help maximize the growth potential of your advisory business. |
Financial Planning May 1, 2013 Scott Wenger |
Editor's Note: Real Estate Returns As the housing market rebounds, advisors face new challenges - and many new opportunities |
Financial Planning March 1, 2012 Martin Shenkman |
Planning for Lawyers Lawyers make great referral sources for planners. But dealing with them as clients is anything but simple. |
On Wall Street December 1, 2011 Alan J. Foxman |
When Clients Make Questionable Decisions What is our fiduciary duty regarding elderly clients with diminishing mental capacity?... An elderly couple, who are clients of one of our investment advisors, want to name him in their wills as the trustee of a trust for their child... |
Registered Rep. September 8, 2011 Mark Miller |
How to Protect Aging Clients' Finances A growing body of evidence suggests that the aging brain isn't well-suited to financial decision-making. |
Financial Planning February 1, 2012 Martin Shenkman |
Trust, But Verify The estate planning answer for a lot of parents is to leave inheritances in trust for the benefit of their child. But trusts vary widely, and because this is a message many clients miss, planners must reinforce the idea. |
On Wall Street December 1, 2011 Ann Marsh |
All In The Family In this low interest rate environment, some financial planners are advising their clients to cut the middleman out entirely with intra-family loans. |
Financial Advisor March 2012 Barbara Potter |
Second Chances Sometimes, a corporate trustee is the best choice to manage a trust left to a second spouse, and that eventually benefits children of the first marriage. |
On Wall Street November 1, 2010 Lauren Barack |
Difficult Conversations In Trying Times Michael Olman has watched clients affected by chronic illness. The senior vice president and wealth management specialist at Raymond James & Associates knows these sensitive times require both a deft touch, and a firm handle on financial matters. |
Investment Advisor March 2010 Lewis Schiff |
The Affluentialist: What Do Counselors Think About Clients? Advisors to wealthy families speak out about clients and careers. |
Financial Planning September 1, 2011 Martin Shenkman |
Come Together Estate planning is a critical part of the planning process and ideally should be a group effort, involving attorneys and accountants as well as planners. But where does a financial planner fit on the team? |
Financial Advisor June 2004 Jeff Schlegel |
Special Needs Planning Requires Pioneering Spirit There isn't a lot of information out there to help financial professionals deal with the special needs of clients with disabled family members. |
Financial Planning July 1, 2010 Martin Shenkman |
Oblique Lens Every client and advisor is aware of key life events and how they may have an impact on planning. However, the real planning opportunities are often subtle. Don't let them go unnoticed. |
ifeminists February 18, 2003 Wendy McElroy |
Elder Abuse Demands Family Solutions The expanding senior population seems to be accompanied by a rise in elder abuse. More laws are not the best fix. |
Investment Advisor March 2008 Maya Ivanova |
The Right Match To meet the needs of aging clients, advisors need to be educated and responsive. |
Financial Planning January 1, 2011 Ingrid Case |
Fading Minds In the best circumstances, families tell planners when an older person is no longer able to make independent financial decisions. |
Financial Planning October 1, 2012 Miriam Rozen |
The Ultimate Deadline: Planners Who Deal With Clients With A Fatal Illness A financial planner with a client with a fatal illness needs to engage in hand-holding and some gentle pushing. |
Financial Planning February 1, 2013 Martin Shenkman |
Estate Planning Game Changer This year's tax deal could radically shift the way your clients handle tax and estate issues. Here are some strategies to consider. |
BusinessWeek July 12, 2004 Howard Gleckman |
When A Parent Needs Help How to pull together an elder care plan that makes sense for you, your siblings -- and your parents. |
Financial Planning September 1, 2012 Martin Shenkman |
Helping High Net Worth Clients to Act Before Possible Cut in Tax Exemptions Consider the possibilities and problems dealing with wealthy clients seeking to act before a possible cut in tax exemptions. |
BusinessWeek June 11, 2007 Catherine Arnst |
The Right Cure For Ailing Elder Care? Nurse practitioners could save the nation money - while providing quality service. |
Financial Planning March 1, 2008 Elizabeth O'Brien |
Your Network of Experts Forging ties across disciplines can improve your client service and give your practice an edge over the competition. |
Financial Planning September 1, 2012 Ann Marsh |
Family Feud: Review Estate Plans Annually A bitter court dispute between a father and two of his children underscores how vital it is to review estate plans annually including tax provisions. |
American Family Physician January 15, 2007 Kelly Colleen McDonald |
Child Abuse: Approach and Management A multidisciplinary approach is recommended to adequately evaluate and treat child abuse victims; however, the responsibility often lies with the family physician to recognize and treat these cases at first presentation to prevent significant morbidity and mortality. |
Financial Planning April 1, 2013 Scott Wenger |
Editor's Note: Teaming Up for Small Business As entrepreneurial clients build their businesses, advisors should bring in specialists to maximize the value |
Registered Rep. August 1, 2005 Kevin McKinley |
Helping Heirs Get Theirs Typically, financial advisors are focused on estate planning on behalf of the older generation rather than for those on the receiving end. But since younger family members are likely to live (and be clients) longer, serving as an advocate for imminent inheritors can be quite rewarding. |
American Journal of Nursing December 2008 |
Screening for Mistreatment of Older Adults The Elder Assessment Instrument provides a way for nurses to screen older adults for possible mistreatment and can be used in most clinical settings. |
Financial Planning May 1, 2013 Ingrid Case |
New Rules for Real Estate Investing Real estate investing is not for everyone - but for interested clients, a good planner can make all the difference. |
On Wall Street September 1, 2013 Paul McCaffrey |
Spotting Elder Financial Abuse With caregivers and family the most common culprits, advisors have become a first line of defense. |
Financial Planning April 1, 2013 Martin Shenkman |
Time for a New Estate Planning Strategy? Recent tax changes mean that planners may have to rethink the ways they invest clients assets. |
Financial Planning April 1, 2008 Schroeder et al. |
Long-Term Care Redefined As clients live longer, they increasingly need forms of assistance that aren't adequately covered by long-term-care insurance, and the cost of such assistance could easily torpedo the best-laid retirement and estate plans. |