Features
By Olivia Mellan
Baby boomers are reaching retirement age, but that doesn't mean they and their spouses will be in sync about how to spend their time--and their money....
By Robert F. Keane
At Beacon Pointe Advisors Shannon Eusey serves as president, her father as CEO, and her sister is the CFO--in other words it's just your average family business with $3.5 billion in AUM....
Beginnings
By Kara P. Stapleton
The latest market numbers and asset allocations from our panel of experts. ...
By James J. Green
Now that the 111th Congress has been seated and the 44th President of the United States inaugurated, the first stirrings of hedge fund legislation and increased regulation have been sighted....
By Beth Piskora
The reluctance on the part of the new Commander in Chief to part with his preferred mobile communications device....
By James J. Green
Among RIAs and broker/dealers, the need to move ahead trumps market uncertainty....
By James J. Green
Linda Chatman Thomsen, the director of the SEC’s Division of Enforcement, said February 9 that she would leave the Commission and return to the private sector....
By James J. Green
Catching Up With Tom Bradley...
By Kara P. Stapleton
News on the FPA, American College, CFP Board, and IMCA.
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By Kara P. Stapleton
People on the move....
By Kara P. Stapleton
New products and programs....
By Kara P. Stapleton
Assets in ETFs have turned around after a three month decline in the fall of 2008....
By James J. Green
Wayne Bloom’s accession at Commonwealth signals business as usual for the independent broker/dealer, with a twist....
By Kara P. Stapleton
On December 12, 2008, as part of Bel Air Investment Advisors’ year-round philanthropic program....
By James J. Green
“You’re more alike than you are different, and it’s always better to merge from strength than weakness.”...
Columns
By Lewis Schiff
Advanced planning groups help create the outline for an orderly preparation and transition from one generation to the next. ...
By Robert F. Keane
There’s a misperception that renewable energy only does well when traditional energy prices are high....
By Mark Tibergien
“The essence of an organizational culture is what people will do when you are not looking.”...
By Bob Clark
One of the only bright spots we’ve seen has been those firms
offering ETFs that short the markets, use leverage, or track commodities indexes....
By Melanie Waddell
SEC Chairwoman Mary Schapiro is laying the groundwork for a significantly beefed up
enforcement division at the Commission....
By Angela Herbers
“...because those ‘never-ending’ good times are so good in
the advisory business, advisors...don’t concern
themselves with growing expenses, anemic profit margins,
haphazard operations, underperforming employees...”...
Conclusions
By Melanie Waddell
As affluent retirees’ worries about their financial well-being continue to mount due to the market and economic swoon, sales of immediate annuities are seeing a significant spike.
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By Kara P. Stapleton
Research shows many retirees will have to work at least part time....
By Melanie Waddell
The latest on retirement....
By James J. Green
While the members of the FSI compete fiercely with each other in many areas—within FSI they have subsumed their differences in favor of promoting the common agenda of B/Ds....
By James J. Green
FINRA is quietly conducting a sweep of broker/dealers that could be the first steps to having the SRO take over regulation of registered investment advisors from the SEC—something the former NASD has long desired....
By Kara P. Stapleton
At the FSI OneVoice Broker/Dealer Conference in January, there was a session on internal succession discussing the steps that advisors and independent B/Ds need to take when developing a succession plan....
By Kara P. Stapleton
The latest from the broker/dealer world....
By Marlene Y. Satter
Bad news is making headlines everywhere; long-term care insurance is no exception....
By Marlene Y. Satter
Advisors need to consider a number of factors when focusing on long-term care insurance. ...
By Staff Writer
“A successful succession planning process will mimic the financial planning model advisors use with their clients.”...
Sidebar Stories
By James J. Green
Wayne Bloom’s accession at Commonwealth signals business as usual for the independent broker/dealer, with a twist...
By James J. Green
In terms of advisory practice values, it's still a sellers market....
By Melanie Waddell
An annual analysis of litigated disciplinary proceedings brought by the SEC and FINRA against broker/dealers and registered representatives shows that it sometimes pays for B/Ds and reps to litigate against the regulators.
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By Robert F. Keane
One alternative energy concept that is still relatively undeveloped in the U.S. is geothermal heating and cooling....
By James J. Green
In helping clients plan their retirement, it’s essential not only to determine clients’ goals, but also for you to understand your own biases about retirement....
By James J. Green
Advisors must adapt the structure of their firms if they wish to succeed in attracting and retaining clients who are in or near retirement....
By Olivia Mellan
Rrecent research shows a link between continuing to work and greater longevity....
By Olivia Mellan
Reading suggestions....
By Robert F. Keane
Shannon Eusey
President and Chief Operating Officer
Beacon Pointe Advisors
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By Olivia Mellan
Tips for managing client stress....
By Mark Tibergien
The best leaders in this business deploy several key people development strategies....
Web Extras
By Staff Writer
Download a copy of the white paper, "Investment Opportunities in a Climate Change Economy."...