| COVER STORY Standouts How to use branding, marketing, PR, and new media to differentiate yourself |
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Features Minority Affairs In Part II of this discussion of clients from different cultures, we look east to Riyadh, Tehran, Mumbai, Osaka, Hong Kong…and Brooklyn Eternal Students With students taking longer to finish college, and more going to graduate school, you may have to tweak your clients’ education |
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Beginnings Editor's Note The Message You SendLetters You've Got to Have FriendsNews Wheels of Blueprint In Motion SEC/Fed accord marks the first step; Congress says more stringent financial services regs warranted Catching up with…Mitch PolitzerNumerology Like Elder, Like Adult ChildGroup Think Group ThinkChanges ChangesUpgrades UpgradesNews Turn Kindness On Brett Ellen’s an enabler for volunteersS&P Mutual Fund Sector Focus A Golden OpportunityHedgeworld Hedge Fund Focus The Second Dropped Shoe? Credit-Market Losses May Hit $1.6 TrillionAsset Allocation Asset Allocation, August 2008 Monthly recommendations from IA’s asset allocation panel |
Columnists Formulas for Success Where to From Here? Processes and protocols must keep pace with growthClark at Large Replacements Without a Clue Who’s going to fill the void left by Moss Adams? Who Knows? Doing the right thing environmentally is harder than it soundsThe Playing Field Time for an Alternative The volatile market is sparking more use of alternative assetsThe Fast Track Hop Off the Bus, Gus Be cautious in taking management tips from best sellersThe Affluentialist A Prospect With a Plan A prospect with an existing plan often presents opportunities |
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Retirement Planning Consolidation Crunch Retiring boomers' shedding of products and services presents challenges for advisors Boomers Need LTCI ASAP Living longer takes its toll Insuring 401(k) Success Via Annuities Retirement News and Products |
B/D Briefing Springtime for Brokers Custodians and independent B/Ds roll out the carpet Ups & Downs of ETFs B/D News & Products |
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Expert's Corner The Three Troubling Themes How to combat compliance misunderstanding and misdirection |
Insurance Update Careful What You Wish For Treasury proposes big change, but will insurance companies be happy? |
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Soapbox Do You Believe Your Own Rhetoric? |
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