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Ultra Wealthy Investors Prefer Meeting Their Financial Advisor Face To Face

By Jim McConville - Tuesday, 22 November 2011
While communicating with clients through blogs and Internet-delivered newsletters is becoming more common, wealthy investors still prefer information from financial advisors delivered the old fashioned way.

Rosemont Invests In Westmount Asset Management

By Jim McConville - Monday, 18 July 2011
A Los Angeles asset management firm got a capital boost from a private equity firm that helps fund management buyouts, recapitalizations and start-ups.

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Advisor Takes A Stand

By Dorothy Hinchcliff - Friday, 25 March 2011
An advisory firm has divested its entire holding in a leading natural gas producer because of the company’s “poor environmental record and its lack of accountability to shareholders.”

Capturing Clients

By Jerilyn Klein Bier, March 2011 issue
Here’s a look at a variety of practice-building strategies that are working for SRI advisors.

Advisors Not Using Social Media Enough

By Joan Gunin, December 2010 issue
Financial advisors must stop "sitting on (their) hands" and begin to think differently about using social media, an expert told advisors at the recent SRI in the Rockies conference.

Social Discretion Advised

By Jerilyn Klein Bier, November 2010 issue
Financial advisors test social media.

HighTower Creating A ‘Green’ Workplace

By Bruce W. Fraser, July 2010 issue
HighTower, a high-flying independent RIA based in Chicago, is one of the latest advisory firms to make a significant effort to "green" their operations.

403(b) Plans Being Revamped

By Jilian Mincer, June 2010 issue
Socially responsible investments, especially faith-based mutual funds, are finding a place in more 403(b) retirement plans.

Making A Practice Of SRI

By Karen DeMasters, June 2010 issue
Two advisors focusing on SRI accumulate $475 million in assets under management.

SRI Moving Into Mainstream 401(k) Plans

By Jerilyn Klein Bier, May 2010 issue
Most 401(k) plans don't offer SRI options. However, a certified financial planner recently launched an SRI rating system that may help to change that.