February 2003

  • Creating Connections

    If the family office is indeed the wave of the future in the advisory business, Peter Wheeler thinks small independent shops are in for the fight of their lives. Read More

  • Turning Point

    Dan Fuss thinks corporate profits could more than double in the next decade–good for stocks. Meanwhile, watch China. Read More

  • Happy Client, Happy Advisor!

    For the past five months my home has been a war zone! Not to worry, my wife and I are getting along fine; it has not been that kind of war. Read More

  • What Top Advisors Do That Others Don't

    They take steps that are inconvenient, uncomfortable and expensive. Read More

  • Nowhere To Run

    Ever since equity fund investing stopped being easy three years ago, investors have been in a mad scramble to find safe havens. But in 2002, that game ended. Read More

  • Go Global For Bonds

    Foreign bond funds may produce high yields and positive returns over the next few years. That is in stark contrast to forecasts for U.S... Read More

  • The Rating Game

    When word hit that an Atlanta-based corporation was poised to offer early retirement to a thousand executives a few years back, Polstra & Dardaman found itself in the enviable position of being able... Read More

Creating Connections

by Raymond Fazzi

If the family office is indeed the wave of the future in the advisory business, Peter Wheeler thinks small independent shops are in for the fight of their lives.

Turning Point

by

Dan Fuss thinks corporate profits could more than double in the next decade–good for stocks. Meanwhile, watch China.

Happy Client, Happy Advisor!

by J. Michael Martin

For the past five months my home has been a war zone! Not to worry, my wife and I are getting along fine; it has not been that kind of war.

What Top Advisors Do That Others Don't

by Bill Bachrach

They take steps that are inconvenient, uncomfortable and expensive.

Nowhere To Run

by Raymond Fazzi

Ever since equity fund investing stopped being easy three years ago, investors have been in a mad scramble to find safe havens. But in 2002, that game ended.

Go Global For Bonds

by Alan Lavine

Foreign bond funds may produce high yields and positive returns over the next few years. That is in stark contrast to forecasts for U.S...

The Rating Game

by Tracey Longo

When word hit that an Atlanta-based corporation was poised to offer early retirement to a thousand executives a few years back, Polstra & Dardaman found itself in the enviable position of being able...

Time To Stop Flying Solo?

by Marla Brill

Many advisors find teaming up offers growing advantages.

LTC Insurance Premiums Start Creeping Up

by Raymond Fazzi

Rate hikes could accelerate if claims rise with other health care costs.

What's It Worth?

by

Help clients preserve wealth by getting valuables appraised.

The New World Of Timeshares

by Gail Liberman

Don‚t be shocked if a client approaches you about buying an interest in a nine-bedroom Miami Beach castle, complete with a shark-filled moat and gargoyles.

Sleeping Giant Awakes

by Marla Brill

TIAA-CREF gets serious about its financial advisor business.

The Duchess Of Dividends

by Marla Brill

As growth stocks flourished during the 1990s, many investors dismissed dividend-paying stocks as dinosaurs.

Lash Yourself To The Mast

by Randy Lert

Next time your clients come to you with stories about what their friends and the financial gurus on radio and television are saying about investing, you might want to have a great big ball of wax on...

Investment Advice Isn't Enough

by Sydney LeBlanc

Wealth management goes deeper than simply recommending separately managed accounts.

IMCA Offers Wealth Management Certification

Financial Advisor talks to Evelyn Brust, executive director of the Investment Management Consultants Association, about its new educational program. Writer Allen Plummer interviewed her.

A Guide To Finding The Right Provider

by Charles Widger

In the 1980s, about five providers offered managed accounts. Today there are more than 40 managed account providers.

Advisor Emporium

ADVISOR EMPORIUM

Service Helps Advisors Analyze 401(k) Plans PlanAnalytics Inc. in Mendota Heights, Minn...

Editor's Note

EDITOR'S NOTE

Good Idea, Dubious Timing President Bush‚s plan to eliminate the double taxation of corporate dividends represents an overdue recognition that the capital markets...

Frontline News

FRONTLINE NEWS

Advisors Riled Over E&O Premium Hikes The cost of the typical errors and omissions (E&O) policy for financial advisors has climbed to 15% to 20% more than a year...