by
Evan Simonoff
Nobody ever said merging two organizations was easy. And in almost every merger there is a winner and a loser, even if it sometimes takes years to determine who won and who lost.
by Dorothy Hinchcliff and Tracey Longo
Experts at The 6th Annual Financial Advisor Symposium outlined what it takes for advisory firms to be among the best in the country.
by Hannah Shaw Grove and Russ Alan Prince
This is the second in a series of three articles based on a recent study of 388 senior executives with at least $500,000 in investable assets that will examine 1) their key financial concerns, 2) the...
by J. Michael Martin
Most of our clients are empty nesters whose children launched their independent lives during the past ten to 15 years.
by Leo Pusateri
In my previous column [September 2003] we reviewed what we learned from the seven Value Ladder steps, discussed the 14 key points in the ladder process, and talked about two real-world applications.
by Marla Brill
With the mutual fund industry dodging so many bullets recently, even the most loyal mutual fund investor might not be blamed for raising an eyebrow.
by Alan Lavine
Should What to look at when deciding what choice is right for your clients.
by Leola Ross
The relatively high fees charged for hedge funds may cause some of your clients to have second thoughts about investing in them.
by Tracey Longo
Making the case for a diversified and significantly larger international portfolio (rather than that one large-cap international growth fund you‚ve been using in client portfolios for years)...
by Marla Brill
Even though I consider myself a capable investor, I use a financial advisor to handle the aggressive part of my portfolio...
by Tracey Longo
Have 529 plans–the not-so-long-ago media darlings of education savings–lost their shine?
by John Blomfield and Sharla D. Hamil
Do you consider yourself to be a client-centered advisor? Not surprisingly, nearly every advisor does.
by Raymond Fazzi
Trying to get a read on the direction of estate planning in this country these days is a bit like watching a football game...
by Eric L. Reiner
Insurance companies expected the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 to hurt sales of survivorship policies, and they were right.
by David J. Drucker
Serving the elderly puts in play a host of ethical dilemmas.
by Marla Brill
Asking John Buckingham about the stocks in the Al Frank Fund is something like inquiring about flavors at a Baskin Robbins store...
by Joel Bruckenstein
StatementOne, a company that has made a name for itself offering financial data consolidation and Web-based portfolio reporting at the enterprise level, recently began offering a similar service to...
by Harold Evensky
Action regarding mutual fund abuses should have come sooner.
