FA Magazine

Longer Life Spans Mean Cheaper Premiums

by Raymond Fazzi

Insurance companies are relaxing life insurance rules and rates for older clients.

Part Art, Part Science

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Advisors take many approaches to setting fees for their work.

Welcome To The CFP World, Mr. Garday

by Tracey Longo

Some advisors worry about the ambitious growth goals of the CFP Board‚s CEO.

Royce's Goal: Safety First

by Marla Brill

Downside protection is paramount for fund manager Charles Royce.

Resolving Problems In The Office

by Eva Marer

Advisors give high marks to Commonwealth's practice-management efforts.

PIMCO Awaits Dark Before Dawn

by Mimi Lord

High-yield manager finds some bargains but awaits further markdowns.

Where Is The Consolidation Wave?

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The prediction that small, independent shops would be forced to merge hasn‚t panned out.

ADVISOR EMPORIUM

FPtransitions Signs New Clients FPtransitions, a Portland, Ore.-based firm that helps advisors buy, sell or merge their practices, has signed Jefferson Pilot Securities Corp...

FRONTLINE NEWS

NASDR to Media Darlings: Disclose Your Conflicts Life may get tougher for industry media darlings now that the National Association of Securities Dealers...

Are Your Strategies Obsolete?

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It‚s time to see if they need adjusting.

Personality Counts

by Brett Van Bortel & Russ Alan Prince

This new strategy may help you keep clients–and win others–by learning about their nature.

In Search Of The Holy Grail

by Raymond Fazzi

Software companies large and small are on a quest to offer the complete financial planning solution.

An Alternative For The Affluent

by Hannah Shaw Grove and Russ Alan Prince

Managed accounts are giving mutual funds a run for the money of high-net-worth investors.

When Average Is Not Enough

by J. Michael Martin

Why the S&P 500 will provide low absolute returns.

Hedging Your Way Through A Bear Market

by Gregory Bresiger

Will funds that focus on disaster be a good deal for investors?

Cushioning The Blow

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Advisors often must act as therapists for newly unemployed clients.

In Search Of The Elusive Word

by Richard B. Wagner

Life planning is not the right description of what we do.

Advisors Share Their Marketing Tactics

by Raymond Fazzi

These creative ideas are bringing in clients.

Another Manager With The Nebraska Knack

by Marla Brill

Warren Buffett isn‚t the only Omaha denizen who has made a name for himself.

Warming Up To Annuities

by Mimi Lord

Advisors likely will be spending more time annuitizing a portion of client assets