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Investment Advisor December 2009 Olivia Mellan |
The Psychology of Advice: A Time Forgiving More than just a time for giving, the holidays can be a time for forgiving. Here are some ways you might apply this philosophy to situations that crop up in your practice around this time of year. |
Investment Advisor December 2006 Olivia Mellan |
Gone, but Not Forgotten When clients are contemplating the kind of legacy they want to pass on to their family, to society, or to a certain charitable cause, consider helping them to take stock of their deeply cherished values, beliefs, and life goals before they focus on the financial aspects of legacy transfer. |
Investment Advisor May 2008 Olivia Mellan |
Quittin' Time? How a financial advisor should respond to various situations faced by clients contemplating retirement: Fear of boredom... Couple with conflicting retirement dreams... Couple with a large age difference... Need to support parents... etc. |
Investment Advisor April 1, 2011 Olivia Mellan |
And the Pass Is Incomplete Baby boomers are scheduled to inherit $8.4 trillion from their parents -- but don't expect it all to go smoothly |
Investment Advisor August 2007 Olivia Mellan |
Are We Having Fun Yet? Sometimes we forget why we wanted money in the first place. Here's how to help your financial advisory clients enjoy the fruits of their labor. |
Investment Advisor January 2008 Olivia Mellan |
Splitting Heirs When parents and children are involved in divorce-related issues, it will be difficult (if not impossible) for an investment advisor to recommend financial strategies if they are still nursing unresolved wounds, anger, feelings of betrayal, or a thirst for revenge. |
Investment Advisor April 2009 Olivia Mellan |
The Psychology of Advice: High Anxiety If your heart beats faster when you check the market update, or your throat dries up when you prepare to tell clients about their portfolio, you have what we could call money anxiety. There's a lot of it going around these days. |
Investment Advisor May 1, 2011 Olivia Mellan |
It's Not Working Retirement is great for some people; for others, not so much |
Investment Advisor March 2007 Olivia Mellan |
Do You Believe in Magic? When it comes to financial matters, clients may think or act in seemingly irrational ways due to their fear of bad luck, their hopes for good fortune, or a belief that a certain outcome has resulted solely from chance. If you encounter such situations, here are some ideas on how to handle them. |
On Wall Street June 1, 2012 Denise Federer |
The Legacy Advisor The ultimate goal of a being a legacy advisor is to guide your clients to identify the emotional concerns that transcend the financial facts and could potentially impede family relationships. |
Investment Advisor July 2009 Olivia Mellan |
The Psychology of Advice: Crash Consciousness To keep the current crisis from weakening your bonds with your clients, you need to tune into their beliefs and fears at the deepest level. |
Investment Advisor November 2005 David J. Huber |
The IA Soapbox: Is Real Estate Going Ka-Boom? As with any bubble, there will be plenty of opportunity for those that are patient and prudent. Real estate investors, look before you leap. Investing is different than speculating. Advisors need to remind their clients to adhere to the lessons learned from the tech bubble. |
Investment Advisor March 2010 Olivia Mellan |
Letting Go It's hard to accept loss or change and move on into something new, different, and unknown. This issue becomes central to advisors whose clients are moving into their Third Age, that of retirement. |
Investment Advisor August 2005 Olivia Mellan |
The Psychology of Advice: Blindsided Help your financial advisory clients keep life's little ambushes in perspective. |
Investment Advisor December 2005 Olivia Mellan |
The Psychology of Advice: Under the Affluence When financial advisory clients come to you wondering what they should do with their money, help them identify the values and goals that are most important to them. Explore their feelings and desires on the deepest level, so you can help them move from fantasies to goals that are grounded in reality. |
Investment Advisor January 2010 Olivia Mellan |
The Psychology of Advice: The Gift to Be Simple If you or any of your clients are mulling over how to create a simpler lifestyle, these comments may help. |
Real Estate Portfolio May/Jun 2001 Jack McAllister |
On the Rise If 401(k) plan values are to rise to their potential, they could use a little more yeast -- in the form of REIT stocks... |
Investment Advisor January 2009 Olivia Mellan |
Understanding Overspending Financial advisors Q&As regarding how to discuss spending cutbacks with their clients. |
Trusts & Estates May 2002 |
Think Like A Shrink Understanding Today's High Net Worth... Advisors Should Make a Diagnosis, Then Think About Product... Recognizing the Role of the Family Founder... Understanding the Cultures, Values and Beliefs of the Family... etc. |
On Wall Street April 1, 2013 Denise Federer |
Facilitating Family Meetings Getting clients together as a family unit not only helps build wealth, but also cohesiveness. |
Financial Planning February 1, 2005 Abigail La Croix |
5 Questions Joseph Spada of Family Wealth Institute offers retreats for the wealthy, a service that tries to balance financial success with other parts of life. |
Investment Advisor May 2006 Olivia Mellan |
The Psychology of Advice: Toxic Friends From a psychological standpoint, here's what investment advisers can do when clients' pals provide risky investment tips. |
On Wall Street April 1, 2012 Todd Colbeck |
Helping Your Client Create A Legacy To help a client plan to pass on his or her estate is one of the areas of financial planning that may be considered dull at best and morbid at worst. How can you turn estate planning into something pleasant or possibly even exciting? |
On Wall Street September 1, 2010 Allan Flader |
Why Risk It? Don't judge, just advise. That has always been one of our mantras as we've developed strong relationships with our clients over the years. |
Financial Advisor March 2005 Marla Brill |
Investing IRAs In Real Estate It may be a controversial investment option, but more clients are doing it with advisors' help. |
Investment Advisor October 2008 Olivia Mellan |
Long-Term Losses How can you cut your losses when they keep going on and on? |
Real Estate Portfolio Mar/Apr 2006 R. Scot Sellers |
A Force To Be Reckoned With An ever-increasing number of investors are realizing what those of us in the business have known for a long time -- real estate is a fantastic vehicle through which to create long-term wealth. |
National Real Estate Investor December 1, 2004 Anthony Downs |
Why Capital Inflows Could Accelerate American real estate markets have been flooded with capital from multiple sources that have profoundly affected market conditions. Surprisingly, this flood is not going to slow in the near future, and may even accelerate. |
National Real Estate Investor September 10, 2002 Matt Valley |
Wealth of ideas: Symposium offers sound advice for high-net-worth investors Ask 10 commercial real estate experts the finer points of developing a successful investment strategy for these well-heeled clients typically worth $5 million or more and one word keeps popping up -- diversification. |
BusinessWeek August 15, 2005 |
Don't Forget Home Equity To business professor Dean Gatzlaff, your home should be part of any asset allocation plan. |
BusinessWeek August 2, 2004 |
"Where You Get Paid Generously to Wait" David Lee, the manager of the T. Rowe Price Real Estate Fund, discusses how patience and an almost "boring" attention to fundamentals pay off in real estate investing. |
Financial Advisor May 2005 Raymond Fazzi |
Is Real Estate For Real? The questions being whispered on Wall Street ask if real estate values have gone too far out of sight after five years of serving as a "safe" refuge for investors battered by the volatile equity market. |
National Real Estate Investor February 1, 2005 Tony Downs |
Where Are We Exactly in the Cycle? As the current economic expansion moves ahead in 2005, the key issue for real estate is simply this: Will the normal relationships between overall economic activity, demand for space, increasing demands for money, and rising levels of new property development prevail as in many past cycles? |
Investment Advisor January 2007 |
Retiring "Retirement" "Retiring" is a word, and concept, that's outlived its usefulness. Here are ways financial advisors can help clients entering their "third age" navigate this passage with optimism and fortitude. |
Financial Planning November 1, 2005 Maureen Mohyde |
The New Generation Gap Estate planning is one of the most important steps your clients can take to help their families. Planning can help make things easier for everyone when difficult times arise. But a study shows parents are more at ease discussing their estate plans than their boomer children. |
Financial Planning June 1, 2010 Gregory Salsbury |
A New Conversation The market meltdown forced people to start thinking more seriously about retirement. But they're still held back by misconceptions. |
Financial Planning February 1, 2005 Len Reinhart |
Multiple Choice No single product will meet all the needs of aging boomers. Advisers must develop strategies combining multiple products into retirement portfolios. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Mar/Apr 2003 Gretchen Pienta |
Building a Powerful Portfolio Learn which commercial real estate vehicle provides a strong foundation for your clients' investments. |
Investment Advisor August 2006 Olivia Mellan |
The Psychology of Advice: That Good Old College Try Here's how to help financial advisory clients deal with college planning anxiety. |
Registered Rep. November 2, 2015 David H. Lenok |
A Look Inside The Wealthiest Estate Plans in America How does estate asset allocation change as clients climb the wealth ladder? |
Investment Advisor October 2009 Olivia Mellan |
Give and Take Lately, many clients who want to share their wealth are finding they may not have enough of it left. A look at the state of charitable giving, and how advisors should deal with those in a state over having their philanthropic dreams dashed. |
Real Estate Portfolio Nov/Dec 2003 Art Gering |
Undefined Contributions Although a large number of companies invest in real estate in their defined benefit plans, many deny their employees the same advantages in their 401(k) plans. |
Financial Planning April 1, 2005 Mitchell Rose |
Emotional Rescue By tending to family dynamics during the estate planning process, financial advisers can prevent wounds and conflicts years before they might occur. |
BusinessWeek October 17, 2005 Anne Tergesen |
Finding Fertile Ground Overseas Investors can use international real estate to diversify their holdings. |
Investment Advisor April 2008 Susan L. Hirshman |
Spend Like There Is a Tomorrow It doesn't matter how good your clients' investments are if they spend too much. |
Real Estate Portfolio Nov/Dec 2004 Michael Fickes |
The Emerging Retirement Option It has taken years, but REITs are blossoming in the defined contribution market. |
Investment Advisor December 2005 |
Retirement Plan Advisor: Adding Property to the Mix More investors are investing IRAs in real estate for real diversification. But advisors and their clients need to fully understand the risks. |
Registered Rep. November 1, 2005 Todd K. Ballenger |
Trading Down to a Better Retirement Without preying on your clients' fears, you can use the concern over the real estate bubble to do something that financial advisors should have been doing all along: talk about real estate as part of the comprehensive investment plan. |
Financial Advisor May 2006 Raymond Fazzi |
REITs Strut Their Teflon Stuff Real estate investment trusts' resiliency reveals investors' broadening view of the asset class. |
HBS Working Knowledge January 9, 2006 Roger Thompson |
Rebuilding Commercial Real Estate After several boom years, is commercial real estate ripe for another fall? |