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Financial Planning December 1, 2010 Stephanie Bogan	Talking Back There is a strong argument that the very process of asking for feedback can help to build strong client relationships.
Registered Rep. December 1, 2005 Halah Touryalai	Smith Barney: New Focus On the Horizon While most Smith Barney advisor respondents were generally unimpressed by the acquisition of Legg advisors, it'll be interesting to see if Smith Barney's jettisoning of its asset management group -- and resulting new focus on retail distribution -- will rejuvenate the firm.
On Wall Street April 1, 2013 Lorie Konish	Five Questions with Matt Matrisian The director of practice management at Genworth Financial offers advisors tips on avoiding common blind spots.
Registered Rep. January 14, 2011 Kristen French	Some MSSB Advisors Upset by Johnston's Departure Morgan Stanley CEO James Gorman announced Thursday that Greg Fleming, head of the firm's asset management business, will replace Charles Johnston as head of wealth management.
Financial Planning June 1, 2012 Donna Mitchell	Aiming Lower Mass-market investors, with their relatively tiny net worth but big growth potential, are attracting increased attention from the financial planning industry. Two major companies have announced forays into this market sector.
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Financial Advisor December 2007 Sydney LeBlanc	More Options, More Business Independent advisors recently got the opportunity of a lifetime -- the marriage made between fee-based advisory accounts and fiduciary accountability finally made headlines in the SEC repeal of Rule 202.
Investment Advisor January 2008 Bob Clark	Part of the Solution For financial advisors, a fund you run yourself (with help) can solve some thorny issues.
Investment Advisor August 2010 Melanie Waddell	Broker/Dealer Marketing: Finding Their Voice Broker/Dealers are waking up to the new, post-downturn marketing environment. Here are a few of the best ideas.
Financial Advisor April 2004 Sydney LeBlanc	What Have You Done For Me Lately? Are advisor marketing tools and business development what they should be?
Registered Rep. August 29, 2010 Jerry Gleeson	Merrill, MSSB Invest in New Technology Wirehouse firms continue to upgrade their advisor workstation technology following the recent consolidation among firms.
Investment Advisor June 2010 Angela Herbers	The Fast Track: American Standard Comp tables based on surveys of advisory firms won't help you find the right salary range for your firm if those firms are over- or underpaying.
Financial Planning September 1, 2008 John J Bowen Jr	Time to Say Goodbye Today's most successful advisors recognize a simple but powerful fact of business: It's better to work with a small number of great clients than to serve a huge base of clients who are only mediocre.
Investment Advisor March 2008 Angela Herbers	Words of Wisdom Keeping older professionals in the industry should be a priority. And if we don't do something to rectify this situation sooner rather than later, we face the prospect of watching the experience of a whole generation literally walk out the door.
On Wall Street September 1, 2010 Howard J. Stock	Talent Shortage Grips Firms As Financial Advisors Age After years of recruiting only established, top advisors in the so-called "war for talent" instead of hiring younger employees and training them, the industry is now facing a shortage.
Financial Advisor November 2012 Joni Youngwirth	From Solo To Silo, From Ensemble To Enterprise Firms evolve for many reasons. What kind of firm is yours?
Investment Advisor January 2007 Bob Clark	The Trust Threat Financial advisors need to rethink adding trust services to their offerings.
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On Wall Street August 1, 2010 Aarti N. Maharaj	The Wirehouse Way While the lure of independence has traditionally been viewed as the ultimate siren song for many advisors, many in the industry are finding good reasons to stay with the big companies. And it's not all about the money.
Investment Advisor June 2006 Bob Clark	Clark at Large: Reality Check A good exercise is to periodically examine the things we know to be true and explore why we think so. Here's a list of possible misconceptions financial advisors hold to be true: Client portfolios need international exposure... It doesn't matter what the other advisors do... etc.
Investment Advisor April 2009 Lewis Schiff	Danger & Opportunity: Seling Wisdom Advisors with a wealth-management practice orientation can provide the kind of services affluent families need during difficult market times.
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Registered Rep. December 20, 2012 Diana Britton	Are Your Clients Cheating on You? Probably You may be in denial, but chances are, your clients are cheating on you. A recent report by Cerulli Associates found that 74 percent of investors own a direct investing account, but advisors believe it's much less.
Financial Advisor September 2007 Andrew Gluck	Web 2.0 Marketing David Scott Meerman says the old rules of public relations and marketing are dead. His book, The New Rules Of Marketing & PR has very practical ideas on how to use the web to build your business. In this interview, he explains how those ideas apply to financial planners.
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Financial Advisor April 2007 William Glasgall	Why Marketing Works Over the years, many advisors, being analytical people at heart, have relegated marketing to a minor role behind crunching numbers for clients' financial plans and investment portfolios. Now, that attitude seems to be undergoing a long-needed change.
Investment Advisor October 2008 Maya Ivanova	War Room How the most successful advisory firms are mitigating risk on two fronts: for their clients, and for their own businesses.
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Registered Rep. February 1, 2005 David A. Gaffen	Small Game Hunting About 30% of the 22 million U.S. households have somewhere between $100,000 and $500,000 in net worth, including the equity in their homes. Many of them are feeling neglected by their financial advisors.
Investment Advisor April 2008 Norman M. Boone	Getting Comfortable With Change Here are some communication tips for introducing change to your clients.
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Investment Advisor August 2007 Robert F. Keane	Speaking Out Don't be shy about marketing yourself. You have a story to tell. The reality is that most financial advisors think marketing is a dirty word, but properly promoting yourself can bring you more of the types of clients that you want.
On Wall Street November 1, 2011 Elizabeth Wine	The Unfaithful Client Cheating on a financial advisor is a known, but frowned-upon client practice. But new research says that it has been gaining traction among high-net-worth households since the market turmoil began in 2008, with many clients bolstering their stable of advisors.
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Investment Advisor April 2006 Maya Ivanova	Self Improvement In the recent supplement to the 2005 Rydex AdvisorBenchmarking Survey, many advisors recognize that simply maintaining the status quo is not enough. They're continuously examining their business plans and investment processes to look for improvements.
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Financial Advisor March 2012 Bernie Clark	The Changing Affluent Investor Advisors must prepare for new affluent clients and the changes, attitudes and expectations they will bring with them.
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