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The Motley Fool June 24, 2010 Dayana Yochim |
3 Things Your Advisor's Too Scared to Tell You Man up, America: These are harsh words you need to hear about retirement savings, estate planning, and personal financial planning. |
The Motley Fool March 2, 2006 Dayana Yochim |
Big Money Blunders to Avoid Real estate, college costs, family finances, death and divorce. We asked Sheryl Garrett, the financial planner to the people, for advice on avoiding the monumental money blunders before they occur. |
The Motley Fool June 24, 2010 Dayana Yochim |
3 More Things Your Advisor's Too Scared to Tell You "You're alone," "you aren't getting younger," and other things you need to hear. |
The Motley Fool April 20, 2010 Dayana Yochim |
The First Step to Financial Happiness It's best to line up your trusted advisors before emergency strikes. |
Financial Advisor September 2007 Bruce W. Fraser |
Role Reversal What financial advisors can do to prepare their clients to care for elderly parents. |
The Motley Fool March 31, 2010 Dayana Yochim |
Why Bernie Madoff Deserves Your Thanks If nothing else, his shenanigans made us smarter consumers. If you weren't wary of the advice you bought before, you sure are now. |
On Wall Street October 1, 2010 |
Letters Most people think that health care reform will solve many of the problems facing retirees and people about to retire. Nothing could be further from the truth. Financial advisors need to be prepared to talk about health care costs. |
Registered Rep. March 1, 2005 Mark Feffer |
The Family Lock Box Retirement planning is all about identifying the client's desired retirement lifestyle, then translating that into savings and investment goals. But increasingly, family crises, and the emotions that go with them, are disrupting these well-laid plans. |
Registered Rep. November 1, 2004 Steve Gresham |
Party's Over The most tragic investing calamities are repeated by clients who should know better and by advisors who did know better and let the clients get in trouble anyway. |
Financial Planning September 1, 2013 Christine Fahlund |
Smart Ways to Talk About Retirement & Social Security Use these concepts to frame conversations with your clients. |
Registered Rep. May 1, 2004 Anne Field |
Role Reversal What happens when adult children take over part or all of their parents' finances - at the request of Mom or Dad? How should an advisor approach such situations? |
Financial Advisor October 2012 Michael J. McDermott |
Our House How can financial planners help those with three generations living at home? A multigenerational household certainly has financial complexities that need to be addressed. |
The Motley Fool May 5, 2007 Elizabeth Brokamp |
5 Great Gifts for Grads and Newlyweds Ditch the salad spinners and place settings. Give presents with a future. 1. A plan for life... 2. A leg-up on retirement... etc. |
Financial Planning October 1, 2010 Susan Bradley |
Where Widows Go Advisors who can guide someone through one of the most difficult life passages are rare and treasured resources whom widows want to share with every other widow they meet. |
The Motley Fool April 20, 2010 Dayana Yochim |
Stop Investing Like You're Still in College Over time our minds, metabolism and money issues change. Plan accordingly. |
Financial Planning July 1, 2013 Martha White |
Special Needs Clients: 'Retirement for 3' For families with a special-needs child, advisors must employ a variety of tactics. |
Investment Advisor February 2008 Olivia Mellan |
The Bell Tolls Clearly, aging baby boomers need financial advisors to help plan their upcoming retirements. But how can you coax them into your office or persuade them to make changes that will ensure a more pleasant future? |
The Motley Fool July 31, 2008 Elizabeth Brokamp |
5 Great Gifts That Keep on Giving If you want your money to have a lasting impact, there are a whole host of options you may not have considered. Here are a few ideas for presents that will continue to reward their recipients long into the future. |
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. |
The Motley Fool March 9, 2010 Robert Brokamp |
Are You Saving Enough for Retirement? Your goals are unique, so the way you reach those goals should be, too. |
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 Advisor May 2010 David J. Drucker |
Help From Your Friends More advisors are signing on to advisor networks to fast-track their businesses. |
Registered Rep. August 28, 2013 Carina S. Diamond |
We Need More Female Advisors When it comes to attracting women to our ranks, the industry still has a long way to go |
Investment Advisor September 2005 Joni Youngwirth |
Draw Up a Plan Financial planners work with retirees every day. But, due to the changing face of retirement, when it comes to planning their own retirements, they may be as befuddled as their clients. |
AskMen.com Michael Estrin |
How to Find a Financial Advisor Whether you're building your assets, minimizing your liability or managing your money, a good financial advisor is critical. Here's how to find the best one for you |
The Motley Fool January 15, 2004 |
Need a CFP? Tips on getting money advice and a solid financial plan without pain. |
Financial Planning August 1, 2010 Donald Jay Korn |
Borrowing Trouble When conversations about college affordability take place, planners may be able to introduce some realities into the discussion. |
Investment Advisor March 2008 Olivia Mellan |
The Age of Enlightenment Long-lived but short-sighted, optimistic but anxious, self-centered but altruistic, baby boomers badly need your financial advice. |
The Motley Fool April 29, 2010 Dayana Yochim |
How to Avoid Your Next Money Crisis The five-step plan to dealing with your next financial disaster. |
On Wall Street July 1, 2011 Keith J. Weber |
A Generational Retirement Shift Midlife is changing. The longevity gains seen over the last 100 years haven't just added years onto the end of our lives, they've added quality years to the middle of our lives. |
On Wall Street September 1, 2008 Parisi & Leung |
Are You Prepared for the Retirement Boom? Meeting the retirement and estate planning needs of the baby boomer generation represents today's greatest growth opportunity for financial advisors. But are advisors ready for it? |
Financial Planning September 1, 2010 Donna Mitchell |
Mass Market The Garrett Planning Network has brought a lot of attention to the middle class as an underserved market for financial planning services. |
The Motley Fool April 20, 2009 |
5 Signs Your Financial Pro Isn't All That Shopping for a financial professional, or wondering whether the one you have is right for you? Consider the following five red flags. |
The Motley Fool June 1, 2005 |
When Do You Need a Financial Advisor? Just about anyone who goes through some life changes needs to reevaluate his or her personal financial situation. |
Financial Planning September 1, 2007 Ray Sclafani |
The Future is in Retirement By helping clients envision later-life goals, You can build value in your practice. An exclusive conversation with coach Dan Sullivan. |
The Motley Fool July 22, 2005 Dayana Yochim |
College vs. Retirement? Retirement Wins Before you set up your child's golden future, pay off high-interest debt, establish an emergency fund, get adequate insurance, and beef up your retirement savings. After those items are crossed off your list, you can start spoiling the youngsters. |
The Motley Fool January 25, 2005 Dayana Yochim |
You're on Your Own, Kiddos In the standoff between retirement savings and college savings, retirement wins. |
Financial Planning August 1, 2007 Marshall Eckblad |
Advisor Pulse If a new survey is to be believed, advisors who help their clients with retirement planning -- and that's most of you -- will soon face a difficult choice: Change the way you service clients or watch your profits shrink. |
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. |
Financial Advisor January 2005 Gregory Bresiger |
Rewritting The Rules Many older Americans don't plan to retire-either because they want to, or have to stay working. It's expected that many baby boomers are going to need financial planning and advice, but not the kind that their grandparents and parents did. |
On Wall Street October 1, 2013 Mason Braswell |
Addressing Those Who Resist Retirement Here's how to talk to your clients about retiring when they don t want to. |
Investment Advisor August 2007 Kara P. Stapleton |
Tassel Hassle A hot-button issue this time of year that brings clients to advisors is funding their child's college education. Here's what advisors can do to help. |
Investment Advisor January 2006 Olivia Mellan |
The Psychology of Advice: The Silent Generations A huge chunk of our nation's wealth is in the hands of baby boomers' parents. Whether you represent older parents or a grownchild, better intergenerational communication is as important to you as it is to your financial advisory clients. |
The Motley Fool May 28, 2009 Dayana Yochim |
Facing Mom and Dad's Money Issues Talking to Mom and Dad about their finances can help ease your mind and give you a head start mulling over what you'll face in the future. |
Registered Rep. April 1, 2006 Gresham & Gresham |
The Rewards of Risk Review One thing that everyone should agree on is the need to take a good hard look at the risks a financial advisor can help clients deal with financially, from the risk of having to pay damages in a lawsuit to the risk of outliving their resources. |
On Wall Street April 1, 2011 J. Graydon Coghlan |
Retire Later, Collect More If your clients want to receive full Social Security benefits, it's important that they wait until their official retirement age. |
Financial Advisor January 2006 Karen DeMasters |
Sudden Wealth, Sudden Mess? Windfall recipients may need special handling by financial advisors -- and maybe a kick in the pants. Done right, that relationship can translate into a multigenerational client. |
Financial Advisor August 2007 Tracey Longo |
What's Your Retirement Brand? Unless you're branding yourself a retirement income planning specialist and it's clear in clients' minds you're going to do retirement income planning for them, your client relationships honestly may be in peril. |
On Wall Street September 1, 2013 Danny Sarch |
The Coming Retirement Storm The demographics mean your book is worth a lot right now. But the tides are about to turn. You need to create a succession plan just like the one you encourage your business-owning clients to create. |
Financial Planning May 1, 2013 |
Ameriprise's Don Froude: 'Take Care of My Family' For the head of Ameriprise Financial s Personal Advisors Group, the ultimate compliment is to have a client turn to his planner in time of crisis. |