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Financial Planning May 1, 2013 |
Advisor Optimism Hits New High Sentiment climbs, buoyed by big increases in retirement planning activity and fees. |
Financial Planning October 1, 2013 |
Advisor Sentiment Hits New Low for Year Declines in equity allocations, risk tolerance and advisor fees are cited. |
Financial Planning January 1, 2013 |
Retirement Advisor Confidence Index: Worries Grow A drop in risk tolerance pulls down the latest index reading. |
Financial Planning November 1, 2012 |
Retirement Advisor Confidence Index: Risk Tolerance Grows Again Financial Planning s Retirement Advisor Confidence Index rose for the second straight month in October, indicating continued optimism among the planning community. |
Financial Planning June 1, 2013 |
Advisors Upbeat as Stocks Rise Planner sentiment climbs to a new high as clients stress optimism. |
Financial Planning April 1, 2013 |
Retirement Advisor Confidence Index: Reality Check for Planners Advisor sentiment slips after a giddy start to the year, as clients sound a cautious note. |
Financial Planning December 1, 2012 |
Retirement Advisor Confidence Index: Cash Gains as Confidence Slips Portfolios reflect a decline in risk tolerance; advisor fees inch higher |
Financial Planning July 1, 2013 |
Advisors Show Mixed Views of Markets Readings show a modest lift in client optimism but a drop in retirement activity. |
Financial Planning September 1, 2013 |
Advisor Confidence Rises, as Does Taste for Risk The index reverses its fall, led by shifts in client behavior and market performance. |
Financial Planning February 1, 2013 |
Retirement Advisor Confidence Index: Rosier Outlook Risk tolerance and a growing taste for equities help the January index climb back after two straight declines. |
Financial Planning September 1, 2012 |
Retirement Advisor Confidence Index: New Index Tracks Advisory Sector The Retirement Advisor Confidence Index is a monthly barometer of business conditions for the wealth management sector. The initial reading of 48.7% shows a modest contraction in business activity |
Financial Planning March 1, 2013 |
Retirement Advisor Confidence Index: Optimism Grows After election jitters and the fiscal cliff melodrama, advisors find optimism - and a planning opportunity. |
Financial Planning September 1, 2012 Scott Wenger |
Editor's View: FP has a new Retirement Advisor Index FP s new Retirement Advisor Confidence Index will help planners gauge industry business conditions |
Financial Planning October 1, 2012 |
Retirement Advisor Confidence Index: Planner Confidence Growing Financial Planning's Retirement Advisor Confidence Index - a monthly barometer of business conditions for wealth managers - rose in its latest reading, a bullish sign for the planning industry. |
Registered Rep. July 21, 2006 Kristen French |
Advisors Not Filling High-Net-Worth Retirement Needs, Survey Says Although few high-net-worth investors are prepared for the kind of retirement they expect, advisors continue to focus on wealth accumulation at the expense of long-term financial planning. |
Investment Advisor February 2009 Kara P. Stapleton |
Who's Investing Where? A new report for advisors finds nearly half of U.S. households own equities or bonds, a significant increase during the last two decades, however, ownership of these assets has declined since 2001. |
The Motley Fool December 1, 2005 |
Think Thrice Before Dividing in Thirds Portfolio allocations don't come in one-size-fits-all. A more sensible approach is to consider investment timeframes and, of course, what you can tolerate in terms of market volatility. |
Registered Rep. June 2, 2011 Diana Britton |
Dog Days of Summer: Advisors Brace for Slow Months Ahead Advisors are expecting the summer doldrums to kick in for the stock market and the economy over the next few months, according to Rydex|SGI's Advisor Confidence Index. |
Financial Advisor May 2012 Karen DeMasters |
Advisors Often Work Against Clients' Interests, Study Says Financial advisors often work against their clients' interests if it means earning more in fees, according to a recent study by the National Bureau of Economic Research. |
Investment Advisor November 2006 Kathleen M. McBride |
Catching up with... Tom Ricketts Once, if an advisor wanted corporate bonds for a client there were three choices: buying them directly; in a unit trust; or a mutual fund. Is there an easier, more elegant way to invest in corporate fixed-income? |
Financial Planning July 1, 2009 Donna Mitchell |
A Brighter Outlook Advisors' confidence in the economy and the stock market improved in May, to a reading of 100.48 -- up nearly seven points from 93.59 in April. |
Investment Advisor September 2009 Neal Ringquist |
Soapbox: Forget the Benchmarks If you'd rather talk to clients than pick investments, then it's time to start looking into goal-based investing. |
Financial Planning November 1, 2008 Robert Hoyt |
The New Normal Clients (as well as practitioners) are hoping to understand what their investment lives will look like when the economy settles down. How will we know when things are back to normal? And what will that normal be? |
Financial Planning April 1, 2011 Roddy Marino |
Paying Dividends Today's income landscape is a perfect storm for investors, but a great opportunity for advisors to reaffirm fundamental investment principles while implementing strategies to mitigate the concerns that may be holding clients back. |
Financial Planning October 2, 2007 Elizabeth O'Brien |
Advisor Pulse A new study reveals that while 95% of all financial advisors believe they've talked about fees with their clients, only 66% of customers say their advisor has initiated a fee discussion with them. |
Investment Advisor January 2007 Savita Iyer |
DC Advisor-Sponsor Matchmaker The relative lack of corporate advisors is a result of inertia on the part of plan sponsors; despite pronouncing themselves dissatisfied with their retirement plans, plan sponsors do not take the easy step of finding a new advisor. |
Investment Advisor September 2009 Lewis Schiff |
The Affluentialist: Building Retirement Portfolios Now Few advisors use a cookie cutter approach to retirement income support. |
Financial Advisor May 2010 Evan Simonoff |
The Untold Story Editor's Note: Clients' portfolios may be back to within a few percentage points of their all-time highs, but it's a small consolation to advisors facing lawsuits or arbitrations. |
Financial Planning August 1, 2010 Donna Mitchell |
Who's Planning? A study by Boston-based AiteGroup found that only 18% of independent advisors make financial planning the center of their practice. |
The Motley Fool January 3, 2012 Amanda B. Kish |
Why Advisors Are Wrong Again Financial advisors are shying away from stocks at the wrong time. |
Financial Planning November 1, 2006 Howard Sontag |
How Are We Doing? With constant communication about goals and portfolio construction, financial advisors can remind clients that investing is a long-term process that may require patience in the short term when there are bumps in the road. |
Investment Advisor April 1, 2011 Bob Clark |
Boring No More With baby boomers moving into their distribution years, bonds -- and the folks who manage them -- are becoming a lot more interesting |
The Motley Fool July 15, 2008 Tom Hutchinson |
Mutual Fund Advisory Madness If you use a financial advisor, you've probably been approached to invest in a diversified group of funds or a mutual fund advisory program. But be careful before you accept -- they may cost you more than your portfolio can afford. |
On Wall Street November 1, 2008 J Gibson Watson |
Opportunities Stirring in the Municipal Market For now, munis are trading at tight premiums to Treasuries -- but don't assume that means they are risk-free |
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. |
On Wall Street November 1, 2010 Gallant & Schneider |
Navigating The Retirement Business The demand for retirement income support will continue to grow rapidly in the coming years as the aging of the baby boom generation is inevitable. |
Investment Advisor June 2006 |
Asset Allocation The monthly recommendations from the IA asset allocation gurus: Gary Schilling -- Stocks, 20%; Bonds, 30%; Cash; 50%... Gail Dudack -- Stocks, 65%; Bonds, 15%; Cash; 20%... etc. |
Investment Advisor February 2009 |
A New Benchmark for Advisors With many advisors using an asset allocation strategy, the S&P 500 is no longer a great benchmark against which to set your pace. Take a look at these new benchmarks. |
Investment Advisor October 2010 Jeff Joseph |
Exits Over Outflows Progressive investment advisors would be well-advised to adapt their core competencies to embrace more diverse and opportunistic investment opportunities outside the public equities markets. |
Financial Advisor September 2012 Mary Rowland |
Black Box Retrieval Part III of Gregory Curtis's new book, The Stewardship of Wealth: Successful Private Wealth Management for Investors and Their Advisors, is about investing, which Curtis says is the section most important for financial advisors. |
Investment Advisor August 2009 Melanie Waddell |
More Annuities Used in Income Portfolios Advisors are increasingly turning to annuities to help cover their clients' basic needs in retirement. |
On Wall Street June 1, 2010 Gerri Leder |
In The World Of Managed Money, Advisors Still Add Value Here's what advisors must do now to sharpen their edge. |
On Wall Street July 1, 2009 Pamela Rosenau |
Some Clients Crave Comfort Investing The essential part of our process is getting our clients comfortable with the investment process and making sure that they have true staying power with their commitments to each asset class. |
Investment Advisor May 2006 |
Upgrades Standard & Poor's launched the S&P Completion Index... Rydex Investments received a private letter ruling from the IRS... Fidelity Investments registered with the SEC... etc. |
Investment Advisor April 2008 Norman M. Boone |
Getting Comfortable With Change Here are some communication tips for introducing change to your clients. |
The Motley Fool February 23, 2010 Amanda B. Kish |
Are Advisors Making Smart ETF Choices? It looks like many of them are jumping on the bandwagon. |
Investment Advisor April 2007 James J. Green |
Retirement Planning Balancing Act Being a financial advisor who focuses on selling and servicing corporate 401(k) plans is a matter of balance. |
Registered Rep. November 4, 2010 Diana Britton |
More Proof that Retail Investors Buy High and Sell Low Still reeling from the "lost decade," retail investors are sitting on the sidelines, keeping their investments in cash and bonds, according to a study by MFS Investment Management. |
The Motley Fool June 10, 2010 Scott Holsopple |
The $5.5 Billion Mistake Are you throwing your retirement money out the window? |
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. |