Practice

Google buys Wildfire to boost ad revenue

Google has bought Wildfire—a company specializing in social media marketing—to intensify its competition with Facebook for ad dollars. Google+ is lagging behind Facebook when it comes to ad revenue, but its acquisition of the California-based startup company will let it provide new, advanced software and services to Brands. They will be able to run contests, […]

By Wire services |August 3, 2012

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Planning and Advice

And the medal goes to…sexism

There are some truly remarkable women competing in this year’s Olympic Games.

By Martha Porado |August 3, 2012

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Planning and Advice

Avoid the rich man’s payday loan

Do your clients take out payday loans? Probably not. But many of your wealthy clients might be applying for something even more dangerous—an overdraft.

|August 2, 2012

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Industry

Sales rep fined for unauthorized online trading

The MFDA approved a settlement hearing in the matter of Ahsan Hanif Ladha, a former mutual fund salesperson at TD Investment Services. He admitted that between June 2009 and June 2010, he engaged in unauthorized online securities trading. As stated in the agreement, in two separate cases Ladha obtained client passwords and personally conducted their […]

By Staff |August 1, 2012

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Companies demand social media ROI

Marketers are increasingly required to justify social campaigns and marketing budgets with ROI data, says Parta Dialogue, a global social media solutions company. It recently netted two new global customers for its eValue social media ROI suite, having seen it grow progressively over 2012. This year, over half (62%) of marketers indicated that proving investment […]

July 31, 2012

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Apple doesn’t need to buy Twitter

Twitter is smaller than online giants Google and Facebook, but the little social media engine expects to generate at least US$1-billion in sales in 2014, reports Financial Post. It says EMarketer researchers predict Twitter advertising sales—which account for almost all its revenue—will rise to US$540-million in 2014, up from US$139.5-million last year. Read: Engage clients […]

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3 approaches to advising friends

You have a friend who could be a great client because you know each other well. This friend has never asked for help handling her money and you’ve never offered. Then she casually asks for advice.

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Practice

Google buys Wildfire to boost ad revenue

And the medal goes to…sexism

Avoid the rich man’s payday loan

Sales rep fined for unauthorized online trading

Companies demand social media ROI

Apple doesn’t need to buy Twitter

3 approaches to advising friends

Are your clients managing the finances of others?

Scrutiny of advisors to increase

Are your clients itching to leave?