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HNW Report: What wealth wants

This special report climbs to the highest rung of the financial ladder

By Staff |May 25, 2011

3 min read

Planning and Advice

Best Practices: Social media dos and don’ts

Your question is not only important but also topical. Why do you want the separation? You have begun to establish a brand for yourself whether you like it or not. If your message is clear and you keep things on the positive and productive side then you could use Facebook or Twitter for co-workers as you are promoting yourself with a social media platform.

By Joanne Ferguson |May 25, 2011

8 min read

Planning and Advice

Becoming the next superstar advisor

Anyone with kids knows pop star Justin Bieber was discovered via YouTube. Before long, his songs were getting millions of hits from a growing fan base and he was courted by Justin Timberlake and Usher at age 12. When I was 12, I wasn’t even courted by girls with pigtails.

By Keith Pangretitsch |May 25, 2011

5 min read

Planning and Advice

Three dollar raffle tickets

It seems a number of readers have recently either taken my points out of context or missed the point altogether. Lately, I’ve been writing about cost and why it is important to keep expenses down. People have written back and talked about the importance of planning, the randomness of returns for actively managed products and the overall quality of advice they give.

By John J. De Goey |May 18, 2011

3 min read

Live from Las Vegas: IMCA Annual Conference

News Editor Steven Lamb is reporting live from IMCA’s 2011 Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, Monday, May 16 to Tuesday May 17th. IMCA’s mission is to give advanced investment and wealth management professionals the knowledge to advance their careers and practices. This year’s conference theme is “Beyond the Basics”. That’s it for my coverage of […]

By Staff |May 17, 2011

46 min read

No fiduciary standard needed in Canada

In the wake of numerous instances of financial fraud in North America, there has been increased focus on the duties and obligations owed by investment professionals to their clients. In the U.S. and elsewhere, regulators are proposing changes that would impose a fiduciary standard on those entrusted with managing investor funds.

4 min read

Right to incorporate reaching boiling point

For over a decade, registered salespeople have sought the right to incorporate. Many other professionals most notably those selling insurance—have been able to do so for quite some time. Though not legally able to incorporate, many salespeople assign commissions earned on the sale of securities to unregistered corporations.

2 min read

Which tablet is right for you?

2011 is going to be the Year of the Tablet. What does that mean to you and me? Personally, I thought 2009 was the Year of the Tablet. It was for me personally because that was the year I bought my Fuji tablet notebook which by the way, I still love and use almost every day.

By Kevin Cork |May 9, 2011

9 min read

Dealers must find creative way to grow

New policies, capital pressures and increased regulation are the biggest challenges facing mutual fund dealerships today. Some of these changes are opportunities for growth, others just the gum on the bottom of their shoe. An expert panel at the Federation of Mutual Fund Dealers Dealer Day conference shone some light on various changes and challenges […]

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