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NEWS OPINION JUL 19, 2017
Improving the efficiency of wealth transfers

Passing wealth to the next generation requires a cohesive plan that includes preparing heirs from an early age.

By Ted Kurlowicz
NEWS OPINION JUL 10, 2017
What 'Moneyball' can teach advisers about better portfolio construction

By focusing on market diversification, you can more easily build winning portfolios based on objective data.

By Gary Manguso
NEWS OPINION JUL 10, 2017
How advisers can make referrals their most effective tool for growth

The solution to "If I think of someone, I'll let you know."

By Amy Parvaneh
NEWS OPINION JUN 25, 2017
Nick Schorsch's presence at Brian Block's trial unseen, but keenly felt

Testimony at Block trial places REIT czar at center of alleged conspiracy.

By Bruce Kelly
NEWS OPINION JUN 21, 2017
Time for Finra to pull back the curtain on its oversight and board

The regulator undercuts its investor-protection mission by obscuring the most dangerous firms it oversees.

By Benjamin P. Edwards
NEWS OPINION JUN 10, 2017
Time is now to prepare clients for a stock market correction

All advisers should be taking steps to prepare clients for the reality of a correction.

By crain-api
NEWS OPINION MAY 27, 2017
Erin Botsford: Building a financial services business that grows itself

You have to identify your target market, locate potential customers in your target market, find ways to attract or get in front of them.

By Erin Botsford
NEWS OPINION MAY 13, 2017
With U.S. stocks flying high, advisers should caution clients

Financial advisers should be cognizant of where the market is now relative to where it has been — and how that might be influencing their clients.

By crain-api
Encourage financial literacy by speaking to clients' emotional priorities
NEWS OPINION APR 26, 2017
Encourage financial literacy by speaking to clients' emotional priorities

Teaching fundamental financial skills is not difficult; it simply requires a shift in perspective.

By Dale Brown
NEWS OPINION APR 07, 2017
How to define yourself as a life insurance adviser

Distinguishing yourself from life insurance sales people leads to better working relationships and ensures your clients' best interests are served.

By Barry Flagg
NEWS OPINION APR 05, 2017
Is your pricing primitive or purposeful?

The brain's limbic system leaves many advisers reacting to client questions about costs in fight-or-flight mode instead of with determined business practices.

By Stephanie Bogan
NEWS OPINION APR 03, 2017
Be vigilant about scams and fraud involving elder clients

If you succeed in warning clients away from just one scam or fraud, their gratitude, respect and loyalty will be unsurpassed

By Amy Florian
NEWS OPINION MAR 29, 2017
Pooled employer plans set to dominate small 401(k) market

By Fred Barstein
NEWS OPINION MAR 19, 2017
Discrimination against women advisers via harsher punishment must stop

This black eye for the industry cannot continue

By crain-api
NEWS OPINION MAR 16, 2017
Confidence: How you can give it to young financial advisers and watch them run with it

The InvestmentNews 40 Under 40 project is back, and we need your help finding and bolstering the next generation of talent.

By CNELSON
NEWS OPINION MAR 15, 2017
Keep calm and carry on with both commissions and fees

Advisers must act in the best interest of clients and present them with all available retirement income offerings

By John Kennedy
Why the best portfolios mix active and passive investments
NEWS OPINION MAR 15, 2017
Why the best portfolios mix active and passive investments

Beating a benchmark is an empty victory if an investor cannot meet their financial priorities.

By Andrew Crowell
6 essential ingredients to life insurance advice
NEWS OPINION MAR 14, 2017
6 essential ingredients to life insurance advice

Life insurance is the last, largest, most-neglected asset on clients' balance sheets and in desperate need of management.

By Barry Flagg
NEWS OPINION MAR 03, 2017
Point-Counterpoint: Should employers have a fiduciary duty to their 401(k) plans?

Two experts on retirement law square off on the question of fiduciary duty for 401(k) plan sponsors. One believes employers aren't best-suited for the responsibility, while the other believes the current system is OK.

By Dana M. Muir and Jonathan Barry Forman
NEWS OPINION FEB 22, 2017
Why passive asset managers represent high risk for financial advisers

Passive third-party asset managers could expose clients to a greater level of risk and dissatisfaction.

By Greg Luken