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NEWS OPINION FEB 21, 2010
Service levels: Getting the message out

Don't miss an opportunity to communicate your service levels to clients and prospects.

By Maureen Wilke
Defining platinum-level services
NEWS OPINION FEB 16, 2010
Defining platinum-level services

You too can set your practice apart from the competition by identifying and promoting your platinum services.

By Maureen Wilke
NEWS OPINION FEB 14, 2010
Prudence involves more than conduct

“Prudence” seems like an old-fashioned word with a stodgy connotation, but for fiduciaries, it is a timeless concept with significant implications.

By Blaine F. Aikin
NEWS OPINION FEB 12, 2010
What's Your Sizzle? (Part 2)

Master these three steps in order to hire the Breakaway Advisor to your smaller Broker Dealer or RIA

By Danny Sarch
It's time to sell municipal bonds
NEWS OPINION FEB 12, 2010
It's time to sell municipal bonds

Many investors don't realize that we are swimming in uncharted waters.

By Don Schreiber Jr.
NEWS OPINION FEB 09, 2010
What's Your Sizzle?

Few Small Firms are Able to Sell Themselves to Big Firm Advisors

By Danny Sarch
NEWS OPINION FEB 05, 2010
Let's say goodbye to 12(b)-1 fees

If ever there were a time to kill 12(b)-1 fees, that time is now.

By Blaine F. Aikin
NEWS OPINION FEB 02, 2010
Do Branch Managers Make a Difference?

I suspect we are about to find out.....

By Danny Sarch
Reaching out to Haiti
NEWS OPINION FEB 01, 2010
Reaching out to Haiti

Over the weekend, my daughter asked me what our family was going to do to help Haiti.

By Maureen Wilke
NEWS OPINION FEB 01, 2010
Develop a checklist for client communications

We are a few weeks into 2010 and you may be wondering what you can do to rejuvenate your practice and spice things up

By Maureen Wilke
NEWS OPINION JAN 27, 2010
Is this industry capable of an honest recruiting dialogue?

Do you have "sustainable values"?

By Danny Sarch
NEWS OPINION JAN 26, 2010
New benchmarks for retirement income management

With retirement income management becoming the primary objective of many investors, it's time for new investment benchmarks which reflect that. For decades, investors have been using the S&P 500 or the Dow Jones Industrial Average as defaults for investment performance. But constructing portfolios that track those benchmarks is of little value for investors who must live off the returns on their portfolios.

By Charles J. Farrell
NEWS OPINION JAN 25, 2010
Three strategies to retain top clients and gain referrals

Recent studies have shown clients are considering moving assets or changing advisors. This month, we've been focused on rejuvenating your office and practice without breaking the bank

By Maureen Wilke
NEWS OPINION JAN 24, 2010
Smart steps to help recent widows

Women who have recently lost a spouse may confront many changes in their daily lives and need financial support and advice.

By Karen C. Altfest
NEWS OPINION JAN 21, 2010
Why Big Firm Branch Managers Hate Their Jobs

By Danny Sarch
Taking the volatility out of equities
NEWS OPINION JAN 20, 2010
Taking the volatility out of equities

Investors seem to have re-gained some of their appetite for risk, and sidelined capital is again being to put to work in the markets.

By Walter A. Row
NEWS OPINION JAN 18, 2010
Plan your 2010 communications launch

As December winds down, now is the time to reflect on the last year and determine what, if anything, you would have done differently in your practice or even in your personal life

By Maureen Wilke
NEWS OPINION JAN 12, 2010
Reviewing 2009 and setting specific goals for 2010

This week, we will be covering two critical areas for reaching your goals for 2010 and beyond. The first is retaining your top clients. The second critical area is to start outlining your business plan for 2010

By Maureen Wilke
NEWS OPINION JAN 07, 2010
It's Time to Declare a Major

If you don't have it figured it out, how will your clients/prospects?

By Danny Sarch
NEWS OPINION JAN 04, 2010
2010 Predictions

Big Firms will remain under siege and will fight back

By Danny Sarch