| COVER STORY Leading the Way The leaders of the 2007 Broker/Dealers of the Year reflect their reps: optimistic, opinionated professionals whose business savvy is growing in a challenging environment Around the Table The leaders of the 2007Broker/Dealers of the Year speak frankly about their challenges and opportunities |
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Features The Virtual Face to Face With web conferencing, more face time with clients is just a click away Principled Performance Nick Kaiser invests Amana’s portfolios according to Islamic principles—and consistently outperforms Judgment Day A new way to categorize and evaluate mutual funds—and their managers Bloomsday Mike Patton’s newfound independent practice is showing definite signs of life Getting In How to gain access to private equity, managed futures, and hedge funds Blue-Collar Advisor P.J. DiNuzzo is much like his clients: a hard-working family man who’s full of common sense |
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Beginnings Editor's Note A Great Business to Be In Why independent advisors, and their partners, are more savvy than their competitorsLetters No Assets, No Need For InsuranceNews Life After Ellyn McColgan Her sudden departure from Fidelity is a loss for advisors For Young and Old Alike Hedge Funds Continue to Deregister FINRA Interim Board Catching up with… Frank HolmesChanges ChangesUpgrades UpgradesGroup Think Group ThinkNumerology The Lap of Luxury InvestingIA Interview On the Other Side of the Fence Bruce Harrington formerly consumed research; now he’s conducting itS&P; Mutual Fund Sector Focus Diamonds Among The JunkHedgeworld Hedge Fund Focus Sub-Prime ReturnsAsset Allocation Asset Allocation, September 2007 The monthly recommendations from the IA asset allocation gurus |
Columnists Formulas for Success The Price of Duty If you’re duty-bound to serve sub-optimal clients, ask yourself if what you gain is worth what you might be losingClark at Large Save Them From Themselves Seems clients are really bad at predicting what will make them happyThe Affluentialist The Affluent and Retirement They have more assets than the average client, but the same concernsThe Wealth Advisor Me? Worry About Inflation? Now may be a good time to raise the inflation issue with clientsThe Psychology of Advice Stand By Me Successful advisors have very little client and employee turnoverThe Fast Track Time Out The biggest problem facing advisors today? Try burnoutThe Playing Field Simplifying Financial Reporting SEC committee takes first stab at huge task under SOX |
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Tax Advisor After the Estate Plan . . . Your job is just beginning after a client’s estate plan is drawn up |
Retirement Planning Failure to Compute? DOL to tell Congress by year-end if computer models are suitable for IRAs Changes Ahead for 403(b)s New regs will add paperwork and confusion say critics NEWS & PRODUCTS, SEPTEMBER 2007 Young Rebel With a Cause |
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B/D Briefing A Trend Confirmed? Advisory fees overtake commission revenue at Commonwealth The Fair Value Pricing Gap Narrows News & Products |
Expert's Corner Negotiating With Host Choosing between an in-house or hosted e-mail solution |
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Insurance Update In the Meantime Despite the recent bad press, you still have to recommend long-term care insurance to your clients. What do you do? |
Soapbox No Rest for the Planning Industry |
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Web Extra Know What Else I Could Use? Through the Years Broker/Dealers of the Year 1991-2007 |
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