The Gentleman's C 

Mar 1, 2010,

By Christina Mucciolo

Ivy League endowments did not post Ivy League performance in fiscal 2009. ...

Buy Farmland, Gold and Run for the Hills, says Dr. Doom  

Feb 22, 2010,

By David A. Geracioti, VonAldo.com

Dr. Marc Faber, who predicted the 1987 crash and the recent financial crisis, is predictably gloomy. Buy farmland, gold and head into the country to avoid a "dirty" war, he told a conference. For more, please go to VonAldo.com, the blog of Registered Rep. Editor-in-Chief David A. Geracioti....

The Online Wager 

Jan 1, 2010,

By Christina Mucciolo

Hedge fund manager Joel Greenblatt and online brokerage pioneer Blake Darcy recently opened an online managed account service for retail investors. Can Greenblatt's star power take asset management online? ...

Is the Bloom Off the Ivies? 

Dec 1, 2009,

By Brad Zigler

In the wake of last year's poor results, is the Yale Model of endowment investing passe?...

Fired Up About Fees 

Feb 1, 2009,

Christina Mucciolo

For the past half-decade or more, financial advisors have been shifting from commissions to fees as they seek steadier revenue flows, pursue greater flexibility...

Gurus 

Feb 1, 2009,

By David A. Geracioti

Note to President Obama: Learn from FDR’s mistakes. A conversation with author Amity Shlaes, author of The Forgotten Man, a narrative about how the New Deal actually inhibited economic recovery....

Short Selling Made Easy 

Feb 1, 2009,

By Stan Luxenberg

Hedging with ETFs....

Boom To Bust—And Back 

Jan 1, 2009,

Kristen French

Goldman Sachs is predicting a powerful earnings turnaround in 2010....

Great Expectations, Disappointing Realities 

Jan 1, 2009,

By John Churchill

Booming stock markets in the last five years saw many RIA firms sell a portion of their future cash flows in return for cash and stock in the acquiring firm. But as the stock market collapses, many RIAs who sold stakes to “roll-up” firms are scrambling to pay quarterly preferred disbursements....

A Bullish Sign? 

Jan 1, 2009,

By Stan Luxenberg

In the past, fund reopenings have often signaled a market bottom. ...

Wanting What Schwab’s Got 

Jan 1, 2009,

By Brooke Southhall

Fidelity has put together a team of all stars and invested heavily in technology to challenge the No. 1 in the RIA support business: Schwab....

It's Buy Time 

Jan 1, 2009,

By Stan Luxenberg

Some of the best fund managers say stocks are now a bargain....

Is It All Up From Here? 

Jan 1, 2009,

John Churchill

Conditions are ripe for a rally, according to one money manager. But… ...

Wow, What A Deal! 

Jan 1, 2009,

John Churchill

Zero Percent Treasuries are flying off the shelves....

America’s Top 100 Independent Advisors 

Nov 1, 2008

Name Firm (b/d) City Est. AUM in $MM Yrs. In Biz Business Description/Specialty 1 Kevin Myeroff NCA Financial Planners (Royal Alliance) Cleveland $2.650...

Top 20 Independent Broker/Dealers 

Nov 1, 2008

Firm: Producing Reps Average Payout Recruiting Executive Clearing Firm Parent Co LPL FinancialSan Diego, Calif., (888) 250-2420www.joinlpl.com 11,089...

Meet The Indies 

Nov 1, 2008

With so many independent b/ds in the industry, it’s not always easy to tell one from the next. In a continuing effort to help our readers become more familiar with their options, we’ve asked the heads of two independent b/ds to answer a few questions about their firms and themselves....

Gurus: When It's Time To Buy, You Won't Want To 

Nov 1, 2008,

By David A. Geracioti

Inveterate contrarian and former “perma-bear” Steve Leuthold is bullish. ...

On Borrowed Time 

Nov 1, 2008

All eyes are on the stock market's gyrations and its impact on retirement plans....

Promises Will Be Broken 

Nov 1, 2008,

BY Addison Wiggin

Are you factoring future Social Security payments into your clients’ financial plans? Bad idea. ...

The Hybrid Approach 

Nov 1, 2008,

By Halah Touryalai

The hybrid channel—made up of advisors who have their Series 7 and are registered as investment advisors—is growing, and b/ds and clearing and custody firms are here to help...

The State Of Independence 

Nov 1, 2008

Independent broker/dealers and their reps have come a long way over the last few years. Track their progress...

Stock-Picking Talent Or Mere Luck? 

Oct 1, 2008,

By Nate Wendler

There are literally hundreds of investment newsletters these days...

Morphing SMAs  

Oct 1, 2008,

By John Churchill

SMA growth has slowed, a natural consequence of maturity...

Humbled But (Somehow) Triumphant 

Oct 1, 2008,

By Kristen French With reporting from John Churchill and Halah Touryalai

Rescued by Bank of America from its near-death experience, Merrill Lynch is still managing to set the industry standard...

Thinking Outside The (Style) Box 

Oct 1, 2008,

By Stan Luxenberg

Investing orthodoxy stipulates that advisors should choose fund managers who don’t stray from their investing style...

Media Wars 

Oct 1, 2008,

By Brad Zigler

Traditional, dead-wood media companies are dying. Take a look at the New York Times Co., America's (supposedly) great newspaper company. The NYT is a...

Gurus: The Investment Newsletter Judge 

Oct 1, 2008,

By Nate Wendler

How a philosophy student became the number one investment newsletter analyst...

Something’s Gotta Give: Getting Good At Giving 

Oct 1, 2008,

By Kevin McKinley

When it comes to giving money away, the only hard part for your clients should be accumulating the wealth in the first place...

ETFs: Dollar Damage 

Sep 1, 2008,

By Brad Zigler

A controversial economist says government attempts to increase home ownership are at the root of the sub-prime mortgage mess....

Generations 

Sep 1, 2008,

By Kevin McKinley

Sometimes it’s in your clients best interest not to advertise the charitable donations they make....

Case Study: SMAs Talk 

Sep 1, 2008,

By John Kador

An advisor turns to outside separate accounts manager to help him turn a sophisticated prospect with tax-management issues into a client....

Fund House: In Search of Alpha And Good Pricing 

Sep 1, 2008,

By Lisa A. Cohen

Not satisfied with having ushered in a new era of efficient, low cost, investment-savvy pooled investment products, ETF issuers insist on trying to reengineer their own (already pretty darn good) invention....

Are Fund Fees Excessive? 

Sep 1, 2008,

By Stan Luxenberg

Plaintiffs' lawyers periodically charge that mutual funds impose excessive fees. But costs in the industry have been declining steadily....

Blame the Nudists 

Sep 1, 2008,

Nate Wendler

The free-flow of information is key to a healthy market....

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