New York Stock Exchange Regulation says it expects to refer 140 potential insider-trading cases to the SEC in 2006, a 26 percent increase from last year and an 105 percent increase from 2004. Fines for the first half of 2006 are up to $3.2 million, just short of the $3.9 million full-year total in 2005.
The unprecedented seems to happen all too frequently in financial markets. Is there something wrong with the way financial advisors build their clients' portfolios? "Post" Modern Portfolio Theory says yes, and it's gaining currency...
Cultivating the Middle Class Millionaire
Based on extensive research with with more the 1,400 middle-class millionaires and more then 500 high-end advisors, Prince & Geracioti provide a detailed set of strategies and tactics to build a extremely successful advisory practice. Proven approaches to sourcing and converting prospects into loyal clients are meticulously explained. Also included are exercises to enable readers to more effective master the various strategies and tactics...