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Advisers reported a significant drop in perceived client risk tolerance in this month's Retirement Adviser Confidence Index.

Some firms bypass traditional methods and offer points and rewards programs.

Key people should be focused on rainmaking, not endless other tasks.

Even those who seem like a great fit may need convincing.

Even those who seem like a great fit may need convincing.

Advisers grappled with clients' political concerns, as well as their own jitters about the fiduciary rule.

To better engage with clients, think of them as retail consumers. Before there is interest in a retail engagement, let alone a decision to buy, consumers must be attracted to the product or experience.

Economics and psychology are together (again) at last. Is it such an intriguing combination that we have a behavior bubble?

Help clients avoid the herd mentality that can lead to bubbles in the market — and the inevitable crashes. Here are some of the biggest examples of such behavior.