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Social networking has become so common and broad-based in its use that banks have no choice but to incorporate social networking into their marketing efforts. Here are five ways they can do that.
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Thomas Foss read Ron Carsons rebuttal to his position on generating referrals with great enthusiasm, but was disappointed by the response.
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A story on the best way to duplicate your top clients stirred some debate. The Prosperous Advisor, Ron Carson, says the key to referrals is asking for them.
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The regulator will collect about $800,000 in fines for stock and options trading and trade reporting violations at over a dozen brokerages, according to the regulator's January disciplinary actions report.
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When it comes to designing system and workflow automation for your firm, keep it simple, a panel of experts said at the TD Ameritrade Institutional national conference in San Diego.
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Stifel Financial Corp. Chief Executive Officer Ron Kruszewski paused in mid-sentence and asked an employee for the list, a chart showing in red which of the St. Louis-based firms rivals have closed or sold out...
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For mutual fund firms, 2013 could be a particularly challenging year.
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Stadion Money Management has found itself a new distribution partner.
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Mary Jo White, a former prosecutor and defense lawyer, is sometimes referred to as Attila the Hun by her peers.
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Why dont more professional athletes work with financial advisors? Fear and ego often stand in the way, says former NFL player Willie Williams. How do you think advisors can get athletes as clients and do a better job serving them?
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Equity mutual funds are experiencing a resurgence in the first month of the new year. But investors continue to pour money into bond funds, as interest-rates remain low fpr the foreseeable future
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Insurer Symetra is making wholesale changes to its Mutual Funds Trust.
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Equinox Financial Group is following up on its recent acquisition of Tapestry Asset Management, a hedge fund shop, by launching a long/short fund with Princeton, NJ-based Tapestry as the subadvisor.
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Eaton Vance has launched a new bond fund backed by veteran bond picker Kathleen Gaffney.
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Less than half of Gen X consumers (46%) selected retirement as their top reason for saving, with vacation and travel the top choice for 38% of this demographic group.
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U.S. mutual funds and ETFs drew in $17.9 billion the week ended Jan. 30, wrapping up the first month of 2013 with total net inflows of $51.7 billion.
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A new addition has helped Focus Financial Partners, the largest partnership of independent wealth management firms, further develop its New York presence.
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The firms chief market strategist, David Kelly, said tax hikes wont be enough to knock consumer spending for 2013.
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Merrill Lynch financial advisor Goran Bojovski, number 14 on the Top 40 Under 40 list, says that focusing on corporate retirement plans helps him serve a range of clients.
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Senior editor Ann Marsh wrote that more new RIAs were hanging onto commission income rather than choosing a pure fiduciary role. Investment advisor Tom Brakke weighed in on Twitter: I wanna be called an RIA but I sure like that commission income. Whats your opinion? Weigh in with your comments below.
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