Boomer Market Advisor July 2008
Cover Story
Does Your Broker/Dealer Stand Behind You?
It's all too easy to partner with a broker/dealer in an up-market. Clients are happy, returns are generated and everyone's making money. But what happens...
Features
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Should I stay or should I go? When is it time to break the chains in your broker/dealer relationship?
What factors play into an advisor's decision to change broker/dealers? Three of the biggest are service, compliance and culture. Does your current broker/dealer measure up...
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Top tech tools for turbulent markets
What new, cutting-edge tech features are available to advisors? Is your broker/dealer making them available? And in an increasingly complicated and competitive market environment, how...
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"What one issue in the broker/dealer industry is keeping you awake at night?"
Scott Romine, chief executive officer, National Planning Corp. I have more than just one. The current regulatory environment is certainly a concern, especially as it relates to 12b-1...
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"What one issue in the advisor industry is keeping you awake at night?"
"As an advisor, your clients put a lot of faith in you helping them in all areas of finance, but it's getting more moral encompassing....
Columns
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Who gets what in the end?
It's time to mention the dreaded "D" word (death, that is). As boomer clients address their retirement income needs now, it's also important to plan...
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Gaining on the greatest generation
Little surprise - boomers got more, but saved less. A recent survey conducted by NAVA, the Association for Insured Retirement Solutions, shows baby boomers have...
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Five critical questions about the technology you choose
Whether you are in charge of a broker/dealer, advisory office or wear many hats as a sole practitioner, the most important decisions you'll face will...
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Damned if you do, damned if you don't
Investment advisors strive to do the right thing for their clients while their clients are alive. They also need to do the right thing after...
Departments
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Our guide through the storm
What a difference a year makes. As we put together last year's broker/dealer guide, we focused squarely on wealth management, and the packaged platforms firms...
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Breaking the piggy bank
They never planned for anything like this -- the impact of the economic downturn is compelling some boomers to dip into their savings, borrow money...
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Better to live longer?
There once was a time when living longer was a positive thought. But with the rate of inflation becoming more bloated every day, American baby...
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Coming up short in pension funding
Elizabeth Kellar, executive director for the Center for State and Local Government Excellence writes in the Center's latest report on retirement: "What does it take...
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Boomers hit the books
It's not exactly the Jell-O shots bringing them back. A recent surge in baby boomer college applicants indicates many boomers are wanting to pursue degrees...
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Nonprofits to benefit from boomer legacy -- at least for now
To focus on one specific region of the country is usually not our style, but we felt so compelled to point out the $98.8 billion...
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Rebate checks fail to stimulate boomer spending
Even with millions of boomers receiving economic stimulus checks since May, it seems Uncle Sam's generosity couldn't put much of a dent in boomer consumer...
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Watch what you say
Intergenerational workplaces are breeding grounds for ageist language. In an article posted on thematuremarket.com, Bob McCann, an associate professor of management communication at the USC...
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Younger boomers put off bills, cut back on meds
There is always a dividing wall somewhere within the boomer generation. This time it's showing up in the current economic status. An AARP survey reveals it's...
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Dividend-paying stocks resilient to market mess
When I was in college, my girlfriend inherited a block of ExxonMobil stock from her grandfather. While he was alive, he preached the value of...
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Bear Stearns and Monday morning quarterbacking
While pundits and politicians still try to figure out what went wrong at Bear Stearns, Kate Kelly of The Wall Street Journal writes that many...
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News from the regulatory front: What do the changes to Form ADV mean to you?
Where do we find ourselves in the Form ADV debate? You'll recall that in April the SEC published proposed amendments to Part 2 of Form...
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How to cope with bear market retirees
Retiring during a bull market? Not a problem. If retirees limit their initial withdrawals from their investment portfolios to 4 percent - and then increase...
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Would someone (respectfully) tell him to shut up?
The U.S. is still more likely than not to have a recession despite the relative economic stabilization in recent weeks, Alan Greenspan recently told the...
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Commodities generating a lot of hot air
Are we or aren't we? In a bubble, that is. That's the question many are asking about the current commodities markets. Skyrocketing prices have many...
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Five fast growing companies to watch
"If only I had invested in Microsoft," "If only I realized Apple was more than a fruit," if only, if only ... Morningstar lists five undiscovered...
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