Research Magazine February 2013

Here’s Your Lead Generation Machine

By Ellen Uzelac

Here’s a storyboard you’ll love: Investor checks out financial advisor online and likes what he sees. Investor hires financial advisor.

A Broker Who Broke Bad

By Jane Wollman Rusoff

Serving nearly 400 days in federal prison wasn’t what Justin M. Paperny had in mind when he became a stockbroker fresh out of the University of Southern California, psychology degree in hand.

Retirement Trailblazer

By Ellen Uzelac

A lot of broker-dealers have invested in the retirement income space.

Be the Bulwark

By Robert Tyndall

It was common in the immediate aftermath of the horrific Newtown massacre for people to talk about hugging their kids a little tighter.

My Resolutions

By Bob Seawright

A few weeks into the New Year, it’s not uncommon for New Year’s resolutions to have gone by the wayside.

Are You Listening? Read This Book

By Bill Good

A veteran who reads and applies the insights rendered in each chapter of a new book by Robert Finder can add polish to a successful career; a rookie will have a better chance to survive.

The Middle Class Is Leaving the (Stock) Market

By Alexei Bayer

Many measures show that previously middle class families are jumping off the upward mobility ladder. The danger for advisors: they're shunning stocks.

Political Stand-Offs

By Kenneth Silber, Research

Polarization has become a pervasive and much-noted feature of American politics.

Post-Doomsday

By Bill Miller

If you’re reading this, congratulations, you survived.

Wirehouses Roll Out ’13 Comp Plans

By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne

After getting feedback from top advisors, Morgan Stanley said in December that it will share a new stock-ownership plan with reps in 2013.

How LIBOR Settlement Could Hurt UBS

By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne

UBS, which has more than 7,000 advisors in the Americas, recently agreed to pay more than $1.5 billion over LIBOR manipulation and related charges. Will its troubles drive away clients and recruits?

Fund Managers of the Year Announced by Morningstar

By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne

Morningstar announced its 2012 U.S. Fund Manager of the Year award winners in early January, after releasing the names of nominees by category in late December.

Volatility Ahead

By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne

When it comes to the market’s expected performance in 2013, Morningstar doesn’t see smooth sailing ahead.

Excelling With ETFs

By Ronald Delegge, ETFguide.com

Financial advisors should know by now that there’s more to successful ETF investing than simply buying the right funds at the right price.

Gems, Metals Gleam

By Ronald Delegge, ETFguide.com

Factor Advisors launched three new equity ETFs that invest in stocks linked to gemstones and metals mining.

Housing ETFs Gain

By Ronald Delegge, ETFguide.com

Home prices in the U.S. recorded a 4.3% gain in the 12 months ending in October, according to the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices.

Gold Run Continues

By Ronald Delegge, ETFguide.com

Despite hitting a speed bump in the final month of 2012, gold continued its incredible run of 12 consecutive yearly gains

Was Madoff a Ponzi?

By Ronald Delegge, ETFguide.com

Dec. 11, 2012 marked the four-year anniversary of when Bernard Madoff’s multi-billion dollar heist was exposed.

Midstream MLPs: Why They Are Attractive to Investors

By Kevin McCarthy

We believe that Midstream MLPs are very attractive businesses, and we think investors should allocate a portion of their portfolios to this asset class.

What Investors Need to Know About MLPs

What is an MLP? A master limited partnership is more accurately called a publicly traded partnership; it is a limited partnership or LLC taxed as a partnership.

Full Speed Ahead for Midstream MLPs

The role of natural gas as an energy source continues to expand as the United States moves toward energy independence.