Research Magazine March 2012

Magnetic Personality

By Jane Wollman Rusoff

Do you like grilled octopus? You’d love my octopus!

Where Are the New Advisors?

By Jane Wollman Rusoff

Where in the world are the industry’s new financial advisors coming from?

How to Advise the Entrepreneur

By Ellen Uzelac

Entrepreneurs are a tricky bunch. Notorious risk takers, they are passionate, time-stretched and sometimes self-reliant to a fault.

A Reformer’s Rebuke

By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne

Joshua Brown, the blogger known as the Reformed Broker, has a wide following among financial advisors, who start their day reading his leads on industry news, markets and actionable ideas.

Is a Pension Annuity Worth It?

By Moshe A. Milevsky

Towards the end of the 17th century, politicians and bureaucrats in the City of London were facing a problem not unlike the one faced by many aging cities in the early 21st century.

The Look: What Does an Advisor Look Like?

By Bill Miller

If you’ve traveled in the financial world for any length of time, I bet you’re pretty good at picking financial advisors out of a crowd.

Bulletproofing Your Practice Against Bad Clients

By Bill Good

From time to time, I see ads on TV from attorneys advising people who may have experienced investment losses that suing their financial advisor may be a solution.

Post-Tea Party

By Kenneth Silber, Research

The Tea Party movement burst onto the political scene three years ago.

The Oil Problem

By Alexei Bayer

The year 2012 became the second in a row to start with a run-up in oil prices.

Wirehouses Post Mixed Results for Q4’11

By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne

Bank of America said in mid-January that it had net income of $2 billion, or $0.15 per share, for the fourth quarter of 2011 vs. a net loss of $1.2 billion, or $0.16 per share in the same year-ago period, meeting analysts’ expectations.

Raymond James Courts Morgan Keegan FAs

By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne

Executives at Raymond James and Morgan Keegan say they expect the majority of Morgan Keegan’s roughly 1,000 employee advisors to stay with the firm after the merger is complete, despite some recruiters’ claims that the transition package being offered FAs isn’t enticing enough.

Target Funds Post Strong Q4, Inflows

By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne

Last year ended with a strong quarter as U.S. equity markets recovered from a tough third quarter.

Vanguard Shares Long-Term Views

By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne

On Jan. 31, Vanguard released its outlook for U.S. economic growth, inflation, interest rates, and returns for stocks and bonds in the decade ahead.

Diving for Dividends

By Ronald Delegge, ETFguide.com

The aftermath of the credit crisis has dramatically changed the behavior of corporations.

Inflation ETFs Unveiled

By Ronald Delegge, ETFguide.com

ProShares launched the ProShares 30 Year TIPS/TSY Spread (RINF) and the ProShares Short 30 Year TIPS/TSY Spread (FINF).

Targeting Asian Small Caps

By Ronald Delegge, ETFguide.com

State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) launched the SPDR S&P Small Cap Emerging Asia Pacific ETF (GMFS), which is the first emerging Asia Pacific ETF to target small cap stocks in the region.

Seeking Lower Volatility

By Ronald Delegge, ETFguide.com

Invesco PowerShares added an emerging markets ETF and an international developed equity ETF to its lineup. Both products are aimed at minimizing stock market volatility.

‘Triumphs’ of the Regulators

By Ronald Delegge, ETFguide.com

The magnificent and multiple failures of financial regulators over the past few years have been rather alarming.

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