Research Magazine November 2012

Features

Editor's Note

  • Ground-Floor Opportunity

    By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne

    While the decision voters make in just a few days has the potential to launch the economy on a path of economic growth, it is possible and perhaps likely that the next several years will be financially unrewarding.

Voices/Columnists

  • Cold Call Rewrite

    By Bill Good

    I wrote about cold calling in my September and October columns and asked readers to take my survey. Here’s the most poignant of 142 answers I got to the question, “What is the most difficult part of the cold calling process?"

  • Should Advisors Run for Office?

    By Kenneth Silber, Research

    FPA head Paul Auslander recently argued advisors should get more interested in public office. Why, though, has the interest been so modest to begin with?

  • Advisor Impossible

    By Bill Miller

    Have you noticed how many reality television shows there are these days?

  • No Quick Fix

    By Alexei Bayer

    No matter who ends up on top in this year’s closely fought presidential election—billed by both Republicans and Democrats as the most important in a generation—don’t get too excited about the winner’s ability to “fix” the economy.

  • Dividend Limits

    By Michael Finke

    High dividend strategies seem to go in and out of favor.

News

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