Research Magazine October 2006
Cover Story
The ETF Advisors
In the last few years, exchange-traded funds have bloomed and flourished as the white-hot darlings of Wall Street. Indeed, trendy ETFs -- much advertised and widely...
Features
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How to Connect with Estate-Planning Attorneys
It's no secret that estate-planning attorneys are a rich referral source. But how do you get close to them? That's the mystery. "They're tough nuts to...
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Payout Gridlock
It's not a big secret these days, but we'll tell it anyway: The financial services industry loves fee-based business. Or perhaps it's more accurate to say......
News
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More Funds Keep Flowing into ETFs
According to the Investment Company Institute (ICI), the combined assets of U.S. exchange-traded funds grew by 3.2 percent or $10.43 billion in June to a...
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New Filings Promise Excitement
An already busy third quarter saw a flurry of ETF registration filings. WisdomTree, which recently launched a new menu of dividend-oriented ETFs, is looking to add...
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iShares Commodity Products Debut
Just as commodities have enjoyed a major bull run, a wave of commodity-linked investments is looking to make its way into investors' hearts. Barclays Global Investors...
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New Filings Offer Excitment
An already busy third quarter saw a flurry of ETF registration filings. WisdomTree, which recently launched a new menu of dividend-oriented ETFs, is looking to add...
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Bull and Bear ETFs
Financial advisors often have to field clients' questions on whether it's a bull or bear market and, in either event, whether they should be buying...
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When Good Sectors Go Bad
At one time, technology was the envy of the market world. Today, years after the sector turned from investor darling to scapegoat, the bleeding continues:...
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A Product Tailored for Advice
The explosion of ETF assets from zero to almost $50 billion between 1993 and year-end 2000 marked an unusually fast rate of growth. Normally, such...
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401(k) Accounts See Further Growth
The average account balance for U.S. workers consistently maintaining 401(k) accounts from 1999 through 2005 increased 50 percent -- to over $102,000 from about $67,800...
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DFA Enjoying Expansion
In the first six months of 2006, Dimensional Fund Advisors had nearly $6.4 billion in net inflows, up from close to $5.6 billion in the...
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Ameriprise Sells Retirement With 'Easy Rider' Star
In another push to capture sales from baby boomers, Ameriprise Financial is relying on a "1960s-style" red chair and actor Dennis Hopper. They are the...
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LPL to Buy Uvest, Add 675 FAs
LPL is making another significant move in the Southeast, with plans to buy UVEST Financial Services of Charlotte, N.C., which provides third-party investment services to...
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Schilffarth-Schnoll Team Moves to RBC Dain
The team of Richard Schilffarth and Howard Schnoll, known for their pioneering work in separately managed accounts, is joining the Milwaukee office of RBC Dain...
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Raymond James Assoc. Signs Brokerage Pact
In another push to let Raymond James & Associates' brokers know that they "own their book of business," the retail brokerage unit of Raymond James...
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RJFS Names New Executive; Plans Expansion in Recruiting Team
Some six months after deciding to replace its former top recruiter, Bill McGovern, Raymond James Financial Services says it has tapped a successor: William C....
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UBS to Buy McDonald after Piper Jaffray Deal Closes
What do you do after gobbling up some 700 Piper Jaffray advisors? If you're UBS, you make another deal -- this time to rake in...
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Selective Strength
Some sub-sectors of the energy industry stand out for their growth prospects, analysts say. Ron Barone Shneur Gershuni UBS 212-713-3848, 3974 Ronald.barone@ubs.com Shneur.gershuni@ubs.com Area of Coverage: Coal Outlook: We think the outlook for...
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Measuring Up
Research: Where did the Practice Checkup come from? Anthony: Up until recently, my place in this industry has been about helping advisors build genuine client relationships....
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Advisor Advocate
A colleague once told Keith Gregg: "You're a business acceleration specialist. You know how to grow the hell out of things." And it's true. He's taken...
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Innovation Nation
America is moving from a "brute force" economy to a "brain force" economy, and financial advisors are at the forefront of the shift. So says...
Voices/Columnists
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Success Characteristics
Based on a detailed analysis of the 187 respondents who answered the survey in my June column, I have isolated what I can only call...
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Tech Overload
Technology used to be one of my best buddies. Back in grade school, I was the first kid on the block to have a cassette...
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The MA Manual
Have you ever wondered what your practice is worth or how you can make it more valuable? How to Value, Buy or Sell a Financial...
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Creating Income for Life
With an estimated 78 million baby boomers poised to retire over the next 25 years, financial advisors face widespread challenges meeting the needs of this...
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The Sweet Spot
If you've ever played baseball, tennis or another racquet sport, you've no doubt felt the "sweet spot" -- that part of the bat or racquet...
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Listening to Two Clients
You would think that Delmonico's Steakhouse, a landmark New York establishment around the corner from the New York Stock Exchange, would be a perfect place...
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Over the Hedge
A recent piece in Vanity Fair describes how multimillionaire hedge fund managers have converged in great numbers upon the once-tony suburban community of Greenwich, Conn.,...
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