Robert F. Keane

• Limitless Horizons

  By Robert F. Keane  |  June 1, 2010

  Partnership is a cornerstone concept at Harbor Lights Financial Group. First there's the equal partnership of the three principals--Ken Roberts, Rob Tendler, and Doug Lockwood....

• The Green Advisor: Urban Sustainable Investing

  By Robert F. Keane  |  June 1, 2010

  "They're creating a new environment where the people who are living in the homes are living sustainably," Chat Reynders told me during a recent conversation...

• A Win-Win

  By Robert F. Keane  |  June 1, 2010

  In addition to their social return, compared to traditional fixed-income investments, community loan funds offer competitive returns, says Chat Reynders of Boston-based Reynders McVeigh Capital...

• About the Firm

  By Robert F. Keane  |  June 1, 2010

  Harbor Lights Financial Group 2424 Route 34 Manasquan, New Jersey 08736 Phone: 732-528-4333 E-mail: info@hlfg.com Web site: www.hlfg.com Number of clients: 650 households AUM: $252 million Compensation: Fees and commission Number of advisors in...

• Partners in the Community

  By Robert F. Keane  |  June 1, 2010

  Two River Community Bank is 10-year-old financial institution based in central New Jersey with 15 branches in Monmouth and Union counties. William Moss, the bank's...

• Senate Energy Committee Debates Eliminating Damage Cap for Oil Spills

  By Robert F. Keane  |  May 26, 2010

  At a May 25th hearing of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on liability for the Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, U.S. Associate Attorney General Thomas Perrelli called for raising the cap on damage claims from oil spills.

• At NAPFA Conference, Tom Bradley Tells Advisors to Put Client First

  By Robert F. Keane  |  May 20, 2010

  Tom Bradley had several pieces of advice for the assembled fee-only financial advisors in his keynote address to NAPFA's national conference, but the most important is also the most obvious--always put the client first.

• NAPFA Makes Big Comeback at National Meeting

  By Robert F. Keane  |  May 19, 2010

  "NAPFA is back," Bill Baldwin, 2009-2010 chair of the National Association of Financial Advisors, told the assembled multitude as the organization of fee-only planners opened its national meeting in Chicago on Wednesday, May 19.

• NAPFA Makes Big Comeback

  By Robert F. Keane  |  May 19, 2010

  Fee-only planners gather in Chicago, as new chair is elected.

• Industry Associations Support Fiduciary Standard

  By Robert F. Keane  |  May 13, 2010

  Organizations representing financial professionals and investors sent a joint letter to the House Committee on Financial Services voicing their support for regulatory reform that would impose a fiduciary duty on anyone who provides investment advice.