Curian Capital

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  4 Areas of Advisor Focus to Enhance the Client Experience

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  June 19, 2013

  “I feel the days of asking for referrals are over," Keith Johnson of Curian Capital says. "The advisor shouldn’t have to ask for referrals; he should earn them.”

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  Curian Survey: Advisors Surprise on Interest Rates, Social Media

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  June 5, 2013

  A survey of 2,000 advisors found that advisors are optimistic about the economy compared with previous years.

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  A Startling Illustration of Globalization’s Investment Impact

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  June 5, 2013

  A recent panel of top managers reveals interesting facts about where we’ve been, and where we’re headed. One point: the rapid growth of emerging markets' investment grade opportunities.

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  Video Games May Hold Key to Future of Financial Planning

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  May 31, 2013

  The game's score will act like a credit score. The number of points the client is able to acquire will tell them how well-prepared they are.

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  How to Talk Risk Without Scaring Your Clients

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  May 23, 2013

  “We’re persuaders, it’s what we do," Scott West of Invesco PowerShares said, "and persuasion is nothing more than the transfer of confidence.” He gave three steps to prevent clients from fleeing.

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  What It Means to Be an Advisor

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  May 21, 2013

  An outspoken group of top advisors convened at the Curian Conference in Chicago to sound off on everything from the political climate to women as a niche market to retirement income and behavior, and more.

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  Curian Capital Launches Processing App for Managed Account Proposals

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  March 27, 2013

  One-stop shopping with the touch of a finger is “pretty cool,” according to Mark Schoenbeck. Advisors might find it hard to disagree.

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  New Hire Roundup: Aberdeen Adds NYC Office

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  October 17, 2012

  This week in new hires, MFS Investment Management welcomed Philip Stewart and promoted David Bryant; Leslie Voth was named CEO at Pitcairn; and Michael Millman joined U.S. Bank’s Private Client Reserve in San Francisco.

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  New Hire Roundup: New National Segment Leaders at Mercer Hammond

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  October 10, 2012

  This week in new hires, Mercer Hammond named three new national segment leaders, National Advisors Trust brought in Joseph Morsman, and BKD Wealth Advisors announced internal promotions.

• I Come to Praise America

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  June 26, 2012

  With the Fed supposedly “out of bullets” in its desire to help our own economy, we’re still rushing to Europe’s aid. It’s dollars and cents rather than guns and ammo, but it’s foreign policy nonetheless.