National Financial Partners

• Picking Your Partners

  By Staff Writer  |  July 1, 2006

  A popular notion is that advisors must establish a niche in order to distinguish themselves from competitors. Carstens says while finding a niche helps, advisors...

• Old-Fashioned Advice

  By Robert F. Keane  |  March 1, 2006

  On a recent Thursday, advisor Howard Sontag had his first client meeting of the morning with a hedge fund manager and his wife who had...

• The Tripping Point

  By Mark Tibergien  |  June 1, 2005

  In Malcolm Gladwell's best-selling book, The Tipping Point (Little, Brown and Company, 2000), he explores the phenomenon of "social epidemics," those wild, raging trends which...

• The IA 25

  By Staff Writer  |  May 1, 2005

  Groucho Marx once famously proclaimed that he wouldn't care to join any club that would include him as a member. So what are we to...

• Broker/Dealer Special Report: The Financials--The Right Fit

  By Staff Writer  |  January 1, 2005

  For most broker/dealers and their representatives, 2004 was successful: new clients were added, assets under management grew, and revenues were up. That meant that in...

• THE PLAYING FIELD- Partners in Growth

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  August 1, 2004

  It almost goes without saying. All independent advisors want their businesses to grow and outshine their competitors. How advisors achieve this common goal, however, varies....

• An IPO for NFP?

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  November 5, 2002

  A public offering may be in the works for National

• Poised to Serve the HNW, and Advisors

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  June 1, 2002

  The Phoenix Companies Inc. has come a long way from its roots as a life insurance company for teetotalers. Founded as the American Temperance Life...

• Your Next Partner?

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  June 1, 2001

  With a $125 million bankroll, Jessica Bibliowicz o