Advantage: RIA
By Mike PattonI read an interesting article the other day pertaining to the recently overturned broker dealer rule. You see, I am currently in the process of...
October 01, 2007
Your Assistance, Please!In this blog, I'd like to ask your help on a few important issues. As I enter my seventh month of independence, I find some...
September 23, 2007
Of Webinars and PostcardsLast week I wrote about my upcoming Webinar and some marketing plans. Here's how those two items have developed. Webinar Update The Webinar was held last Wednesday...
September 18, 2007
No More "FRIAG"Fidelity Investments announced September 18 that it is renaming its advisor custody unit Fidelity Institutional Wealth Services to reflect the "evolving role that trust institutions and third-party administrators (TPAs) also play in meeting the wealth management needs of investors," noting that assets in personal trusts are expected to in crease...
September 16, 2007
Marketing Plans, and a Monte Carlo WebinarIn this blog we'll cover a couple of different topics. I'll update you on my marketing efforts, provide information on a Webinar that you may...
September 10, 2007
Looking at Risk ToleranceIn my last posting, I discussed the importance of scalability. In keeping with this topic, this week I continued to refine the MS Excel risk...
September 07, 2007
Pershing Advisor Solutions Names Mark Tibergien CEOPershing LLC announced September 6 that it has named Mark Tibergien as CEO of Pershing Advisor Solutions (PAS), and as a member of Pershing's executive committee. Tibergien, currently a principal and partner in charge of the securities niche at Moss Adams in Seattle and a long-time Investment Advisor columnist, will...
August 31, 2007
How I'm Building Scalability Into My PracticeIt's been five months now since my journey began and I am finding the transition from employee to business owner requires a lot of time...