Building Your Business
Explore the latest industry news and advice that can help financial advisors build and grow successful practices.
The Road Less Traveled
By Bob KeaneWith almost 200 colleges and universities now offering registered programs for financial planners and investment advisors, the ranks of the profession will increasingly be augmented...
January 31, 2006
One is the happiest numberDo your clients ever tell you how frustrating it is to go grocery shopping anymore? You know, Market A has the best produce but only Safeway will do for deli meats and then there's the corner bakery for that great wheat bread. But as for their
January 22, 2006
Reinsurance Execs Scope Out 2006Leading executives in the reinsurance industry say that establishing better dialogue with direct writers will be a high priority in 2006, following an industry poll last year...
January 19, 2006
Firm Releases Document-Management SystemPremier Information Management Inc. has introduced the PiImageX software tool.The tool, part of a PiSuite application package, can help insurers and other financial services companies ...
January 18, 2006
Broker Scoops Up Florida FirmArthur J. Gallagher & Company has acquired Benefit Management Group Inc.Gallagher, Itasca, Ill., a large insurance broker, is not saying how much it is paying ...
January 16, 2006
Pardus Letter Alleges Bally 'Bad Judgment'NEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com)--Pardus Capital Management LP, which manages Pardus European Special Opportunities Master Fund LP, sent a letter to all shareholders in Bally Total Fitness Holding Corp., Chicago, asking for their support for Pardus's nominees to the board of directors of Bally. Directors will be elected at the annual meeting,...
January 16, 2006
Setback for Paulson in Algoma FightTORONTO (HedgeWorld.com)--A judge in the Superior Court of Justice of Ontario denied a request from the New York-based hedge fund manager Paulson & Co. Inc....
January 15, 2006
Four Things Every Agent Should Know About Marketing To HispanicsYou only need to ask yourself two questions to understand how important the Latino market will be in influencing the future of the American economy. ...