Client Outreach
The latest news and advice about successful client communications, including the best methods and strategies for financial advisors.
10 Wealth Planning Tips for a Post-DOMA World: Aspiriant
By Joyce HansonAspiriant LLC has provided this checklist to help the RIA's 40-plus advisors nationwide re-set the clock with clients whose lives will change as a result of DOMAs repeal.
July 22, 2013
Clients Are an Advisor’s Biggest Competition, Says Principal SurveyAdvisors biggest competition comes not from other advisors but from their own clients human nature, according to the results of a Principal Financial Group study.
July 19, 2013
Where to Find Wealthy Clients on Social MediaSpectrem's Millionaire Corner breaks down social media use by age and income.
July 19, 2013
GAO Suggests Requiring RIA Advice for Accredited InvestorsA GAO study recommends that the SEC require more liquid investments in private offerings or the use of an RIA for guidance as preferred means of protecting accredited investors.
July 18, 2013
BDCs, Maligned by Regulators, Find a ChampionDespite recent warnings, Michael Forman of Franklin Square makes a strong argument for including business development companies in a portfolio.
July 18, 2013
Rulebreaking Runs Rampant on Wall Street, Survey FindsA quarter of financial services professionals would engage in insider trading to make $10 million if they could get away with it, and nearly 40% of younger Wall Streeters would do so, a new survey reveals.
July 18, 2013
The Modern Family Advisor: What the Repeal of DOMA Could Mean for Clients and Your PracticeThe legal and financial world has been changed for same-sex couples, and the implications for advisors in guiding those couples are nearly as dramatic.
July 17, 2013
Expat Americans, Foreign Banks Heave Under IRS PressureFATCA, newly delayed until July 2014, will require foreign financial institutions to report on U.S. citizens holdings or pay a steep withholding tax.