Client Outreach
The latest news and advice about successful client communications, including the best methods and strategies for financial advisors.
4 Steps to Conducting Client Portfolio Reviews
By Mike PattonYes, its that time again. Here's a practical process for conducting periodic client portfolio reviews.
January 17, 2012
4 Top Issues to Address in a HNW Client New Year Insurance CheckupNeglecting to adjust your HNW clients insurance program each year can lead to an unacceptable level of risk.
January 16, 2012
Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Arbitration–AgainLast Tuesday, the Supreme Court ruled in Compucredit Corp. v. Greenwood in favor of what the law firm Sutherland Asbill & Brennan says is the latest in a series of opinions that have 'come down firmly on the side of the enforceability of consumer arbitration agreements.'
January 16, 2012
Fiduciary Debate: What if Doctors Could Act Like Advisors?Wherein our intrepid blogger applies the logician's reductio ad absurdum argument to the current debate over applying the fiduciary standard to brokers, or not.
January 13, 2012
Heritage Planning Pt. 4: Creating a Family Story and LegacyFor your consideration: the process of creating a familys living chronicle for the client and the client's familya heritage statement
January 12, 2012
What’s Different About the Wealthy? They’re PatientMany people think wealthy investors have a silver bullet to get rich quick, but most wealthy individuals have endured tough times through extreme patience and emotional control
January 04, 2012
Obama Uses Recess Appointment to Name Cordray to Head CFPBPresident Barack Obama on Wednesday named Richard Cordray through a recess appointment as the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a move that Senate Republicans cried is unconstitutional.
January 04, 2012
A Little Knowledge Can Be a Misleading Thing: Financial Literacy, the SequelWhen it comes to financial literacy, a little knowledge (as Mortimer Adler wrote) doesn't yield true understanding or wisdom, or protection against financial services professionals.