Client Outreach
The latest news and advice about successful client communications, including the best methods and strategies for financial advisors.
New Legislation May Lower Student Loan Interest Rates
By Kara P. StapletonThe College Student Relief Act of 2007 (HR 5), introduced by Rep. George Miller (D-California) with 211 cosponsors, would modify the Higher Education Act of 1965 by cutting in half the fixed interest rates on need-based Stafford loans for undergraduates over a five-year period. The bill passed the House on...
February 01, 2007
Taking Clients Beyond Stocks and BondsPressure on the U.S. dollar has been considerable. Late last year, the greenback touched 14-year lows versus the British pound, sparking worries that the worst...
February 01, 2007
Making a Marketing PlanWhile prospecting is certainly essential to your future, you're already spending several hours a day with clients. If you allocate some of that time to...
February 01, 2007
Do the Right ThingMore companies are doing well for themselves by doing what's best for shareholders. After the well-publicized excesses of the 1990s, corporate governance has become a key...
February 01, 2007
The Science of InvestingFinance theory says: The only way to beat the market is by knowing what others don't. Few fight me on that. But in today's ?ber-connected...
February 01, 2007
Advisor Directed TrustsHow would you like to offer services akin to the nation's largest banks and trust companies -- with one key difference: You remain the central...
February 01, 2007
Smith Barney's Goal: Doubling FA Productivity in 5 YearsCharles Johnston, president and CEO of global private client for Smith Barney, lays out his thoughts on sales growth, new compensation plans and more. (The...
February 01, 2007
The Next Economic CrisisAfter graduate school, I went to work for maverick Wall Street economist A. Gary Shilling. Gary was a follower of the Kondratieff Wave Theory, which...