Client Outreach
The latest news and advice about successful client communications, including the best methods and strategies for financial advisors.
All Hail, Gatekeeper!
By Bill MillerBy the powers vested in me by Research magazine, I am declaring the month of June "National Gatekeeper Month." Have you hugged your gatekeeper today?...
June 01, 2006
Stock Exchange, Version 2.0The Nasdaq Stock Exchange has always been an innovator. From its start in the 1970s, when competing stock exchanges were still entrenched in the auction-based...
June 01, 2006
Wachovia to Hire 900 Reps, Again, with New Private Client Exec.Morgan Stanley isn't the only firm with a new brokerage executive tapped from the ranks of Merrill Lynch: Wachovia Securities has signed James Hays to...
June 01, 2006
New Fundamental Index ETFPowerShares has launched an ETF that tracks the FTSE RAFI U.S. 1000 index (ticker: PRF). The Research Affiliates Fundamental Index (RAFI) is designed to beat conventional...
June 01, 2006
Commonwealth Extends Management ProgramEarly this month, Waltham, Mass-based Commonwealth Financial Network expects to begin the third year of a practice-management program that is nearly doubling revenue growth for...
June 01, 2006
Going IndependentIndependent or wirehouse? The question used to be that simple for traditional advisors thinking about an independent alternative. But with multiple platforms gaining traction, advisors...
June 01, 2006
Taking the InitiativeIn a move that is being closely watched on Wall Street, Smith Barney has launched Citigroup Institutional Consulting, a new business unit comprised of the...
June 01, 2006
Eye on the ConsumerSome firms now enjoy the benefits of restructuring; others should see earnings shift up later in 2006, analysts say. David [email protected] Area of Coverage: Consumer Services --...