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What Should You Tell Clients About Mutual Fund Scandals?

ALM Staff | November 01, 2003

What should you tell your clients about the unfolding mutual fund trading scandals? Should you change the way you do business? Here is my best ...

Now Is the Time to Contact Participant-Directed Plans

Peter Westerman | November 01, 2003

I received a call from a customer today saying that he hadn't received his access code, needs to use the site, and when can he ...

How to Become a Fee-Based Advisor to Retirement Plans

ALM Staff | September 01, 2003

In financial services, perhaps the most powerful trend of modern times has been the growth of objective financial advice. Among evidence supporting that claim is ...

How FreeERISA Can Help You Provide Plan Advice

Peter Westerman | September 01, 2003

To identify plans in your market that may be candidates for fee-based advice, start with FreeERISA's 5500 data base and follow these steps: Screen for ...

How to Do a Better Job Helping Clients Manage Risk

ALM Staff | July 01, 2003

In the bear market's wake, "risk management" has become the most over-used phrase in the financial lexicon. You can't read an investment brochure these days ...

How to Learn About Conversions and Mergers Involving Money Purchase Plans in Your Market

Peter Westerman | July 01, 2003

Before retirement plan provisions of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act (EGTRRA) took effect on 12/31/01, the choice between money purchase and profit-sharing ...

Scratching Beneath the Surface of Mutual Fund Costs

ALM Staff | May 01, 2003

Successful financial advisors have the ability to maintain a consistent level of professional integrity and service while changing with important trends in their business. As ...

Are You Working as Your Clients' Investment Cost Manager?

ALM Staff | April 01, 2003

To many financial advisors whom I meet these days, I pose two questions: Do you help your clients set total investment cost targets? In helping ...

Why Sector-Based Investing Deserves Another Look

ALM Staff | March 01, 2003

As a participant in today's financial industry, you can't afford to become a prisoner of your own past thinking. Periodically, advisors should examine old ideas ...

Stay Abreast of Changes in Non-Qualified Plans

Peter Westerman | March 01, 2003

FreeERISA.com offers several databases that can help you identify companies in your market that offer qualified retirement plans. They also offer one database of "Top ...

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