Are all the laws we have to abide by a good thing? Or are you concerned about over-regulation and regulatory reform? Here are some of the current issues that have our heads spinning:[...]

It seems many firms try to establish a point of differentiation through their technology offerings— both proprietary and non-proprietary. The right technology can often help an advisor run his or her business far more[...]

Here’s the law: Fictitious Name Law — Doing Business As (DBA) Fictitious Business Name Statement (FBN). State law requires that every person, partnership, corporation, or other association, who transacts business und[...]

Domestic equities closed down 14.5% on June 29, 2010 from their April 23rd high. That’s a significant decline. Of course, advisors tout sophisticated (and very expensive) asset allocation and diversification strategies[...]

In our role as financial advisors (financial actualizers?) some of the greatest value we can deliver is helping clients to truly make a material and meaningful difference in the social issues they personally value. Such [...]

Compliance is considered to be the most essential service that a broker dealer can provide its advisors. With compliance requirements changing as often as New England weather patterns, financial advisors, now more than e[...]

A financial advisor’s job is to advise, to impart information, suggest alternatives, and provide solutions. To earn a living as a financial advisor, one must first acquire the ability to advise. [...]

Guaranteed income for life! This is the marketing cry of the insurance industry, and emotionally it has a lot of appeal. The soothing comfort implied is so enticing that there are actually proposals from the Obama admini[...]

The Small Business Health Care Tax Credit is the only feature of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (also known as the Affordable Care Act or PPACA) that takes effect for the 2010 tax year. It is available to[...]

Your new business is unique, just like you are. All new businesses have their own particular cash needs at the various stages of growth, so there really is no template or exact guideline for you to use. While it is possi[...]