Institutional equity research job hunters, check out this site!

If you’re an analyst looking for a job in institutional equity research, you should read the ResearchWatch blog published by Integrity Research. The blog will help you stay current on trends and players–especially independent research firms–in institutional equity research. Some recent topics included  Mutual Funds Value Small Cap Research Most Kroll for Sale Firm Profile […]

JP Morgan’s Eigen: Put your clients in non-traditional, long-short fixed income

Too many of your clients are over-invested in traditional fixed income, in the opinion of William Eigen, JPMorgan Asset Management’s director of absolute return strategies and portfolio manager of the JPM Strategic Income Opportunities Fund. He made a case for using fixed income funds that can go short and use synthetic financial instruments during his […]

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Thank you

How should you thank clients for referrals?

Everybody knows you should thank clients when they refer business to you. But financial advisors can’t agree on the right way to express their thanks. Is a verbal thank you at your next client meeting enough? How about adding a card, gift or discount on your professional services? Often your response depends on the nature […]

"What the HELL is Social Media?" with a hat tip to Sree Sreenivasan

If you’re still wondering why you should learn about social media, check out this video, which I discovered thanks to Sree Sreenivasan.