Do financial blogs make a difference?

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Financial blogs have multiplied like crazy. But are they worth…

Vary your paragraph length like NYT columnist Floyd Norris

It can be painful to read a page full of long sentences and longer…

Morningstar’s new bond market commentary is an online "Don’t"

Morningstar has introduced monthly bond market commentary.  The…

"Why the Big Company Financial Brands Don’t Work Any More"

I've worked for a big financial company, so I was interested…

Optimism watch: S&P 500 Index and major global events

If you have a long time horizon, you can survive just about anything.…

"Tired of having too much money at the end of the month?"

Sometimes you have to say something unexpected to grab your reader's…

What should you call your white paper?

"Should you always label a white paper with the term 'white paper'?" Michael…

"The Top Seven B2B Communications Mistakes"

"The Top Seven B2B Communications Mistakes" offers some useful…

"Never use a fancy word when a simple one will do"

That's the bottom line of "Why Jargon Feeds on Lazy Minds" by…

"Thought Leadership: Are You Making It or Faking It?"

Plenty of investment and wealth management firms try to distinguish…

"Relevant and useful content earns trust. And trust sells."

"Relevant and useful content earns trust. And trust sells." I…

Optimism watch: "Could Bear Talk Be a Contrary Signal?"

"Doing the reverse of the crowd has often worked well," as New…

Warren Buffett on compliance officer

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This is a great quote from Warren Buffett. Everyone must be…

Wealth managers should specialize by affinity, NOT demographics

"In my opinion, a successful segmentation will be less demographically…

Optimism watch: The case for maximum pessimism

Is the stock market getting you down? I'm starting an "Optimism…

"Can not" vs. "cannot"

Which is right? "Can not" or "cannot"? Habit tells me "cannot,"…

ACLI promises better disclosures about annuities

The American Council of Life Insurers (ACLI) is promising to…

How to make your ultra-affluent clients happy

"...the model that works in the institutional world does not…