Good wording: "Has the Market Wreaked Havoc on Your 401(k)?"

Morningstar has a knack for good email subject lines. Like “Has the Market Wreaked Havoc on Your 401(k)?” That’s a line that many people can relate to. Morningstar also achieves a nice conversational tone in its email, which starts out: Yes, it feels awful right now. And it’s possible things could get worse before they […]

I made the Top Ten!

Well, not me, exactly. My article, “Dan Fuss: The 50-Year Opportunity in Bonds,” made the list of Advisor Perspective‘s top ten most read articles for 2008.  “Dan Fuss” commanded the #3 spot behind “Jeremy Siegel on Why Equities are ‘Dirt Cheap’” and “Our Interview with Mohamed el-Erian.” It looks like legendary investors draw readers.

Compliance makes social networking tougher for registered reps than RIAs

Here’s a guest post by Bill Winterberg, CFP®, an operations and efficiency guru to independent financial advisers, who blogs at FP Pad. He made me realize that RIAs have more leeway than registered reps when it comes to social networking. Websites like Twitter, LinkedIn, and blogs present compliance issues for registered representatives subject to FINRA […]

"Convert Website Visitors into Leads"

You should use a strong call to action to convert website visitors into leads for your business, according to “Strong Call to Action – Convert Website Visitors into Leads” on the Hubspot website. If visitors give you their contact information, they’re one step closer to becoming clients. Hubspot advises you to: Keep it Simple. Make […]

Markopolos SEC letter (2005)

A 2005 letter from Harry Markopolos to the SEC about Madoff Investment Securities is now available on the LinkedIn profile of Bud Haslett, CFA, CEO of Miller Tabak Securities. The file is less than halfway down the page. It’s below Bud’s Presentations sections and above his Experience section.