I like this financial crisis question
“Can you think of ways that something good in your life can result from the financial meltdown?” I like this question, which concludes “Rising from the Financial Ruins” on the HBR Editors’ Blog. It’s probably easiest to answer if you’ve got a financial cushion, or at least a steady job.
"Is Face-to-Face Communication Always the Way to Go?"
Should you email your male clients and meet with your female clients? Men may respond better to emails than to in-person communications, according to a study cited by Guy Kawasaki in “Is Face-to-Face Communication Always the Way to Go?” The same study says women respond better in person. I don’t like generalizing by gender. In […]
Can financial advisors write blogs and be in compliance?
An Investment Writing blog reader recently asked, “I was told that licensed financial advisors are not allowed to write blogs as far as compliance is concerned. Is this true?” It’s not true. But there are constraints. For more details on the regulatory constraints, read “Finra, SEC rules constrain advisers in blogosphere” by Davis Janowski in […]
Your clients’ stock options are down 76% overall
“For those executives whose company holdings were largely in stock options, rather than stock, the decline in wealth has been huge…. Over all, the options have lost 76 percent of their value.” That’s according to New York Times columnist Floyd Norris, who wrote in “Be Glad You’re Not Warren Buffett” about a report by Stephen […]
Print newsletter vs. e-newsletter
Trying to decide between a print newsletter and a newsletter delivered by e-mail? Here are some of the pros and cons. Print newsletter–Pro Portable More control over look and feel Better for longer documents Stands out more because most people get fewer letters than e-mails E-newsletter–Pro Interactive, including links to your website You can track […]