To what can administering to a separately managed account be best compared? Arm-wrestling an octopus, some posit. Herding cats, others offer. Fact is, just about any advisor offering managed accounts can testify to...
There's one big problem with being on top, and the organization that administers the Certified Financial Planner designation is in the process of learning all about it. For years now, the CFP, issued by the Certified...
Stephen and Fern Schwartz (married) are Merrill Lynch reps in Pittsburgh. Stephen, a former dentist, joined his wife's practice three years ago, and has helped their team create a paperless storage and work-flow...
Regulators are focusing on mutual fund sales practice violations. They've brought two widely watched actions against brokers and managers, and more are coming. If you think you're safe because you do a quality...
