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TodaysAdvisorllll                                        !          September 2010                    

  

 

The Broker/Dealer Blog Click here                           

 

August 19, 2010 - Succession Planning: a History, and Why it's Such a Mess

August 1, 2010 - B/D Marketing Departments Missing a Golden Opportunity

May 11, 2010 - Finra Lays it's Cards on the Table

March 21, 2010 - Fed's Watching Facebook

Mar 15, 2010 - Independents Gain Steam Over Wirehouses

Mar 15, 2010 - New Report: Independent Reps on the Move

Feb. 18, 2010 - Top B/D's Show Decline in 100K Producers

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 DON CONNELLY

NEW! It's Not Always Wise To Go Against Your Own Adice Click here

You're Either in it for the Long Haul, or You're Not Click here

It's Simple; If I Don't Ask, I Can't Be Rejected  Click here 

 

 PETER MONTOYA

NEW! Hail-Mary Marketing Ideas Almost Guaranteed to Fail

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Relationship-Driven Marketing     Click here

Mastering the Ripple Effect          Click here

Cardinal Sins of Marketing           Click Here

Smoking Marketing Campaigns   Click Here

The Power of Specialization        Click Here

No Static at All: Using Radio to Your Advantage  Click Here 

 

 GARY BUFFONE, Ph. D., ABPP 

NEW! Are You a Diligent Donor? Click here

Wealth Transfer to Children: The Four Definite Dont's

When Divvying Up The Loot    Click here

Taking Wealth Advising to the Next Level: The Psychology

of Family Wealth Consultation    Click here 

 

 

 HAL BARR

I'm Fine, They're All Nuts! Click here 

Making communication work with all the nuts in your life.

 

 NATALIE REVELL

Your Social Media Marketing Campaign: 

Top 5 Tips for Successful Execution   Click here

How Social Media Will Continue to Impact

Online Search in 2010  Click here 

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 PAUL KINGSMAN

To See More Clearly, Remove Your "I"s  Click here

3 Steps to Never Having a Bad Day Again    Click here 

Pick a Path   Click here

 

PLUS

DAVID OGILVY Quotes from the Master and "How to create advertising that sells"  Click here

 

JIM MANOUSE 5 Ways to Succeed in Marketing Click here

 

TOM HENSKE How to Build Your Practice the Right Way  Click here 

  

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 Washington                                           Click Here

 

 

 

Lawmakers Agree on Historic Wall Street Reform

Kagan Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings Begin 

SEC Sues Goldman Sachs for Fraud1

Health Care Bill Becomes the Law of the Land - Senate

"We the Corporations" High Court votes 5-4 to lift bans on spending  

 

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Industry news:

FINRA Asks B/D's to supervise non-brokerage activities

New Annuity-Wrapped Managed Account Sparks Interest Click here

Former Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan Joins NYC Hedge Fund

Lockwood Plans UMA with Income Guarantee

Fee-Based Advice To Be Taxed in Michigan

FSI Continues Fight Over 12b-1 Fees

+ Much More

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 TodaysAdvisorEntertainment                              Click Here 

 

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Exclusive Feature: Rock's First Act: 1929 - 1959, Parts I & II

Part I: The Birth of the Blues in the Mississippi Delta - Click Here

Part II: The Texas Blues - Click Here

For the Companion Soundtrack Jukebox - Click Here

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TV  CARTER LYMAN HALL

America: The Story of Us

The Buddha: PBS Special this April - A Film by David Grubin

HBO Sports: Magic & Bird: A Courtship of Rivals

30 For 30: ESPN's Documentary Series for 30th Anniversary

IFC: Monty Python: Almost the Truth, The Lawyers Cut

+ The Top 100 TV Shows of All-Time and our Top 10

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Film

Orson Wells Rare 1960 Paris Interview

Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps

Coming this September - Trailer Released Click here    

 

Music  BUCK RYDER 

Michael Buble TodaysAdvisor's Entertainer-of-the-Year

 

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Star Wars In Concert

Coming to a Galaxy near you, as the saying goes. Click here

 

Art & More...

 

 

Greek and Roman Galeries Re-Open at NYC's MFA

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The Best of Everything!   Click Here

Zegna, Brioni, Canali, Pal Zileri,Vacheron Constantin

Patek Phillipe, Gucci, Aston Martin, Rolex, Cartier

And much, much, more..... Everything you need to look your best!

 

+ The Drive: America Takes Back Upper Mid-Market Coolness

 

   

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About Us  - Masthead & Contributor Bio's

James P. Manouse - Founder, Editor-in-Chiefi  

 

   

 

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Resources & Information

 

DailyKos.com

Markos Moulitsas' wildly popular political blog http://www.dailykos.com/

PlumTV.com

Keep up on the good life with reports from cities and towns that serve as U.S.

playgrounds for the HNW crowd and the rich & famous http://www.plumtv.com/ 

The Huffington Post

Few have Arianna Huffington's pedigree in terms of being an ultimate Washington insider. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/

Vfinance.com

All things venture capital from a directory of firms to raising capital

http://www.vfinance.com/

eFinancial Careers

www.efinancialcareers.com

 

For a list of political news sites try our Washington page

 

Financial Web Sites

 

Reuters 

http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets

Google Finance
http://finance.google.com/finance
Yahoo! Finance
http://finance.yahoo.com/
Financial Times
http://www.ft.com/home/us
Wall Street Journal Online
http://online.wsj.com/public/us
CNN Money
http://money.cnn.com/
The Street.com
http://www.thestreet.com/
Bloomberg
http://www.bloomberg.com/

 

Economic Calendar Click here  

 

 

 

 

 

NEWS

Read stories and get the latest news by following us on Facebook and Twitter, and by joining our group on Linkedin.

 

     

 

Also, see our section on three companies looking to make social networking compliant for advisors Click here

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 ROB SHORE

NEW! The Halcyon Days for Wholesalers Click here

How Flexible is Your Firm?  Click here

But I Enjoy Banging My Head Against the Brick Wall!   Click here 

24 Great Ideas Used by Wholesalers   Click here

 

Public Relations  

JENNIFER CONNELLY

 

Using an Image Stratgegy to Protect Your Reputation  Click here

Thought Leadership: How to Leverage Your Intellectual Capital Click here

Expand Your On-Line Presence! Create Your Own Digital

Media Campaign! Click here 

Defining Your Value! Click here 

 

Executive Search

MITCH VIGEVENO

NEW! The Importance of Selection Click here

Choosing the Best Recruitment Process Click here

The Advantages of the Hybrid, Dually-Registered

Advisory Model Click here 

Working with an Executive Search Firm: What You

Need to Know, Now  Click here 

 

Marketing & Practice Management Click here

DENNIS GALLANT

 

Driving Advisor Production: Breaking the 80/20 Rule Click Here 

 

PHILIP PALAVEEV

The Looming Reality of Financial

Practices Consolidation  Click Here 

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PETER HAINES

 

Advice From a Pro on How to Start Marketing  Click Here

Vision is Good, But Execution is Better             Click Here 

 

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Branding Click here 

 

Don't Be Anonymous - Name Your Company After Yourself

By Peter Montoya

 

Brand Communications

By Peter Haines

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Internet & Website Marketing

 

We provide access to an on-line internet marketing glossary and

dictionary to help you keep up with your web developer and website marketing terminology  Click here

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Sales & Motivation

 

12 Simple, Timeless Tips for a Succesful Interview Click here

 

12 Great Ways to Improve Your Listening Skills Click Here i

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10 Timeless Laws for Closing the Deal Click Herei

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The Greatest Movie Team-Building Speech Ever May Have Been Largely Overlooked Click Here 

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Burton Malkieli China Will Be Dominant Economic Power in 20 Yrsi

Princeton professor and author of "A Random Walk Down Wall Street":

U.S Investors too underweight China & need to adjust their investments

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SPECIAL SECTION: Retirement Income StudyIIIIIIIII

What Do Your Clients Want? Click here for the article and survey

Dennis Gallant, GDC Consulting & TodaysAdvisor Contributing Editor

And Howard Schneider, Practical Perspectives

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TodaysAdvisorTravel Click Herel

   

2010 Summer Travel Stops:

The Cape Cod Baseball League

The Virginia Homes of Washington, Jefferson, and Madison

The Chicago-Style Pizza Tour 

The World's Greatest Passenger Ships

Oasis of the Seas: The world's greatest cruise ship

The Queen Mary 2: The world's greatest ocean liner

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Luxury on the Orient-Express

Much more than just a historic train ride  Click here

 

Travel, Texas Style

Houston's Hotel ZaZa By Cleverly Stone

Dallas' New Victory Park Click Here

San Antonio's New Hotel Contessa Click Here

 

+ 5 World-Class Hotels & 5 Great Restaurants to Try When You Travel  

+ TodaysAdvisor Luxury Hotel Chain Directory

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TodaysAdvisorSportinglife                                       Click Here 

 

    

Entertaining Clients this Summer? Try a Suite at the Ballpark

Formula 1: Join In The Glamour

2010 Golf Majors to Feature Some of the Worlds Greatest Courses

America's Cup: The 33rd America's Cup Coming in 2010

+ International Golf Travel Made Easy

+ Top Golf and Tennis Resorts

 

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 Technology and Consumer Electronics    

 WILLIAM S. HERZ

lTodaysAdvisor Chief Technologist, IT Editor-at-Large   Click Here

 

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Future of Radio may be tied to Personal Radio Recorders

Convert Your Old PC Into the Ultimate Media Device

Perfect Storm Brewing for Consumer Electronics

+ First Southwest to Offer Albridge Solutions to it's B/D Network

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    The PUB         CARTER LYMAN HALL 

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BEER REVIEWS! Stella, Boddington's, Newcastle, etc...

+ Micro Brews from Cape Cod and the Islands  Click Here

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A History, in Headlines, of the Financial Recession Click here