• August 2009

  • Cover Story

  • Finding "Safe" Investments

    By Dave Lindorff

    Looking for interest and dividends may be the surest way to invest in an uncertain market. While spreads have narrowed, there are still some good opportunities.

  • Columns

    • Producer Profile

  • Loving the Market

    By Pamela Black

    Brock Kidd's passion for investing has helped put him at the pinnacle of Pinnacle National.

    • Driving Sales

  • Catering to the Business Class

    By Bob Cobb

    How two successful advisors developed value propositions for business owners.

  • Departments

    • Financial Planning

  • Becoming a Fun Manager

    By Howard J. Stock

    Helping nervous clients realize they have the means to travel also helps your business.

    • Product Insight

  • Laddering Annuities

    By Dave Lindorff

    This strategy can ensure retirement income, while freeing up assets for growth.

    • Program Management

  • 10 Networking Errors to Avoid

    By Michael Lovallo and Erica Lord

    Common snafus derail referral relationships with centers of influence before they start.

  • In Every Issue

    • Branching Out

  • Living Off the Land

    Reps in North Dakota are profiting from hot commodities.

  • Editor's Letter

  • On the Mend?

    Whether volatility picks up again or the market stays flat for years, this issue is full of tips on how to keep your clients assets growing under difficult scenarios.

  • FrontLines

  • Advisors Struggle With Alzheimer's

    Advisors are largely in the dark about many of the specific financial and legal considerations of Alzheimer's disease.

  • ETFs to Replace Half of Funds by 2015

    The mutual fund industry will be a shadow of its former self in just five years time, if the findings of a new study by Novarica pan out.

  • Fund Managers Forecast Growth

    More investment managers than last quarter expect corporate earnings to increase in the next three months.

  • American Tops Funds

    In a survey of advisors on mutual fund companies, the top three brands are American Funds, Barclays iShares and Ivy Funds.

  • Annuity Fees Head North

    A review of variable annuity providers found widespread increases in the fees charged to customers.

  • Try a Little Tenderness

    Simple courtesies make all the difference in whether a customer will stay with a bank or go elsewhere, according to a new study.

  • Bank Brokerage Prevails Despite a Rough Market

    Even in the current market conditions, bank brokerage managed to improve its profitability.

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