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Why Is the Fed Always Late to the Party?

The Big Picture

If only the Fed didn’t do X, our portfolio would have been much better” seems to be a terrible approach to managing assets for clients. 2000s : Kept rates too low for too long following 9/11 and dotcom implosion – FOMC Rate did not get over 1% until 2004.

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RIA Code Of Ethics: Important Nuances To Note In Relatively Straightforward Requirements

Nerd's Eye View

All investment advisers are fiduciaries that owe a duty of care and loyalty to their clients, and, in an ideal world, advisory firms and their staff would abide by these requirements without the need for a prescriptive code of ethics. Read More.

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10 Weekend Reads

The Big Picture

Hollywood Reporter ) Be sure to check out this week’s Masters in Business with Mark Wiedman, BlackRock’s Head of the Global Client Business. He is responsible for commercial businesses worldwide and has been with Blackrock since 2004. The firm manages over $10 trillion in client assets.

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Financial Advisors: Finding the Elusive Wealthy Client

Prosperity Coaching

Financial Advisors: Finding the Elusive Wealthy Client. The clients with the assets. The clients with the money to invest. I’ve been working with financial advisors since 2004! I […] The post Financial Advisors: Finding the Elusive Wealthy Client appeared first on The Prosperous Advisor Coaching Blog.

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Is the ESG Craze Really Fading?

The Big Picture

My firm RWM uses Canvas for those clients who want their portfolios to reflect their values. The acronym “ESG” became popularized in a 2004 UN report “ Who Cares Wins.” As it turns out, investors are motivated not just by financial returns, but also by the “expressive and emotional benefits” their capital can have.

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MiB: Sean Dobson, Amherst Holdings

The Big Picture

Be sure to check out our Masters in Business next week with Mark Wiedman, BlackRock’s Head of the Global Client Business. He is responsible for commercial businesses worldwide, and has been with Blackrock since 2004. The firm manages over $10 trillion in client assets.

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The Dumbest Trade You Can Make?

Random Roger's Retirement Planning

One client owns it on a mandate. Oddly, Barron's included some industry funds in their discussion of thematic funds and mentioned some that have done very well including iShares Medical Devices (IHI) which I've owned for clients for 12 or 13 years. The article shows being updated in 2016 but not by me, the URL has the 2004 time stamp.