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The results of a Gallup poll published late last year found that the theft of credit card information tops the list of crimes that Americans most worry about, with 69% saying that they “frequently or occasionally worry” about “having the credit card information they have used at stores stolen by computer hackers.” The anxiety is well-founded.

Back in the fall of 2013, the SEC changed a key provision of the JOBS Act, for the first time allowing hedge funds to market directly to accredited investors. At the time, there was considerable uncertainty with regard to how the industry would respond. Observers wondered whether this new found freedom would open a floodgate

A recent study on WealthManagement.com quoted findings from a survey of UHNW individuals ($5 to $25 million in investable assets). It turns out that 70% of this group used social media of some kind. While Facebook was the most widely used outlet, about a third of the UHNW were regular YouTube viewers. YouTube use by

We all get a lot of emails. Some we eagerly anticipate; others keep coming because we are too lazy to click the unsubscribe link. Yet an email campaign is an important way to keep your brand in front of clients and prospects. Unable to make promises like Old Navy – $5 Jeans – the financial

It’s no secret that fintech is a significant and growing presence in wealth and asset management. However, as many robo startups can attest, the market is also intensely competitive and the formula for success elusive. We would like to step out of financial services for a moment to offer an example of a tech company

At the top of almost every financial firm’s agenda is the implementation of the new DOL fiduciary rule, which goes into effect beginning April, 2017. To some, the new rule is the best thing to ever happen, helping to level the playing field among different types of financial advisors, to others, it’s the end of

According to Blackrock’s recently released 2016 Elite RIA Study, so-called “Elite” RIAs, those above $250 MM AUM and the 50th percentile in productivity measures, typically began to look like “mini-corporations relying on individuals and departments with well-defined functions that support the full organization and its client base.” The table below from the report shows the percentage

Using social media successfully remains challenging (especially if one grew up in the long ago pre-social media world…can you imagine such a time?) and is probably one of the most discussed topics among our clients. It brings to mind the old tale of the group of blindfolded individuals who are asked to describe an elephant