The easy day was yesterday—Schwab Impact 2023

Schwab Impact correspondent Jody Lowe Schwab Impact, the annual conference for registered investment advisors, just completed its 3-day run in Philadelphia. Schwab estimated more than 5,000 attended, including 2,500 advisors. I’ve attended Schwab Impact on and off for many years. The event seemed bigger than I’ve ever seen it. The necessary walk through the massive exhibit hall to [...]

By |2024-03-03T16:09:39-06:0010/27/2023|

Why not promote mutual funds, ETFs on LinkedIn?

One of my favorite all-time stories has to do with a fire alarm set off at 3 a.m. at the Disneyland Hotel in Anaheim. I was in the hotel, covering a National Association of Realtors convention. At the sound of the alarm, people in various states of “awokeness” emerged from behind their doors up and down the floor, trying [...]

By |2024-03-03T16:04:03-06:0010/26/2023|

The Broadridge whitepaper that explains a lot about the change underway in the fund industry

The best thing you could do right now is bounce from this post (go on, it’s fine) and download and read the full 24 pages of Broadridge’s recent whitepaper U.S. advisor-sold asset management: This time it’s personal. It’s a rich analysis of the fund industry and you’ll get value out of every word.  Still here? You’re welcome to read [...]

By |2024-03-03T15:51:38-06:0010/19/2023|

Investment podcast directory update: now including shows on active management, millennial entrepreneurs, family offices

The good news: investing podcasts just keep coming.   The better news: The Lowe Group’s Insider’s List of Investment Podcasts recommended for the investment industry (asset managers, financial advisors, professional investors and fintech) has just been updated with 10 more podcasts. This is the directory’s final update of the year, after being introduced in April and last updated in July. [...]

By |2024-03-03T14:07:42-06:0010/11/2023|

The 9 words we’re seeing a lot of, with mixed emotions

On Monday Merriam-Webster announced the addition of 690 words to its dictionary. Words such as doggo, chef’s kiss and bracketology are not necessarily new this year. Rather, according to the announcement, “these new additions have demonstrated widespread use over time and offer a window into the world today.”  In that same spirit (and applying similarly vague standards of selection), [...]

By |2024-03-03T14:08:03-06:0010/05/2023|
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