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Failed Record Of Wall Street’s “Top” Strategists Documented By Independent Economist

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For wealth managers who believe the most prudent path to investment success is broad diversification, periodic rebalancing, and choosing low-expense investments — while relying on the precepts of Modern Portfolio Theory — some good news: a scorecard from an authoritative, independent source documents the failed record of Wall Street’s top ranked strategists at picking the best and worst industry sectors. Read the rest of the post.        

Search Engine And Ethical Considerations When Using Other People's Articles To Write Blog Posts

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Advisor Products creates great financial articles for advisor clients and prospects. Should you copy and paste some of those articles and use them as blog posts? Here are some issues advisors need to know about when using other people's content.

Open Source Content Management System For Advisor Websites Integrates Content For Clients With Cool Website Design

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In 1997, when Advisor Products first started providing advisor websites (as AdvisorSites), there were no open-source content management software (CMS) systems. WordPress and Joomla were not founded until 2005. While Drupal was founded in 2001, it gained little traction until 2004.

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Thinking Like Your Prospects Is Key To Advisors Succeeding In Search Engine Optimization

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Do you see things from your ideal client’s perspective? To succeed in using search engine optimization to market your firm, that mindset is required.   After last week’s Advisor Products webinar about marketing, I spoke with one of the attendees about his search engine optimization and content marketing strategy.

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Dropbox Hacking Underscores Need For Advisors To Use Professional Apps

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  Today’s news about the hack of Dropbox does not surprise me. Consumer apps by definition do not have the feature set of professional apps. Some advisor tech consultants are telling advisors to use consumer apps for file sharing. Configuring and maintaining those apps wins consultants fees, and advisors want to believe they can use consumer apps without security risk because they’re free or inexpensive. We believe it is a mistake. It invites sloppy security habits and advisors can easily lose control of client data when they rely on consumer apps. Please read this post