Steve Garmhausen
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Ritholtz Wealth’s Michael Batnick: Crushing It With Content
The wealth management firm’s director of research discusses its vast content output, its crypto-asset play, and its yin-yang investment approach. → Read More
It’s Time to Take Another Look at Energy Stocks, a Top Advisor Says
Edward Jones’ Jennifer Marcontell recommends energy stocks as long-term plays. She sees inexpensive shares and solid yields, and demand has never really been the problem. → Read More
You Can Slash Your State Tax Bill in Half by Moving. Here’s How.
You can cut your state and local taxes by relocating from places like New York and California to Florida and Nevada. Financial advisor Grant Rawin of Wescott Financial explains how to do it—and avoid an IRS audit. → Read More
Financial Scams Targeting the Elderly Are Rising. Advisors Offer Precautions.
Scammers relieve elderly Americans of an estimated $36.5 billion annually. To help aging parents protect themselves, their grown kids must tactfully broach the subject, experts say. → Read More
Are RIA Firms Growing Too Fast? The Story Behind The Trend
RIA firms are acquiring and merging and consolidating at a rapid pace. Sometimes that’s good for both the firm and the clients. Sometimes there are problems. → Read More
How to Safely Beef Up Bond Returns
Depressed by the pathetic yields on most fixed-income investments? Top-rated financial advisor Ira Mark’s strategy offers some cheer. → Read More
4 Ways to Reduce Your Student Loan Debt
Cassaday & Co. financial advisor Sarah Mouser counsels families to proceed with caution when seeking to limit student-loan debt. → Read More
A Road Map for More Retirement Income
The conventional wisdom favors increasingly relying on bonds after your working years. Why that approach might be wrong. → Read More
Women Make Great Financial Advisors. So Why Aren’t There More?
The Barron’s ranking of the top women advisors brings together some top-notch talent. But women make up less than 15% of financial advisors. Why that’s a problem, and how the industry is trying to fix it. → Read More
How Fund Companies Are Tackling Financial Literacy
BlackRock, Fidelity, and OppenheimerFunds are financing innovative ways to teach Americans of all ages how to handle money. → Read More
Week’s Best: Lucrative Deal for Advisor Group
Barron’s Advisor wraps up the week that was in wealth management--from bitcoin to Bogle to a new boss at Pershing. → Read More
Where to Stash Your Cash Now That Interest Rates Have Risen
After generating paltry income for more than a decade, Treasuries make sense again for investors seeking riskless gains. → Read More
Why Teams Dominate at the Top Financial Advisors
Taking a more integrated approach to financial stewardship, advisory firms are relying on teams offering both investment advice and related services. It’s paying off nicely for advisory practices and their clients. → Read More
How to Diversify Your Portfolio, According to a Private Wealth Manager
Many investors have too much of their wealth in a single stock. Diversifying that risk may involve selling, dealing with taxes, and then rebuilding new portfolios. → Read More
Barron’s Top 1200 Financial Advisors
Barron’s Exclusive Ranking of America’s Top 1200 Financial Advisors → Read More
Morgan Stanley’s Mike Wilson Sees a Buying Opportunity Ahead
Mike Wilson, the market strategist who accurately predicted last year’s volatility, sees a buying opportunity in the near future → Read More
‘Living together agreements’ can prevent a lot of financial angst when couples split.
While advice on living together agreements may strike romantic idealists as cynical, financial advisor Stephanie Stiefel has found they can be an important part of putting clients on a path toward a secure and happy retirement. → Read More
Week’s Best: Farewell, Jack
Barron’s Advisor presents highlights from the week in wealth management. → Read More
Wells Fargo’s Heather Hunt-Ruddy: Don’t Be a Tater Tot
A Barron’s Advisor Q&A with the head of client experience and growth at Wells Fargo Advisors. → Read More
Mary Ann Bartels: S&P 2,900 in 2019
Merrill Lynch investments executive says we’re in solid shape—but also sees “baby bear” market ahead → Read More