National Ethics Association

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  Transparency is the new credibility

  By Daniel Williams  |  March 25, 2013

  The National Ethics Association has launched a database with information on some 20,000 financial pros. Are you on it?

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  The transparent advisor

  By Daniel Williams  |  March 25, 2013

  For advisor Sean Lee, transparency — the idea of being an open book with his clients — is the only way to go.

• Back to basics: Best compliance practices for initial client meetings

  By National Ethics Association  |  January 1, 2013

• Affinity fraud against seniors: Warn your clients now

  By National Ethics Association  |  December 1, 2012

  How can you protect your clients against affinity fraud? By sharing these tips with them, either during update meetings or on your website or blog.

• Truth sellers vs. cellar dwellers: Winner takes all

  By Steven R. McCarty  |  December 1, 2012

  Your new standard of care in financial services, part 2

• NASAA to advisors: Help seniors avoid investment traps

  By National Ethics Association  |  November 1, 2012

  To help everyone stay safe, the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) has released its annual list of products that threaten to trap investors.

• The truth

  By Steven McCarty  |  November 1, 2012

  Voters aren’t the only people who lose faith when lied to.

• Embrace your inner hero

  By Steven McCarty  |  October 1, 2012

  Your work truly matters to your clients.

• Regulator issues warning on reverse mortgage loans

  By National Ethics Association  |  October 1, 2012

  The growing need of the baby-boom generation for retirement income, along with the advent of lower-risk loan options, suggests a potential renaissance in reverse mortgages.

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  2012 Advisor of the Year: Mark Pruitt

  By Daniel Williams  |  September 4, 2012

  Mark Pruitt boasts a client base that spans four generations, wrote $12.4 million in business in 2011 and makes large-scale prospecting look easy. All this, and he's a remarkably nice guy to boot.