Wealth Management: The Best Commercial of All Time

Norb Vonnegut | March 3, 2010

The Perfect Husband
Hands down. This is the best ad I have ever seen for financial services.

Yikes.
Norb Vonnegut

Computer Disaster Story

Norb Vonnegut | February 24, 2010

Mixing chocolate, coffee, and 50,000 cells of Excel generates an unfortunate outcome.

Stockbrokers—Three Steps To Build Trust*

Norb Vonnegut | February 19, 2010

Uneven regulation. Here’s what I don’t understand. For years, I worked for brokerage firms on Wall Street. I was subject to licensing and ongoing education. You could do a background check on me by going to FINRA’s website. Then, I joined a Registered Investment Adviser (“RIA”) and became a “fiduciary,” I think. I did the same job, but my licenses were no longer necessary. I disappeared on FINRA’s website, because the SEC monitors RIAs. But the SEC only provides information on companies, not individuals. It became more difficult to check me out because FINRA dropped my information two years later. What’s with that?