LinkedIn may have had a security breach, but it remains one of the most-used sites by professionals. Despite a $5 million class-action lawsuit launched by Illinois resident Katie Szpyrka—along with a filing by her lawyers claiming the site uses weak encryption formats and improper security measures—I have maintained my profile. And I’d bet most advisors […]
The idea that we are but a few links away from everyone else forms the whole basis of networking. In fact, the professional website LinkedIn is hinged on this very concept.
Those who predicted unstinted growth for social media in 2011 got it spot on. The global appeal and adoption of social media continue to create a hyperconnected world where, LinkedIn tells me, 240 connections can link you to over four million people. The ‘six degrees of separation’ theory, thanks to social networking sites, is all […]
Financial services industry has been slow to adopt social media and has so far been unable and unwilling to leverage the medium to its fullest potential.
Few accounts are so simple that they require no outside counsel. That’s why it’s important to actively work on building a trusted network of professionals you can rely upon. Pretending you’re an expert at everything by trying to do it all yourself is generally a terrible idea because in most cases it will make the […]
The investment business is built heavily on relationships, and in such a business, the benefits of a professional network simply can’t be overstated.