Cover Story

• Advising Small Business: The Allure and Risks

  By Lauren Barack

  Advisors share their insights about the blurred line between personal and corporate finances for the entrepreneurial client.
  

• Columns

Producer Profile

• The Science of Investing

  By Dave Lindorff

  Former geophysicist Jim Stottlemyre, now a financial advisor at Baker Boyer National Bank in Kennewick, Wash., finds science and advising can be parallel universes.
  

Outlook

• Stress Test Results Offer Road Map to Bank Buyers and Sellers

  By Matthew Monks

  The Federal Reserve's stress tests and capital decisions help clarify who can afford to buy, how much they can pay and who might need to sell.
  

• Departments

Production

• Dividing the Haves and the Have Nots

  By Todd Colbeck

  Your clients can make or break you-here's how to grow your business by focusing on those who can improve your bottom line.
  

Portfolio

• The Decline of the American Dollar

  By David E. Adler

  The fall of the U.S. dollar could lead to higher inflation, so what's an investor to do?
  

Careers

• The Art of the Close

  By Rick Rummage

  If you want to succeed and grow as a financial advisor, you must first understand the psychology of sales.
  

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