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May 2018 2018 May INVESTED IN ADVISORS/MAY 2018 FINANCIALPLANNING.COM / FINPLAN “It was so inappropriate, and I couldn’t say anything because these were “‘Everyone all clients.”is a member of the team and should be treated well.’ I’ve never heard that message.” “I’ve been told, “I was so scared.” ‘Wow, you’ve got your [lipstick] “I ended on today,’ up making an excuse that I needed to get coffee, and I ran back Financial Planning to my hotel room.” “I think they don’t see it because it doesn’t happen to them.” “I’m the only woman, and I walk in and this [client] says, ‘Wow, it’s nice to have an attractive woman here for a change.” “Culture starts at the top.” “I think that’s why you see so many women launch their own firms. They decide they’re tired of the bullshit.” Vol. 48/No.5 Vol. 002_FP0000_001 2 4/17/2018 10:47:05 AM 003_FP0000_001 3 4/17/2018 10:46:03 AM Contents May 2018 | VOL. 48 | NO. 5 34 10 Key 28 Findings Wealth Management Fares Worst on Sexual in Study of Sexual Harassment Harassment A survey covering From inappropriate touching to belittling comments, many industries shows woman advisors face workplace environments that troubling trends for are far from welcoming. wealth management. BY ANDREW WELSCH BY CHELSEA EMERY BONNIE McGEER nd DANA JACKSON Columns 12 A New Way to Live Instead of thinking about being a fiduciary purely as an obligation or regulation, advisors should envision it as a new lifestyle. BY BOB VERES 14 Legacy Building Many clients want to leave an impact after they’re gone but don’t know how to go about it. Here’s how advisors can help. BY DAVE GRANT 18 It’s Time to Future-Proof Fortune 500 companies disappear because they don’t plan properly for the future. 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All Rights Reserved. 26298_ADBRP0418 002_FP0518 2 4/16/2018 10:09:49 AM Contents May 2018 | VOL. 48 | NO. 5 Financial-Planning.com 1 STATE STREET PLAZA, 27TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 100041505 212 8038200 EDITORINCHIEF Chelsea Emery SENIOR EDITORS Ann Marsh (West Coast Bureau Chief), Charles Paikert, Andrew Welsch TECHNOLOGY EDITOR 38 47 Suleman Din ASSISTANT MANAGING EDITOR Maddy Perkins ASSOCIATE EDITORS RIA IQ Sean Allocca, Tobias Salinger, Amanda Schiavo, Andrew Shilling 47 COLUMNISTS 24 Shooting Down Gun Stocks Allan Boomer, John J. Bowen Jr., Kelli Cruz, Kimberly Foss, A Warning for Breakaways Some investors are demanding action on Dave Grant, Glenn G. Kautt, Bob Veres Advisors looking to go independent should be gun manufacturer and retailer stocks. Can CONTRIBUTING WRITERS aware of these red flags, Schwab says. financial advisors deliver? Ingrid Case, Kenneth Corbin, Alan J. Foxman, Craig L. Israelsen, Michael Kitces, Donald Jay Korn, Joseph Lisanti, BY CHARLES PAIKERT BY JAMES THORNE Carolyn McClanahan, Allan S. Roth, Miriam Rozen, Martin M. Shenkman, Ed Slott, Harry Terris COPY EDITORS High Net Worth Portfolio Fred Eliason, Annalyn Kurtz, Daniel Martinez, Rebecca Stropoli EDITORIAL DIRECTOR, 25 50 INVESTMENT ADVISOR AND EMPLOYEE BENEFITS GROUPS Becoming Deft at DAPTs Irrational Expectations? Scott Wenger Only 17 states permit domestic asset protec- Booms and busts both have the potential to VP, RESEARCH tion trusts, which play an important role in create unrealistic outlooks on both ends of Dana Jackson planning for income taxes and estate taxes. the performance spectrum. VP, CONTENT OPERATIONS BY MARTIN M. SHENKMAN BY CRAIG L. 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