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ABC News

Is Your Financial Advisor a Crook? 

AccountingWEB

Is Your Financial Advisor Really Working for You?     4/23/2009

AICPA

Rebalancing:  More Than Software     4/22/2010

AllBusiness

Don't Wait Until Retirement to Form a Plan     6/15/2009 

American Public Media

Trusting Your Financial Planner      10/17/2008 

Associated Press

Financial Woes in Remarriage and in Boomer Marriages     9/23/2001 

Bankrate.com

Prepaying Your Mortgage Can Have Serious Tax Consequences     2/04/1999

Black Enterprise

Getting More For Your Muni

Bloomberg.com

Broker Fiduciary Plan Favors Investors     6/19/2009

Planners Need Oversight After Madoff, Coalition Says     4/28/2009 

Boomer Market Advisor

Financial Planning Experts Testify on Obama Administration's Reform Proposals     7/17/2009 

Boston Globe

Handy Guide

Brewer Investment Group

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT:  Weighing Bailout Vs Stimulus for Family     4/08/2009 

Bull and Bear

How to Protect Yourself When Selecting a Financial Advisor  

Business Week

Wealth Summits Keep Financial Plans in Line     9/20/2009 

BusinessWeek Online

Taxes: Now, What Did I Forget...     2/01/1999

busop1.com

Finding Funding Right at Home

Chicago Tribune

Ask Tough Questions of Potential Advisors     12/27/2009

Citywire

US Financial Adviser Spots Opportunities in Market Chaos     9/17/2008

CNBC

Video-CNBC Power Lunch     5/7/2010

Video - CNBC Financial Advisor Network     10/15/2009

Early Retirement and Your 401(k) Choices      07/03/2001

Are ETFs Right for Your Portfolio?     06/21/2001 

How to Improve Your Investment Returns     05/31/2001

Planning a Money Smart Marriage     05/02/2001

Controlling the Fear Factor     3/06/2001 

Living Trusts: Are They for You?     2/15/2001

Funds: Buy, Sell, Hold?     1/30/2001

Balancing Volatility and Value     1/10/2001

Don't Fumble Found Money     11/29/2000

How to Achieve Better Returns     11/06/2000

Renters Don't Get Left Behind     10/24/2000

If You Plan to Gift -- Get Started     10/23/2000

Make the Most of Found Money     9/27/2000

Ask the Experts:  Answers to Your Message Board Questions     9/07/2000

College Students and Credit Cards     9/05/2000 

Investing for Your Child's Education     6/19/2000

Options: To Exercise or Not?     4/20/2000

Tips on Investing in Your Child's Education     3/30/2000

How to Improve Your Returns     3/02/2000

Employee Stock Options     1/10/2000

Surviving the Holidays with Your Credit Intact     12/08/1999

Make Your Money Work     11/17/1999

CNBC Women's Investment Center

Diversification: The Entrepreneur's Challenge     10/06/2000

Want to Retire in 10 Years?     10/03/2000

Setting Your Investment Goals     9/27/2000

Protect Your Portfolio from Volatility     8/18/2000

Why Cash Flow is Critical     7/31/2000

Determining Your Net Worth     7/31/2000 

CNN Money   

Women Seek Fast Growth     6/2/2000

CNNMoney.com

Ask the experts - Money sent your questions to leading experts.  Here's their best advice.     July 2010

6 Smart Ways to Spend Your Tax Refund     4/1/2010

Botox to Vacations:  Where Bankers Spend Their Bonuses     1/14/2010   

A Deal on a Retirement Home     7/27/2009

Where Pros are Putting Their Cash    

Less House, More Cash     10/01/2004 

Building the Perfect Portfolio     2/01/1999  

Community Foundation of New Jersey

New Law Restricts Tangible Asset Donations 

Compliance Exchange

Financial Planners Say Fiduciary Debate May Favor Brokers     8/11/2009

Fairleigh Dickinson University

Past Female Entrepreneur Lectures     3/28/2008

New Jersey Female Entrepreneur Lecture     1/14/2004 

Fidelity.com

Get Ahead of Rising Rates-Before They Get Ahead of You     1/04/2010 

Financial Advisor

New Regs Needed for Financial Planners, Coalition Says  3/10/2010

Groups Fight Fiduciary Standard "Myths"     1/11/2010

Regulations, Fiduciaries and Other Things     9/01/2009

Surviving the Storm     7/2009

NAPFA Under Ethics Spotlight     6/30/2009   

NAPFA Responds to Recent Ethics Problems     6/12/2009

Come Together     12/22/2008

Mixed Reviews for Choice to Lead SEC     12/19/2008

Lassus Named NAPFA's Chairperson     5/16/2008

NAPFA Officials Bash Brokers Who Wear Two Hats     12/20/2007

Location, Location, Location     1/31/2007

Why Aren't There More Women?     6/30/2006

Trailblazers     3/31/2004

Financial Advisor Publications

NAIFA-NJ Pushed for Agent 'Come Clean' Law

Financial Planning

Forward and Back     9/01/2009

What We Learned from the Market Collapse     9/01/2009

Keep Bernanke, Now Focus on Regulation     8/26/2009

Investor Advisory Committee Prioritizes Fiduciary Discussion     7/30/2009

NAPFA's Lassus to Testify in House Financial Services Hearing     7/17/2009

NAPFA Rolls Out Consumer Webinar Series     7/09/2009

Financial Advisors Respond to Regulatory Reforms     6/18/2009

NAPFA Reiterates Standards in Wake of Former Members' Misconduct     6/11/2009

Notes from the 2009 FPA Retreat     4/29/2009

Goals Laid Out for Financial Planning Coalition     1/08/2009

Outlook 2009     1/01/2009

Advisors Grapple with Clients Employed by Troubled Financial Services Firms     9/15/2008

Planners' Response to the Wall St. Meltdown     9/15/2008

5 Questions with Diahann Lassus     9/01/2008

What Do I Do Now?     8/01/2008

You Gotta Have a Plan     7/01/2008

2010:  The Skills You'll Need     4/01/2005

Financial Services Forum

Financial Leaders Applaud Administration's Regulatory Reform Efforts     7/16/2009

Florida News-Press

Callers Get Financial Help  

Advisers Try to Quell Fears

Forbes.com  

How to Find a Trustworthy Money Manager     3/17/2010

FORTUNE

Should You Bite at an Early-Out Offer?  Companies are Once Again Dangling Early-Retirement Packages in Front of Employees.  Here's How to Figure Out if You Should Accept.    6/11/2001  

FP Pad

NAPFA Addresses Former Member Accusations in Open Letter

Harvard University Employees Credit Union

When It's Time to Get Rid of Your Old Car  

Independent Press

Business Women Recognize Lassus Wherley Finance Firm      3/14/2001 

Local Financial Firm Sponsors Woman Athlete's Travel and Training Efforts     11/01/2000

Local Wealth Management Firm Unveils Web Site      7/05/2000

Top Ten Tips to be Money Smart     2/23/2000

Investing Notes

Finding Affordable Financial Advice     2/20/2009 

Investment Advisor

Growth, and Advocacy-NAPFA's Diahann Lassus on the Coalition, Madoff, and Her Priorities     2/01/2009    

Teaming Up for Change-Planning Groups to Push for Uniform Regulation of Financial Planning     2/01/2009 

Investment News

Preserve the Bona Fide Fiduciary Standard of Conduct     12/06/2009 

Parsing the Industry's F Word     9/06/2009

Compensation:  SEC Mandate Called Too Broad     7/19/2009

Financial Planning Coalition Wants Oversight Board for Financial Advisors     7/17/2009

Bill Would Escalate Adviser Oversight     7/12/2009

Plan on Fiduciary Standard Wins Praise     6/21/2009

Obama Administration to Create a Fiduciary Standard for Broker-Dealers     6/17/2009

NAPFA Copes as Members are Charged     6/14/2009

Ex-NAPFA Exec Allegedly Took $1.24M in Kickbacks      6/14/2009

Advisor Allegedly Stole $6M from Disabled, Dying     6/10/2009

SEC Charges Former President of NAPFA and his Firm with Taking $2.48M in Kickbacks     6/08/2009

FPA, NAPFA and IAA to Fight SEC's Pop-Quiz Proposal     5/24/2009

Give the CFP Board a Leadership Role In Creating Oversight Body for Planners     5/17/2009

Planners Urge Enforcer Role for CFP Board     4/26/2009

Financial Markets Face a Lost Generation of Investors     4/19/2009

Asset, Revenue Levels Tank at Brokerage, Advisory Firms     3/29/2009

Reaction Mixed as SEC Shelves Reform of 12(b)-1 Fees     3/29/2009

Lack of SEC Enforcement Called Culprit in Lax Oversight     3/08/2009

Round Table Transcript:  Regulation Amid Scandal     3/08/2009

States Mull Power-of-Attorney Rule Shift     2/15/2009

Planning Coalition Considers SRO     1/18/2009

Advisor Group Urges that Investor Assets be Held by Custodians     1/11/2009

Advisers Want Strong Industry Response to Madoff Scandal     1/04/2009

Capsule:  Diahann W. Lassus, NAPFA     1/04/2009

Groups Unite on Capitol Hill     12/14/2008

Advice Business is Bright Spot Amid Gloom     9/28/2008

12(b)-1 Fees Still Confound Industry     9/08/2008

Broker-Dealer and Advisor Regs Seen as Ripe for Change     6/09/2008

Lassus Named Chairwoman of NAPFA     5/14/2008

Janeyoungcfp.com

Why Hire a Professional Who Doesn't Put Your Interests First?     11/11/2009 

Journal of Financial Planning

Financial Crisis Will Change Face of Financial Planning, Top Planners Tell Journal     6/10/2009

Uncovering Hidden Assets, Addressing Unspoken Needs:  What a Form 1040 Can Provide     3/2005

Diahann Lassus:  Striking a Balance     4/2000

Journal Sentinel Online

Sit Tight With Your 401(k)     9/16/2008 

Kiplinger

How to Spot the Next Bernie Madoff     3/2009

Don't Get Burned by the Next Bernie Madoff     12/18/2008

Writing Off Medical Expenses     12/29/2005

LIWomen.com

Women Could Hold One-Fourth of Board Seats by 2027      12/14/2001

MarketWatch

This Ain't No Party, Commentary:  Enthusiasm for Stocks Has No Place in Long Term Investing     11/25/2009

Get in the Game, Commentary:  Four Winning Plays From Your Financial Plan   9/02/2009

Take the 'Vice' Out of Financial Advice, Commentary:  Beware of Experts Peddling Promises and One-Size Solutions     6/10/2009

Changes in Attitudes, Commentary:  Raise Retirement Satisfaction by Lowering Your Standards  4/15/2009

Gimme Shelter, Commentary:  Have a Strong Plan and Enough Cash to Weather Financial Storms     8/27/2008

More.com

Meet the 2007 Reinvention Convention Experts: Money Panel-Foolproof Financial Planning     2007 

MSN.com

When to Sell Your Mutual Funds 

MSNBC.com

It's Not Hard to Get Tripped Up by Tax Code     11/05/2009

Don't be Rash With Sudden Cash-Spend Wisely     11/18/2007  

NAPFA

Comment Letter-Custody of Funds or Securities of Clients by Investment Advisors     7/21/2009

Statement of the Financial Planning Coalition Before the United States House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services on the Obama Administration's Regulatory Reform Proposals     7/17/2009

How to Monitor Your Financial Advisor     12/16/2008

NewJerseyNewsroom.com

Boroson on Money:  Sixty Fee-only Financial Planners in New Jersey-And Why They Make Sense For You     7/13/2009

NJ Society of CPAs

How Smart Citizens Can Make the Most of Their Economic Stimulus Checks     4/22/2008 

NYDailyNews.com

What Should I Do With My 401(k) in a Difficult Stock Market?     9/16/2008

Do You Need Money Help?     9/17/2007 

New York Times

The Chatter     12/27/2009

It's Tax Time for the Savvy and the Quick     12/21/2009

Finding Financial Advice in an Age of Bad Behavior     6/06/2009

How a Personal Finance Columnist Got Caught Up in Fraud     4/17/2009

The Hard Part:  Keeping Lotto Good Fortune From Going Bad      4/02/1995

Newsweek

The New Math of Retirement     5/3/2010

NJBIZ

Don't Wait Until Retirement to Form a Plan     6/15/2009

Squeezing Value From Receivables     10/01/2007 

onwallstreet

NAPFA's Lassus to Testify in House Financial Services Hearing     7/17/2009

Oregonian

Oregon Did Little as College Savings Plan Tanked     5/04/2009 

PalmBeachDailyNews.com

Tips for Protecting Your Money in Wake of Madoff Scandal     12/26/2008

Successes Masked Red Flags in Bernard Madoff Investment Fraud Case     12/20/2008 

Personal Financial Advisors

NAPFA Offers Free Consumer Webinars     7/08/2009 

PressDemocrat.com

Sonoma County Stockbrokers, Financial Advisors on Frontline of Losses     3/08/2009 

RIABiz

The Fiduciary Debate:  Getting Past the Vested Interests     9/25/2009

NAPFA Faces Test if 'Fiduciary' Status Becomes Norm     8/27/2009 

SCORE

Committing Your Nickel to Build Your Small Business 

SmartMoney

Retiring on Your Home's Equity     9/07/2007 

Star-Ledger

Roth IRA Income Limit Easement May Have a Downside    5/17/2010

Establishing Residency in a New State Has its Rules and Nuances     2/14/2010

Tax Rules for IRAs     1/31/2010

You May Benefit From a Sales Tax Deduction, "If You Qualify"     1/10/2010

If You Don't Need the Funds, Leave Your Money in Your IRA     11/08/2009

Get the Full Story on Your Retirement Accounts     9/20/2009

Paying Off Tuition Loans with 529 Plan Funds     9/15/2009

UTMAs vs. 529 Plans     8/23/2009

Get With the Plan Helps Its 300th Family     6/28/2009

Ask the Biz Brain:  All About IRAs     6/02/2009

Ask the Biz Brain:  Splitting a First-Time Homebuyer Tax Credit     5/07/2009

Many Aren't Too Confident They Can Retire in Comfort     4/19/2009

Ask the Biz Brain:  Tax Deductions     4/14/2009

Ask the Biz Brain:  Required Minimum Distributions     1/07/2009

Lightening the Load in a Gross Tax State     10/16/2008

Market's Crazy Days Spur Sleepless Nights     9/27/2008

Loans to Small Businesses Continue, but Banks Tighten Reins     9/13/2008

TheAlternativePress.com

Diahann Lassus Selected As One of 50 Top Women in Wealth Management for 2010 by Wealth Manager Magazine      5/12/2010

Diahann Lassus to be Honored by The Rothman Institute of Entrepreneurship    4/17/2020

NJBIZ Honors Clare E. Wherley as One of New Jersey's Best 50 Women in Business     3/13/2010 

TheStreet.com

In a Cash Emergency, Is Your Biz Prepared?     4/26/2010

Three Inheritance Traps to Avoid     9/18/2007

Planners: Stick to Buy-and-Hold Guns -- Unless You Aren't Diversified      3/23/2001 

Loaded for Bear: Funds for a Declining Market      1/17/2001

Exchange - Traded Funds are Hot, but the Lack of Info May Leave You Cold      10/11/2000

Among Janus Funds Laid Low, Venture is the Lowest     5/23/2000

Biotechs Recover, But Funds Are Still Sick      5/02/2000

Bloodied but Unbowed: Net Fund Managers Say They're Buying     4/14/2000 

Thinking Beyond Numbers

NAPFA Addresses Lieber NYT Article     6/22/2009

Financial Regulation Changing for the Good?     4/16/2009 

TIME

Rising Risks in Muni Bonds Worry Investors     4/13/2009

Financial Advice From the Pros     10/27/2008

Business, Too Close to Home     7/17/2000 

USA Today

Saving When Bear's So Scary      10/11/2002

Wall Street Journal

2009: Worst Ever Dividend Year     1/07/2010

VOICES:  Diahann Lassus, On Understanding the Value of Planning     12/10/2009

Hosting a 'Wealth Summit'     9/22/2009

Advisors Look Within for Fraud     9/08/2009

Advisors Try to Temper Clients' Enthusiasm Amid Market Recovery     9/02/2009

The Dos and Don'ts of Saving for Retirement in a Down Market     3/17/2009

Wall Street Journal Online

That Was Then, This Is Now     4/12/2010

Is Your Advisor Getting Fee-Hungry?     4/10/2010

What Should You Do With Your Money in 2010?   12/3/2009

Revamping Your Investment Strategy     4/30/2009

Home-State Muni Funds Carry Risks     1/14/2009

How to Plan for Financial Storms      8/29/2008

Preparing for Your Retirement, Even on an Entry-Level Salary     04/08/2004

Washington Post

Stocks Go Down, Complaints Go Up     5/10/2009 

Wealth Manager

Standing Out:  Women Are Leading Wealth Management     5/3/2010

The 2008 Top Dogs Serve Some of the Wealthiest Clients Around.  Here's How They Do It     1/08/2010

Despite SIFMA Talk, Caveat Emptor Lives     7/17/2009

Women Are Changing the Style and Tone of the Wealth Management Profession     4/01/2009

No Ivory Tower for This Group     12/18/2008

Cherchez Les Femmes     3/31/2008

THE 50     3/31/2008 

Professional Groups Unite     12/31/2007

Doctors in the House     10/31/2006

WEnews

Many Women Unsure How to Assess Retirement Needs     12/30/2002 

Women's Businesses See Sales Drop of 10 Percent     10/26/2001

Women's Financial Network

Profitable Profiles-Interview With Diahann Lassus

Women’s Health

Incurring Debt-Are Any Debts Worth Incurring?      Jan-Feb 2009

Yahoo! Finance 

Finding Affordable Financial Advice*     2/20/2009

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Lassus Wherley  Conversations (Quarterly Newsletter) / View from the Top (Market Commentary):

 
2010

A View from the Top (Issue 27)

A View from the Top (Issue 26)

A View from the Top (Issue 25)

A View from the Top (Issue 24)

A View from the Top (Issue 23)


2009

A View from the Top (Issue 22)

A View from the Top (Issue 21)

A View from the Top (Issue 20)

A View from the Top (Issue 19)

A View from the Top (Issue 18)

A View from the Top (Issue 17)

A View from the Top (Issue 16)

A View from the Top (Issue 15)


2008

A View from the Top (Issue 14)

A View from the Top (Issue 13)

A View from the Top (Issue 12)

A View from the Top (Issue 11)

A View from the Top (Issue 10)

A View from the Top (Issue 9)

A View from the Top (Issue 8)

A View from the Top (Issue 7)

LW NewsNotes

2007

A View from the Top (Issue 6)


A View from the Top (Issue 4)

A View from the Top (Issue 3)

LWA NewsNotes

2006

A View from the Top (Issue 2)

  A View from the Top (Issue 1)
  LWA NewsNotes