2016 Azbee Awards of Excellence
Category
Online > Blog - Analysis/Commentary > Northeast
Awarded to
Allan S. Roth, Contributing Writer
Entry details
Allan S. Roth Commentary
Issue date (if applicable):
Publication name: Financial Planning
Publishing company: SourceMedia
Website home page: http://www.financial-planning.com/
Please describe the publication's mission and readership:
Financial Planning is the leading resource for independent financial advisors, delivering the essential analysis and insight advisors need to make informed decisions about their business and the clients they serve. The only information resource dedicated to the needs of the independent financial planner, Financial Planning provides analysis and breaking news, opinion and expert advice, and practical business-building ideas. Coverage is sharply focused on what matters most to advisors — their clients (building relationships), their practice (building and managing their business, deploying technology), and managing their client's portfolios.
The Financial Planning community is deeply engaged through interactions on social media, comment forums, research panels, and an authoritative network of contributors. As advisors optimize their practices' investment performance and client service in a complex, highly regulated industry, Financial Planning delivers actionable and insightful content.
Please describe the enterprising work that went into this entry and its significance or impact on readers:
Allan S. Roth combines a deep knowledge of financial industry complexities with crisp and clear writing and incisive advice and analysis. A certified financial planner and a contributing writer to Financial Planning, Roth contributes commentary throughout the year, always willing to distill complex issues and standing tall against conventional views and mainstream thinking.
In one commentary, for example, he discusses in some detail the two ways of thinking observed by Daniel Kahneman, a Nobel laureate in economics, and observes the impact of each on investment decisions. Or consider, for example, his “Four Big Myths About Bonds,” in which he sets out to debunk what he calls “bond myths.” Does this sound too simple: “Myth 1: The Purpose of Fixed Income Is to Produce Income”? You may never look at, or recommend, bonds the same way after hearing Roth out. Or read through Roth’s deconstruction of what he calls “the 5 Dumbest Investing Bets” – strategies have virtually no chance of working for clients, yet remain popular.
While writing for financial planners, Roth keeps a keen eye on the impact on clients. Never shying away from contrarian points of view or subtle distinctions, Roth lays out options for his sophisticated readers – clearly and forcefully.
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Allan S. Roth Commentary
Category
Online > Blog - Analysis/Commentary > Northeast
Description
Publication name:
Financial Planning
Company:
SourceMedia
Winner Status
- Regional Bronze Award
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