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Here's the best financial advice the country's top advisors ever got

Financial advisors need money tips, too. In fact, sometimes a salient piece of advice led them into the industry. We asked advisors from firms that made the FA 100 list for 2019 for the best money and investing advice tips they ever received.

Why the outlook is positive for dividend-centric strategies

With volatility making a return, many investors are taking a step back and reassessing their positions

What Will Win the Next 5 Years in Financial Services?

To keep up with potentially disruptive competitors, financial firms must embrace connected data and planning.

Technology is disrupting the financial services industry — here's how

Technology is upending workflow and processes in the financial services industry.

How diversified should a mutual fund be?

The extent of diversification is driven by the mutual fund’s strategy and the market segment it invests in

How to pick the best dividend stocks

Investing in companies with increasing dividends like Disney and Starbucks can really pay off.

Investors Are Losing Interest in Active Mutual Funds. So Why Do Fund Companies Keep Launching More?

There are nearly 7,400 active mutual funds on the market right now, about 12% more than a decade ago.

Gartner Identifies Five Tactics to Protect IT Investment Funding

Almost every CIO identifies reducing operational expenditure and increasing the amount spent on IT investments as a top priority.* However, many fail to manage properly the operational costs of IT investment in new programs, which can erode investment funding, according to Gartner, Inc.

Building Hope for the Future: Financial Management

What is Agile Service Management?

What is Agile Service Management in an IT Service Management (ITSM) context? Is it an official term? Is there a body of knowledge behind it? Before answering that question, it’s important to define what is meant by agile.

Can students improve financial management with help from peers?

A lack of basic financial knowledge and advice is aggravating student debt and defaults. Student financial ambassadors are looking to help.

7 Simple Steps to Improve Your Financial Management Skills

If you are feeling overwhelmed with your financial situation, try these simple tricks to make it better!

Erie Insurance launches investment fund. How will the money be used?

Erie Insurance has been raising its profile as an investor over the last few years. The company has taken another step with a new venture capital fund.

Public financial management introductory guides

These introductory guides provide an overview of key topics in public financial management (PFM) for low-capacity contexts.

How Is Cloud Changing the Face of IT Service Management?

Cloud is no longer a new topic for IT, or for IT service management (ITSM). But its impact on how ITSM teams work, as well as on how IT works overall, has probably never been greater.<br>Indeed, more and more IT organizations have been “moving to the cloud.” But understanding its relevance can’t be achieved by

5 Techniques for Strong Financial Management

5 Techniques for Strong Financial Management By: Teresa Beck, Financial Services Strong financial management systems support good business. Financial management does this by ensuring stakeholders can understand how well an organization plans for and uses their financial resources. Let’s take a look at 5 of ASG’s best practices for financial management within an organization. Consistency... Read more »

Connecting Field Service Management to the Internet of Things

Efficiency increases your bottom line. As IoT becomes the leading driver of increased efficiency in field service management, three major...

Seven Steps to an Effective IT Service Management Strategy

To have a fully functioning IT service management (ITSM) strategy, CIOs must connect all the necessary pieces together in a meaningful way.

The customer is king, but is your field service management the queen?

Discover why the survival and growth of a service organization are dependent upon its customer-focus and the right field service management software.

5 Benefits IT Service Management Offers Your Organization

The modern organization turns to IT service management (ITSM) for these five benefits.