NHL's work stoppage has advisers on thin ice; Key for players: Keep skills honed and a year's pay in liquid assets.(News)

Investment News,  January, 2005  

Tags: advisor, asset, athlete

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Byline: Brooke Southall SAN FRANCISCO - The National Hockey League's extended work stoppage has thrown an elbow into the professionals who manage the players' money. Some financial advisers say that they are working harder, and getting paid less and less. "I never worked harder and made less income'' than during the 1997 baseball strike, said Ellen D.

Crowley, partner with Financial Management Partners in St. Louis. "We were doing tons of financial planning, and there was no income. We were scrambling,'' she said. Ms. Crowley, whose firm has ...

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