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Registered Rep.
September 1, 2003
David A. Gaffen |
Giants Among us Debbie Jorgensen's book is pushing a half billion dollars, but the true measure of her success is this: She now gets to tell her company's bosses what to do. Jorgensen, with nearly two decades of experience at Merrill Lynch, has recently been appointed head of the firm's advisory committee to management.   |
On Wall Street
December 1, 2008
Barack et al. |
Top 40 Advisors Under 40 See which advisors made the cut and learn how these young guns reached the top of their game. |
On Wall Street
December 1, 2010 |
The Top 40 Advisors Under 40 As a testament to the importance of teamwork, this is the fourth consecutive year that our top spot is taken by a duo. |
On Wall Street
December 1, 2011 |
The Top 40 Advisors Under 40 Our first place winner Thomas Hutson-Wiley offers two pieces of advice for financial advisors who aspire to real success: Pick a specialty and do not be afraid to partner. |
Registered Rep.
May 1, 2005
Kristen French |
Go to the Head of the Class This financial advisor and winner of an Outstanding Broker Award for 2005 loves learning, and his clients love him for it. |
Registered Rep.
May 1, 2004
David A. Gaffen |
Mother Merrill's Extreme Makeover A 12-year veteran of Merrill Lynch has noticed a pronounced improvement over the years in the way clients perceive him and his colleagues. |
On Wall Street
December 1, 2009 |
The Top 40 Advisors Under 40 A year out from the market meltdown, this year's top 40 advisors under 40 feel they gained wisdom in the process and their outlooks are brightening. |
Registered Rep.
May 1, 2004
John Churchill |
Whom Do You (Trust) The mutual find fiasco and impropriety have thrown the money industry into ill repute. This year's Outstading Broker Awards are a refreshing reminder that there are still exceptional reps working in the industry. Michael Hull... Mary Ellen Garrett... etc. |
Registered Rep.
June 1, 2006
Kristen French |
The Wealth Management Quest Are you really a wealth manager? Do you know what the phrase really means? It pays to know, because a new compensation report shows only 8% of advisors -- across all business channels -- actually fit the bill. |
On Wall Street
June 1, 2011 |
The Leaders Speak The most influential leaders in wealth management today expound on evolution, revolution, moving the debate past wirehouse versus independent, and more. |
Registered Rep.
November 1, 2007 |
America's Top 100 Independent Advisors A list of the Top 100 independent broker/dealers in the industry, ranked by assets under their management. |
Registered Rep.
December 1, 2002
David A. Gaffen |
Light A Candle, or Curse the Darkness For brokers and financial advisors, 2002 may be remembered as the year in which those who knew they had the right stuff redoubled their efforts to elevate their skills and become the kind of advisors who could survive the bear market and build a 21st century practice. |
Registered Rep.
January 1, 2008 |
Top 50 Independent B/D Advisors Our list of the top broker/dealer advisors. |
Registered Rep.
November 1, 2003
David A. Gaffen |
Is Wall Street Abandoning Main Street? Are the major brokerage firms losing interest in the everyday investor who has been the very foundation of many of its successes? |
Financial Advisor
November 2009 |
Frontline News Advisor News: Poll on advisor pay... Citi Embracing Fee-Only Model... RIAs Set Record For Repurchasing Their Firms... FINRA Expands Arbitration Pilot Program... SEC Expects To Examine 9% Of RIAs Annually... more... |
Financial Advisor
November 2010 |
Frontline News Transparency comes to 401(k) fees... RIA to expand by offering advisors ownership stake... States getting ready for advisor oversight... Advising celebrities can be more pain than pizazz... Aspiriant buys Deloitte Investment Advisors... |
Registered Rep.
August 1, 2006 |
Ten To Watch 2006 The Innovator: Rob Arnott, Chairman, Research Affiliates... The Manufacturer: Larry Fink, Chairman and CEO, BlackRock... The Watchdog: Mary Schapiro, Chairman and CEO of NASD... etc. |
Financial Advisor
October 2005
Sydney LeBlanc |
The Billion-Dollar Equation Skill, service, plus separate accounts are key for advisors managing a billion dollars. |
On Wall Street
December 1, 2012
Braswell & Konish |
The Top Forty Advisors Under Forty In On Wall Street s sixth annual ranking, the young hotshots of The Street talk clients and strategy. Here s how this year's top 40 advisors under 40 conquered a tough market. |
Registered Rep.
September 1, 2004
David A. Gaffen |
Parting is Such Sweet Sorrow You won't have to steal client addresses and phone numbers any more when switching firms --- that is, if you work for Merrill Lynch, Smith Barney or UBS Securities. |
Registered Rep.
February 20, 2004 |
Extinct?: February's Cover Story Conferences were held to instruct reps in working as portfolio managers, and, in general, the improved technology made managing portfolios---and thus serving clients---a lot easier. |
Registered Rep.
March 16, 2012
Kristen French |
Wire Houses Minting Fiduciary Advisors -- Or Are They? None of the firms will go on record as to whom specifically in the rank and file is adopting the standard, nor will they provide much detail on what that training looks like. |
Financial Advisor
July 2006
Dorothy Hinchcliff |
Climbing A Stairway To Heaven As boomers age and spend their savings, financial advisors will need to adapt their practices. |
Registered Rep.
October 1, 2010
John Aidan Byrne |
Who Will be Number One Among the Wirehouses? A good old-fashioned Wall Street fight for retail assets -- and a fierce tussle over which firm can call itself the Number One retail wealth management firm on Wall Street -- is brewing. |
Investment Advisor
January 2006
Melanie Waddell |
The Playing Field: Banking on Wealth Management The oldest baby boomers hit 60 next year, so now is as good a time as any to assess whether you're truly providing the wealth management services that your existing clients, and prospective ones, need. Help from a broker/dealer, consultant, or a colleague is well within your reach. |
Registered Rep.
January 1, 2006
John Churchill |
More, More, More Faced with growing competition from other advice providers and fewer inherent advantages in the way of products and platform capabilities, wirehouse brokers will feel pressure to do more fee-based business and to make wealthier clients a bigger part of their practice. |
Financial Advisor
October 2008 |
Frontline News News: Wall Street Meltdown Could Swell RIA Ranks... Citigroup Defection Illustrates Talent Flight To RIAs... Merger Creates $1 Billion Fee-Only RIA Firm... Boosting Retirement Savings Longevity... Is The Commodities Party Over?... Hometown Investing Can Spoil A Portfolio... |
Investment Advisor
April 2006
Maya Ivanova |
Self Improvement In the recent supplement to the 2005 Rydex AdvisorBenchmarking Survey, many advisors recognize that simply maintaining the status quo is not enough. They're continuously examining their business plans and investment processes to look for improvements. |
Investment Advisor
March 2006
Melanie Waddell |
Piling On Keeping up with compliance chores will continue to occupy a substantial portion of advisors' time, as industry officials and observers are steadfast in their belief that regulatory scrutiny by the SEC and NASD isn't going away. |
Investment Advisor
July 2006
Robert F. Keane |
Getting It All Done While for many advisors taking the wealth management route is a no-brainer, it's not without potential pitfalls. Wealth management covers much more than just how much money the client has. |
Investment Advisor
May 2007 |
The IA 25 This year's list of the 25 most influential individuals in and around the planning profession: Mary Shapiro... Rudy Adolf... Robert Arnott... Mark Tibergien... etc. |
Registered Rep.
May 1, 2008 |
Pros with Heart This year's 28th annual Outstanding Advisor Award winners could be exactly what advisors need. |
Registered Rep.
August 1, 2004 |
Comings & Goings Sam Vetas, one of Morgan Stanley's top producers has moved... Joe Biondo Sr. recently went independent from Smith Barney... Former Registered Rep. columnist Harry Pappas has switched firms... etc. |
Registered Rep.
October 1, 2004
Will Leitch |
The Rep's Ugly Friend As the industry continues its inexorable march toward "wealth management," advisors have had to add new tools to their workbenches. Among all of them, reps seem to have the most trouble getting comfortable with life insurance. |
Financial Advisor
May 2011
Sherri Scordo |
Frontline News Is the broker protocol being eroded... Fiduciary can be marketing tool to get high net worth clients... Americans unconfident about their retirement... |
Registered Rep.
July 1, 2004
David A. Gaffen |
More Rich People to Serve According to the annual World Wealth Report, prepared by Merrill Lynch and Capgemini, the number of high-net-worth investors worldwide rose to 7.7 million, a 7.5 percent increase, or a net 500,000 people. |
Financial Advisor
July 2008 |
Frontline News News of interest to the financial community: CFP Board's New Conduct Standards... SEC Examining More RIAs... Advisors Await Word On New Privacy Regulations... First Western Buys Fourth RIA Firm, Doubles Size...etc. |
Investment Advisor
June 2008
Robert F. Keane |
The Power of Two A conversation with the co-founders of D.B. Root & Company, a wealth-management firm in Pittsburgh, PA, about how their complementary competencies benefit their middle-class millionaire clients. |
On Wall Street
September 1, 2009
Helen Kearney |
What Clients Want Now Clients are upset and they're voting with their feet. But instead of bemoaning your woes, you should view this as a time to prove your worth. |
Financial Advisor
November 2011 |
Frontline News Managing volatility in unstable markets... Patent -- and potential hassles -- pending over wealthcare case... Bank on it (not)... |
Registered Rep.
May 1, 2007 |
The Great Reckoning Whatever the specific business impact the Merrill Lynch ruling may have, many see the return to pre-1999 rules as a chance for the brokerage industry, which has long avoided fiduciary duty for business and regulatory reasons, to overcome those obstacles and embrace it. |
| Financial Advisor |
Frontline News News of interest to advisors: Clients want insured investments... Francais succeeds Kochis as Aspiriant CEO... Financial Planning Association's Top Lobbyist Stepping Down... New Web sites keep advisors honest... more... |
Financial Advisor
December 2009
Sherri Scordo |
Frontline News Financial sector news: Financial Services Overhaul Getting Closer... McCann Making Mark At UBS... Main Street Securities B-D Now With National Planning... Small B-Ds Could Face Large Audit Costs... more... |
Financial Advisor
December 2007
Sydney LeBlanc |
More Options, More Business Independent advisors recently got the opportunity of a lifetime -- the marriage made between fee-based advisory accounts and fiduciary accountability finally made headlines in the SEC repeal of Rule 202. |
On Wall Street
June 1, 2009
Helen Kearney |
Big Name Boutiques Flex Their Muscles For those wirehouse advisors who want something new, but don't quite have the nerve to go independent, these elite boutiques look mighty attractive. |
Registered Rep.
May 30, 2003
David A. Gaffen |
The New Smith Barney CEO Sallie Krawcheck was recruited to restore the credibility of Smith Barney and lead the business through its toughest slump in a generation. Krawcheck wants Smith Barney advisors to more than double their average annual production to $1 million. |
Registered Rep.
February 1, 2005
David A. Gaffen |
Small Game Hunting About 30% of the 22 million U.S. households have somewhere between $100,000 and $500,000 in net worth, including the equity in their homes. Many of them are feeling neglected by their financial advisors. |
Registered Rep.
October 5, 2010
Halah Touryalai |
Creating Your A-Team These days, there's no question that some of the most successful financial advisors in the industry are those who are part of a team. |
Financial Advisor
January 2006
Sydney LeBlanc |
Embracing The F Word US Fiduciary offers a business model that is attracting ultra-high-end advisors who want to be fiduciaries. |
Registered Rep.
December 1, 2011
Kristen French |
Broker Report Card 2011: It's Getting Better All the Time Registered Rep.'s 21st annual Broker Report Cards showed advisor satisfaction ratings creeping higher this year across the board -- on everything from compensation and benefits, compliance support and sales support to products. |
