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Registered Rep. June 1, 2005 Kristen French |
Fido Attacks! Long a distant second to Charles Schwab in the lucrative business of serving financial advisors, Fidelity is making an aggressive push to close that gap. And some advisors are taking notice. |
Financial Advisor November 2008 Gail Liberman |
War Breaks Out For Wirehouse Brokers The economic crisis on Wall Street, among many other things, is causing wirehouse brokers to reconsider the value proposition offered by the giant financial service firms. |
Financial Advisor January 2008 Tracey Longo |
Breakaway Brokers Despite being in business a shorter amount of time than the average advisor, breakaways have more assets under management, higher total revenues and a significantly higher growth rate. |
Financial Advisor November 2008 |
Frontline News News for the Financial Industry: Tumult Could Expand Ranks Of RIAs... M&A Activity Remains Healthy... Independent B-Ds: Don't Tread On Us... Who Has The Most Satisfied Advisors?... The Business Of Serving Business Owners... etc. |
Registered Rep. September 1, 2010 Halah Touryalai |
Outgrowing the SERIES 7 There is a coveted cohort of dually registered advisors who are dropping their Series 7 licenses and leaving their b/ds behind. |
Investment Advisor November 2006 |
Now and Then When it comes to plowing through the complexities that are associated with retirement planning, advisors need all the help they can get. Fidelity looks ahead to dominate retirement planning now. |
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. |
Registered Rep. October 1, 2005 |
60 Seconds with Bill Carey (Head of Fidelity's RIA group) The former president of Fidelity's institutional retirement business and a 12-year veteran of the firm talks about his plans for the advisory unit and the challenges confronting advisors. |
Financial Advisor January 2004 Dorothy Hinchcliff |
Custodians Are Knocking More custody players have been clamoring for the business of registered investment advisors, and that trend will continue this year, say two well-known research firms for financial institutions and investment managers. |
Financial Advisor April 2007 Tracey Longo |
Getting A Share Of Trust Assets Trust assets are up for grabs and often are there for the asking, provided financial advisors know the right questions to ask. |
Financial Planning May 1, 2011 Donna Mitchell |
Hybrid's New Groove Registered investment advisor firms looking for ways to expand their businesses might try turning to broker-dealers for a boost. |
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. |
Investment Advisor December 2005 Melanie Waddell |
Breaking Away Brokers are finding it easier than ever to go independent, aided by custodians and other independent advisors. |
Financial Advisor March 2006 |
Frontline News AST Trust Purchases Capital Trust Co. Of Delaware... Intuit Poised To Release PortfolioMinder... Financial Advisor Plans Top RIA Ranking... Morningstar Workstation Available At TD Ameritrade... Rule Is `First Step'... etc. |
Financial Advisor March 2005 Tracey Longo |
The Watchdog Inside Your Firm The SEC is making your chief compliance officer a whistleblower. Advisors' success with regulators in 2005 will depend largely on whether they trip themselves up or are able to create a business model that is better aligned with their clients. |
Financial Advisor August 2006 Raymond Fazzi |
Custodians Duel Over New Services Competition in the fee-based advisory field and the pressure to grow assets and operations is not only forcing changes upon advisors, but also the custodians who serve them. |
Financial Advisor August 2006 |
Frontline News SEC To Research Broker Rule... The Affluent Reportedly Less Confident... Schwab Assets Boosted As Webcasts Reach Broker Converts... Space Station Vet To Speak... etc. |
Financial Planning June 1, 2008 Elizabeth O'Brien |
Set Me Free LPL Financial staked a bigger claim on the independent advisor market last month with the announcement that the broker-dealer will allow its advisors to do business under their own RIA. |
Financial Planning September 1, 2008 Callahan & Malo |
Hybrid Chic A trend toward hybrids in the financial services industry is emerging. Increasingly, firms, advisors and brokers are establishing practices that manage both commission -- and fee-based businesses. |
Financial Planning July 1, 2010 Marion Asnes |
Envestnet's Fiduciary Opportunity Bill Crager, president of Envestnet, is not going to wait for Washington to figure out the fate of the fiduciary standard. The way he sees it, the market has already spoken. |
Financial Advisor January 2005 Raymond Fazzi |
RIAs Enjoy A Fertile Market Registered investment advisors have an opportunity as more households continue to enter the realm of the "affluent" and seek advice, but they'd better get the operational side of their practices in order. |
On Wall Street July 1, 2009 Helen Kearney |
The 'F' Word Stirs Up Controversy Advisors who fall under the new fiduciary standard, namely investment advisors who run a fee-based business, must always put clients' interests before of their own. |
Financial Advisor June 2011 Bruce W. Fraser |
Rebuilding Trust - Part 2 Six leaders in the wealth management continue their discussion of the advisory industry and how new rules and regulations will impact it. |
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 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 March 2006 Melanie Waddell |
The Playing Field: Here, There and Everywhere Dually registered advisors (advisors who are registered with both the SEC and the NASD, and are collecting both fees and commissions) have the best -- and worst -- of both worlds. However, a new study shows when implemented properly, the hybrid model can be very profitable. |
Financial Advisor November 2005 David J. Drucker |
Chasing The Wrong Clients? Some think that financial advisors are after the wrong group of wealthy clients. |
Registered Rep. December 1, 2006 Anne Field |
The Metamorphosis If you are ready to go out on your own as a registered investment advisor, you're likely to encounter a host of tricky problems and stumbling blocks. Here's a look at five of those problems and what you can do about them. |
Financial Advisor September 2005 Bruce W. Fraser |
How To Survive The SEC Assault Advisors cite a new, more demanding compliance environment. Despite the extra financial and time burden, many advisors feel much better about their businesses, having gone through the compliance process. |
Investment Advisor August 2010 Melanie Waddell |
Broker/Dealer Marketing: Finding Their Voice Broker/Dealers are waking up to the new, post-downturn marketing environment. Here are a few of the best ideas. |
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 March 2006 Nancy Lininger |
Letters to the Editor The New Advisory-World Order: Commissioned reps have lost clients over the years to discount brokers, day traders and now, the divine fee-only advisor. Firms embracing fees and commissions, and offering the most services and compensation options, will be reborn. |
Registered Rep. November 4, 2011 John Aidan Byrne |
Rep-as-Portfolio Manager Programs Taking Off Despite the compliance hurdles, more than one third of financial advisors see direct handling of clients' assets by FAs acting as their portfolio managers clearly outpacing other fee-based management styles in the next three years. |
Registered Rep. July 29, 2013 Diana Britton |
No Man Is an Island Independent broker/dealers are dressing up their offerings to attract and retain advisors tempted to start their own RIAs. |
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. February 1, 2005 Pam Black |
Why More Reps Are Getting Their Kicks on Route 66 What's driving top reps to Series 66 RIA designation is not regulatory rules. It's changes in the wirehouse environment that, newly minted RIAs say, made it harder for them to do their own thing. |
Financial Planning April 1, 2007 Kathy Gevlin |
How Are You Doing? If you were to take a step back right now and ask yourself how well your financial advisory practice was meeting your objectives, what would your answer be? What are the successful ones doing right? Consider the following questions. |
Financial Advisor December 2006 Evan Simonoff |
Challenging Conventional Wisdom The independent advisory market is changing, perhaps in some surprising ways. |
Financial Advisor March 2008 Tracey Longo |
A Better Way The key to Spire's success is that the hybrid firm offers advisors superior technology, complete freedom and top investment platforms, along with a registered investment advisor affiliation and a newly minted in-house broker-dealer |
Financial Advisor July 2004 Tracey Longo |
Can Prudent Practices Save Your Business? A new booklet outlines the steps fiduciaries should follow. Ignore the book at your own peril: It's already been used decisively in two lawsuits against advisors. |
Registered Rep. July 8, 2015 Jerry Gleeson |
No Slowing RIA Growth In the financial advisory industry there are potential regulatory burdens, fickle investors, and crafty competitors -- but nothing has changed the relentless march of the registered investment advisor space since the 2008 crash. |
Financial Advisor November 2005 Tracey Longo |
All For Advisors Brokerage executives are doing their best to deliver the tools advisors need to move their business to the next level, while still remaining efficient. That includes streamlined technology, investment and rebalancing selections, outsourcing, practice management and business development assistance. |
Registered Rep. May 8, 2013 Diana Britton |
Moving on Up: Go Independent and Make More $ Advisors who switched firms saw a jump in their compensation, especially among those who went independent. |
Financial Planning September 1, 2007 Bob Veres |
The Dual Reality The FSI and independent broker-dealer community have become pivotal voices in the profession. What they see in the future might surprise you. |
Financial Advisor September 2004 Dorothy Hinchcliff |
Here Come The Big Boys Fidelity and Pershing are competing for advisors' trust business. |
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... |
Registered Rep. June 30, 2010 Christina Mucciolo |
Clients, though Mostly Satisfied, in the Dark about FA Fees, Says Study Overall advisors and investors are still confused about what the advisors' fiduciary responsibility is exactly. |
Financial Advisor September 2012 Jeff Schlegel |
Not Making The Grade Financial advisors aren't as fiduciary as they should be, a new survey finds. |
Financial Advisor June 2006 Tom Lydon |
Ten Myths Busted At Tiburon Summit Discussions at the Tenth Tiburon Strategic Advisors CEO Summit helped dismantle myths about investments, boomers and more. |
On Wall Street November 1, 2010 Michelle Lodge |
Advisors List Their Biggest Challenges Complexity isn't the biggest challenge facing advisors. A whopping 86% said they viewed consumers' lack of trust in the industry as their biggest barrier to a thriving business. |