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Financial Planning June 1, 2007 Marshall Eckblad |
FP50: Behind the Numbers Revenues among the top 50 broker-dealers soared, costs fell and reps took home more money than ever. But the biggest winners in this year's survey were fee-based products. |
Financial Advisor January 2004 Tracey Longo |
Reversal Of Fortune Independent brokerage firms experienced a turnaround in 2003. |
Registered Rep. September 1, 2004 Will Leitch |
For Advisors, 2003 Was a Better Year The fortunes of advisors took a turn for the better in 2003, according to the annual report from the Securities Industry Association. |
Financial Planning June 1, 2005 Black & Liptow |
FP50: The Rising Tide Among the 50 largest independent financial advisory firms--this year's FP50--revenues and assets under management were up, and losses were down. The leaders are holding their top slots, while many newbies are growing at a dramatic clip. |
Financial Planning May 1, 2005 Ed McCarthy |
Making the Switch As advisers shift from a commission-based model to a fee-based one, how are their practices handling the change? |
Financial Planning June 1, 2008 |
FP 50: Survey Results, 2008 The biggest & fastest growing independent broker-dealers in 2008. |
Financial Planning June 1, 2006 |
FP50: On the Cutting Edge Four broker-dealers have found success by creating their own unique business models. |
Financial Planning June 1, 2011 Donald Jay Korn |
FP 50: Revenue Rising The money stream is flowing again: After two years of stagnant or, worse, shrinking revenue, the 50 largest independent broker-dealers report their annual revenues rebounded last year - significantly in many cases. |
Financial Advisor August 2005 David J. Drucker |
An Uncommon Practice Management Guru What's so special about Joni Youngwirth? How about the career history and specialized training that make her the perfect advisor to reps, not to mention the passion she brings to her position, vice president of practice management. |
Financial Planning June 1, 2008 Stacy Shultz |
Lookin' Good, Broker Dealers As baby boomers approach retirement, some believe there could be no better time to be in the financial services industry. |
Financial Planning June 1, 2010 Paul Menchaca |
Tale of a Tough Year What the numbers show: a dramatic seven-month stock market rally was not enough to help most of the top 50 broker-dealers counter the aftershocks of the financial crisis. |
Financial Advisor May 2005 Raymond Fazzi |
Betwixt And Between Hybrid advisors work in both the fee-based and commission worlds. |
Financial Planning June 1, 2006 Eckblad & Black |
FP50: Behind the Numbers Broker-dealers are reporting healthy growth -- especially in fee revenue. |
Financial Planning July 1, 2006 Donald Jay Korn |
What's in it for YOU Broker-dealers are ramping up their recruiting efforts and courting top planners. Here's what they're looking for -- and what they're putting on the table. |
Registered Rep. March 1, 2006 Kristen French |
The Best of Both Worlds Advisors say the broker/dealer-RIA hybrid model gives them freedom to choose what products, services and fees are best for their clients. |
Registered Rep. August 30, 2002 Betsy Riley |
Reps' Earnings Suffered Double-Digit Loss in 2001 The SIA surveyed 34 member-firms, finding a drop in broker earnings and a move toward fee-based business models. |
Financial Advisor January 2005 Tracey Longo |
How Fee-Based Programs Led 2004 Brokerage Profits Fee-based profitability is not lost on brokerage executives, who are ramping up programs designed to attract more planners to a fee-based business model and away from traditional commissions. |
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 June 1, 2013 |
How the FP50 List Was Compiled The results of Financial Planning's 28th annual survey of independent broker-dealers are based on data provided by 78 participating firms. |
Financial Planning June 1, 2006 Joan Warner |
FP50: Where the Growth Is With their market share growing 20% a year and the boomer generation's accumulated treasure to deploy, independent broker-dealers are on a prosperous path. |
Registered Rep. January 1, 2007 David A. Geracioti |
What Advisors Look Like Now Here are selected highlights from a reader survey selected from wirehouses, independent broker/dealers, RIAs, financial planners, bank brokers and insurance reps that offers a pulse from this demographic on business trends. |
Financial Advisor August 2012 Karen DeMasters |
The Great Migration Though they aren't moving as fast as they were a few years ago, advisors are still in play for independent broker-dealers. |
Registered Rep. March 1, 2003 Ross Tucker |
Fees? Sigh, Ho Hum Relatively few brokers are increasing their commitment to fee-based advisory practices, even in this everything-to-gain-from-change economic environment. |
Financial Planning June 1, 2005 Chris Taylor |
FP50: The Latest Lure? Training. How four broker-dealers are relying on support services to compete for business. |
Financial Planning January 1, 2010 Paul Menchaca |
Plains Vision Surrounded by nothing but miles of farmland are the offices of Cambridge Investment Research, a pioneer of the hybrid advisory model. |
Financial Advisor May 2006 Tracey Longo |
What Have You Done For Me Lately? The race is on among independent broker-dealers to recruit more top fee-based advisors. |
Financial Advisor August 2004 Tracey Longo |
All Aboard Planners and advisors continue to switch independent broker-dealers. |
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. |
Financial Planning August 1, 2007 Marshall Eckblad |
5 Questions With the SEC's Merrill Rule gone, Brian Corkery and Scott Donnelly of asset manager FundQuest help broker-dealers make fee-based accounts compliant. |
Financial Planning May 31, 2006 |
FP50: The Results The broker-dealer data broken down: Total Revenues... Reps and Production... Products: Commission and Fee-Based... Corporate Staff... etc. |
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 June 2010 Jeff Schlegel |
Who's Your Market? Some broker-dealers have niches that set them apart. |
Investment Advisor June 2006 Kathleen M. McBride |
Stretched For broker/dealers who are already stressed, dually registered advisors are a challenge being met in varied ways. |
Investment Advisor September 2008 James J. Green |
You're the Tops In a comprehensive face-to-face discussion, the leaders of the Broker/Dealers of the Year explain their firms' unique charisma and how they plan to remain at the summit of their professions. |
Financial Planning June 1, 2005 |
FP50: The Results The 50 largest independent financial advisory firms--this year's FP50--in words and graphs. |
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. |
Registered Rep. January 1, 2008 |
Securities America Steve McWhorter CEO A conversation with Steve McWhorter, CEO of Securities America, a financial services firm in LaVista, Nebraska, with 1,750 registered representatives. |
Financial Advisor January 2007 Tracey Longo |
Allure Of Independence Remains Bright Independent broker-dealers step up their recruiting efforts among reps and the already liberated. |
Registered Rep. March 12, 2004 John Churchill |
Huge Growth in Fee-Based Brokerage Fee-based brokerage showed faster growth than any other segment of managed accounts over the last four years, according to a new report from Cerulli Associates. |
BusinessWeek March 3, 2011 Christopher Condon |
The Rise of the Registered Investment Adviser Providing mainly fee-based guidance, they now help manage $1.7 trillion in assets |
Investment Advisor June 1, 2011 John Sullivan |
2011 Broker-Dealer Presidents' Poll--Slideshow Broker-dealer recruiting expert Jon Henschen talks about the state of the industry, what it means for reps and what it means for clients. |
Registered Rep. February 12, 2003 Ross Tucker |
Slow Growth in Fee-Based Business Relatively few brokers are increasing their commitment to fee-based advisory practices, a new report indicates. |
Registered Rep. April 29, 2005 Kristen French |
Raymond James Fined, Drops Fee-Based Brokerage---Will Others Follow? Following the NASD fine of Raymond James for pushing fee-based accounts on the wrong clients, the next question is how the settlement will affect other firms that offer the same accounts, including wirehouse giants Morgan Stanley, Merrill and Smith Barney. |
Investment Advisor September 2005 Melanie Waddell |
The Playing Field: The Image is All Important Document imaging is becoming a must-have technical solution for compliance-conscious financial advisors. |
Registered Rep. January 1, 2007 John Churchill |
Will Jones Wrap it Up? Buy-and-hold Edward Jones is considering a platform option it has long eschewed as foreign to the firm's culture: fee-based accounts. |
Financial Planning June 1, 2007 Elizabeth O'Brien |
FP50: Small Wonders Smaller broker-dealers vow to retain their personalized service as they pursue ambitious goals. |
The Motley Fool June 12, 2008 Dayana Yochim |
Are You Paying Your Pro the Wrong Way? How you pay for financial advice may matter more than how much you pay. |
Financial Planning June 1, 2007 Donald Jay Korn |
FP50: Pressure Points It's a great time to be in financial services. But broker-dealers' challenges are growing as fast as their opportunities. |
Registered Rep. June 1, 2015 Megan Leonhardt |
Compensation Survey 2015: Crunching the Numbers The industry has come a long way in embracing a fee-based business. |
U.S. Banker November 2009 Steve Garmhausen |
Fulton Financial's Recipe for Recovery The bank s sagging brokerage unit reversed its fortunes when it ditched the commissions and switched to a fee-based model. Then it brought in a rainmaker. |