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Registered Rep. February 1, 2006 Kevin Burke	Hired and Fired Up The biggest brokerage businesses are showing that even in a modest market upswing they now have in place a strategy for delivering stronger and steadier sales and earnings growth.
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. November 1, 2005 Kevin Burke	Reshuffling the Decks There is an unusual amount of reorganization afoot, with Merrill, Wachovia, UBS, Morgan Stanley and Smith Barney all shaking up their retail brokerage operations. Some of the moves have direct implications for retail advisors.
Registered Rep. March 1, 2007	Gorman Gets It An interview with Morgan Stanley's James Gorman about the improvement in morale at the firm, what it took to get brokers turned around, what he still needs to accomplish and how Morgan is different from the rest of its Wall Street peers.
Registered Rep. July 1, 2006 Kristen French	James Gorman's First Marking Period In his first four months as head of Morgan Stanley's brokerage unit, James Gorman wasted no time showing that a new regime was in place. But he hasn't convinced all the troops that it's worth sticking around to see how his turnaround plans play out.
Registered Rep. July 1, 2005 Kristen French	Apres Purcell--Le Spinoff? Now that Morgan Stanley's CEO has given up, the future of the old Dean Witter organization is in question. Morgan Stanley remains under pressure to improve profitability and its stock price.
Registered Rep. November 1, 2005 John Churchill	The Money Squeeze There's one thing that stands between the big retail brokerage firms and the high profit margins that the executives of these firms and their investors seek: the financial advisor.
Registered Rep. November 9, 2004 David A. Gaffen	Mulholland Leaves as Co-Head of Merrill's U.S. Group Bob Mulholland, second-in-command in Merrill Lynch's brokerage unit, has surprisingly left the firm for retirement.
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.
Registered Rep. January 1, 2003 Gaffen & Geracioti	The Future of the Industry The broker has to be a person who can handle every aspect of a client's financial life. The broker must evolve into a kind of chief financial officer for the client -- managing everything from investments to insurance to estate planning to mortgage banking.
Registered Rep. August 1, 2005 John Churchill	Firms to Recruits: Are You Experienced? Across the industry, companies are upgrading training programs to better prepare reps for the growing demands of the job.
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.
Registered Rep. December 1, 2004 David A. Gaffen	Meet the New Boss, Different From the Old Boss November's news that Bob Mulholland was leaving Merrill Lynch wasn't entirely a surprise. He had been co-head of the 14,000-strong retail brokerage unit, but Merrill insiders figured all along that only one boss would prevail.
On Wall Street June 1, 2012	Top 10 Branch Managers of the Year As a couple of our top managers say, it is the people you surround yourself with that matters. For the 10 men and women here, it is also their understanding of how each of their advisors operate that has led to their branches' success.
Registered Rep. November 30, 2012 Diana Britton	Withering Wirehouses? Not Quite. Many industry propellerheads have forecasted an exodus of wirehouse advisors to the independent channel as retention bonuses unwind this year.
Registered Rep. February 1, 2005	By the Numbers Top 10 Broker/Dealers, by Advisor Headcount: Merrill Lynch... Wachovia... Smith Barney... Morgan Stanley... etc.
Registered Rep. June 1, 2006 Kristen French	Morgan's Training Makeover Morgan Stanley is in the midst of a major redesign of its rookie training program, the latest in a string of moves by retail head James Gorman to revamp the brokerage operation and make it more profitable.
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.
On Wall Street April 1, 2010 Howard J. Stock	Back Office Move Has Advisors Up In Arms -- Some Bolt Questions surround what will happen to BAI clients when Merrill moves their accounts from National Financial to Merrill Lynch.
Registered Rep. December 1, 2005 Kristen French	Morgan Stanley: Tomorrow Is Another Day In this survey, the management upheaval and culling of broker ranks shows in the grades Morgan brokers give their firm.
On Wall Street January 1, 2010	The Hire Powers Speak Out Headhunters open up about hiring, entrepreneurial mindsets, and wirehouse business models.
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.
On Wall Street July 1, 2009 Frances A. McMorris	The Lure of Independence After 14 years as a Merrill Lynch financial advisor, Jason DiLauro set himself up as an independent through Raymond James Financial Services four miles from his previous office.
On Wall Street January 1, 2011	Recruiting's Next Big Challenge A conversation with industry headhunters about the job market for financial advisors.
Registered Rep. September 22, 2005 John Churchill	Morgan Stanley's Retail Unit Posts Mixed Third Quarter The company's retail brokerage recorded pretax tax profits of $30 million for the third quarter, a healthy 36% gain over last year, despite a continued exodus of advisors and large legal and regulatory costs. But client assets fell versus the prior quarter, an ominous sign.
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.
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.
BusinessWeek September 2, 2010 Moore & Mildenberg	In the Battle of the Big Brokers, Merrill Is Winning Merrill Lynch earns higher profits with fewer advisers, thanks to a smooth integration with Bank of America and more cross-selling.
Registered Rep. December 1, 2005 Kristen French	Morgan Brokers Still Heading for Exits There has been a parade of top brokers who have left Morgan Stanley in recent months. The losses, which began under embattled former CEO Phil Purcell, have not abated since his replacement, John Mack, arrived in June.
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?
Registered Rep. July 26, 2005 Kristen French	Morgan Trainee Program Could Get Whacked John Mack is moving quickly to get Morgan Stanley's ailing retail brokerage in shape.
Registered Rep. August 1, 2005 Matt Barthel	The Ten to Watch 2005: Learning to Live With the New Normal Lately, there is a palpable sense of acceptance in the brokerage industry that the new regulatory climate is likely to be a permanent one. Heralds of the new order: John Mack... Chris Cox... etc.
Registered Rep. December 1, 2005	Registered Rep.'s Broker Report Cards How seven of the nation's largest brokerage firms stack up against each other.
On Wall Street September 1, 2009 Helen Kearney	On Life Support a Year Ago, Merrill Pays for Top Producers Merrill, under BofA, seems to be on the hunt to add to its ranks, and it's offering a very competitive package that has almost unlimited upside for top producers.
Registered Rep. June 1, 2009 David Geracioti	Can You Say, "Morgan Stanley Smith Barney?" The Joint Venture Launches Today The deal merging Citi's brokerage (Smith Barney) with Morgan Stanley's Global Wealth Management Group is closed -- ahead of schedule.
Registered Rep. March 3, 2006 Halah Tourylai	Third Wirehouse Coughs Up Millions In Overtime Cases Yesterday, Morgan Stanley became the third wirehouse, after Merrill Lynch and UBS, to settle class action suits with California brokers over overtime pay in the past seven months -- the second in three weeks.
Financial Advisor January 2009 Eric Rasmussen	Revenge Of The Wirehouses Large Wall Street firms dangle big incentives to hang onto advisors.
Registered Rep. December 7, 2015 Gregory J. Fleming	View From the Top: The Durability of Wealth Management The two powerful forces that are changing every aspect of our lives, technology and demographics, will also change the wealth management business profoundly over the next quarter century.
On Wall Street August 1, 2010 Aarti N. Maharaj	The Wirehouse Way While the lure of independence has traditionally been viewed as the ultimate siren song for many advisors, many in the industry are finding good reasons to stay with the big companies. And it's not all about the money.
Registered Rep. November 6, 2008 Christina Mucciolo	Bank Run It might be time to reconsider the stereotype of the bank broker.
On Wall Street September 1, 2009 Frances A. McMorris	She's Back! Krawcheck Takes On Merrill Sallie Krawcheck has made her return to the financial advisory world with a splash. As the new head of Bank of America's Global Wealth Management and Investment Management unit, she takes Merrill Lynch under her wing.
Registered Rep. January 1, 2007 John Churchill	Happyness Delivers Boiler Room or Wall Street this film is not. There are very few scenes depicting frenzied brokers and traders screaming about stock prices; The Pursuit of Happyness, starring Will Smith, is instead, a father-son tale of survival and perseverance.
On Wall Street January 1, 2009 Frances A. McMorris	The 10th Annual Recruiters Roundtable Packages get lowered. Brokers get hired. Markets have tanked. Retention offers are shrinking. And yet, according to the experts in our 10th Annual Recruiters Roundtable, there are still opportunities in the retail brokerage arena, if you know where to look.
Registered Rep. January 24, 2007 John Churchill	Another Good Year for the Brokerage Industry Fourth-quarter earnings reports are just now rolling in, and they're even better than expected. And it's not just Wall Street's investment-banking divisions that are reeling it in.
Registered Rep. March 9, 2011 Kristen French	Morgan Stanley Cutting 200-300 FAs And Trainees The firm's wealth management division, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, should end the quarter with about 17,800 advisors, still the largest brokerage force in the U.S. by headcount.
Registered Rep. May 14, 2004 John Churchill	Whom Do You (Trust) The brokerage business is good --- or better, at least. The market is climbing slowly, firms are showing a profit and hiring again (albeit after massive layoffs), and, according to industry studies, affluent investors are in search of advice.
Registered Rep. March 1, 2005 John Churchill	Earnings Forecast: Clouds Give Way to Sun The past year's earnings troubles belie the brokerage industry's sunny prospects for 2005. For advisors, the industry's recent troubles have translated into fewer jobs, but many firms are recruiting aggressively again.
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.
Registered Rep. August 1, 2006 Kristen French	The Way We'll Be While it's clear how the financial services industry got here, it's not so easy to predict where we're going. Here's a look at three major forces that will likely shape the industry over the next five to 20 years: The Age of Retirement... The Margin Squeeze... RIA Revolution...
Registered Rep. August 13, 2012 Susan Konig	Can FA Training Programs Redeem Themselves? Brokerages have an outmoded and inefficient way to train new advisors. The high expense and low success rate of broker trainee programs is increasingly problematic for branch managers, who must continually find new talent.