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Registered Rep.
March 5, 2004
John Churchill |
Is Smaller Better? According to J.D. Power & Associates' "Full-Service Investor Satisfaction Study," regional firms, through more "proactive contact in managing customer accounts," receive higher satisfaction ratings than some of the major national brokerage houses.   |
Registered Rep.
July 22, 2009 |
Edward Jones, LPL, Schwab: Keeping Clients Happy FAs, you better be at the top of your game. |
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.
October 1, 2002 |
Warm Bodies Brokerages ranked by number of reps. |
On Wall Street
September 1, 2008
Donna Mitchell |
Which Firms Leave Clients Most Satisfied? It's easy to call clients in good markets, but more important to call them when times are bad. |
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. |
Registered Rep.
January 9, 2006
Kristen French |
Ed Jones, AG Edwards, Baird: Great to Work For The three regional brokerage firms made Fortune magazine's top 100 companies to work for this year. Brokers at AG Edwards and Edward Jones gave their firms the highest marks for everything from sales support to management to ethics. |
Registered Rep.
January 21, 2010
Christina Mucciolo |
Fidelity Cedes Top "Distributor" Spot to Schwab In Client Survey Affluent investors rated Charles Schwab the number one "distributor" or brokerage firm, bumping Fidelity into second place, according to Cogent Research's recently released 2010 Investor Brandscape report. |
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. |
The Motley Fool
July 19, 2006
Selena Maranjian |
Find the Right Broker When it comes to handling your investments, one size doesn't fit all. Shop around. |
On Wall Street
October 1, 2011 |
Who's News Bank of America Merrill Lynch hired Wells Fargo advisor Adam Gurien... Morgan Stanley Smith Barney has hired a team of Wells Fargo Advisors...Raymond James & Associates hires three advisors in Hingham, Mass... more... |
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. |
Financial Advisor
May 2012 |
Satisfaction A job satisfaction study by J.D. Power found that financial advisors' happiness with their work is most dependent on their firm's performance. |
On Wall Street
May 1, 2012 |
Who's News UBS Wealth Management Americas has hired four financial advisor teams... Ameriprise Financial has hired Charles Hart... Barclays has hired John Houlihan as a director and regional manager... |
The Motley Fool
December 8, 2006 |
Questions to Ask Your Broker Here is some good advice regarding questions you might want to ask your broker before handing over your hard-earned cash. Make sure you get the right answers before you start investing. |
The Motley Fool
August 2, 2005
Selena Maranjian |
Questions to Ask Your Broker You may be surprised at how your broker makes his money. Here are some important questions to ask your broker or financial advisor, as not all financial professionals operate by the same rules. |
The Motley Fool
August 25, 2005
Selena Maranjian |
Should Brokers Get Overtime Pay? Commissions. That's an important word to consider when you think about how your broker may be serving you. For most investors, a solid online brokerage with low fees and a broad range of services is all one needs. |
Registered Rep.
May 2, 2007
Kevin Burke |
It's Not About the Money The firms that have the highest number of satisfied financial advisors aren't necessarily the ones with the highest-paid financial advisors. Industry experts say that what really drives advisors to jump is friction with a supervisor. |
Registered Rep.
July 19, 2010
Jerry Gleeson |
Edward Jones, RBC top J.D. Power investor survey Overall investor satisfaction with the dozen companies in the study was markedly higher this year, although the survey also showed that investors increasingly believe that investment firms are more focused on profits than on customer satisfaction. |
Registered Rep.
June 5, 2012
Diana Britton |
A Regional Resurgence After years of being considered acquisition targets, regional broker/dealers may be making a comeback. |
Registered Rep.
October 1, 2006
John Churchill |
TD Ameritrade Wins Luxury Brand Ranking Every brokerage firm is courting wealthy clients, and many of them say that serving the wealthy is what they do best. So just how are these firms doing? |
The Motley Fool
November 14, 2006
Selena Maranjian |
How Steep Are Some Brokerage Fees? Investors, make sure you do your homework before you choose a broker. |
Registered Rep.
July 1, 2006
Mindy Diamond |
Culture Shock Two questions that should be on the mind of regional brokers are: "Would I want to work in a wirehouse, and will it serve my clients' needs?" |
On Wall Street
October 1, 2008 |
Who's News Staffing announcements from wirehouses, regionals and private banks. |
Registered Rep.
October 1, 2005
John Churchill |
Fighting for Dollars The retail brokerage model in the U.S. is flawed. Why? Because advisors get too much of the revenue pie. |
On Wall Street
February 1, 2012 |
Who's News New hires for Merrill Lynch Wealth Management, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, UBS Wealth Management, and Raymond James. |
The Motley Fool
November 21, 2006 |
How to Open a Brokerage Account Before you buy stocks, you have to figure out how you'll buy them. |
The Motley Fool
November 21, 2007
Selena Maranjian |
Online Investors and Brokerages The results are in for the J.D. Power and Associates 2007 Online Investor Satisfaction Study. Read on to see which brokerages got top marks for customer satisfaction. |
On Wall Street
December 1, 2011 |
Who's News Morgan Stanley Smith Barney hired three advisors from UBS Financial Services... Bank of America Merrill Lynch hired Morgan Stanley Smith Barney advisors Raymond Stacy and Christopher Pieper... Wells Fargo Advisors hired advisor Zoran Vaz... |
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.
July 10, 2006
Halah Touryalai |
Survey Says: To Get More Assets, Do Well for Current Clients When it comes to investing, the bottom line for your financial advisory clients is, well, the bottom line. Sounds obvious, right? Still, you might be surprised at how important satisfying client demands is to your business. |
On Wall Street
January 1, 2009 |
Who's News Staffing announcements from wirehouses, regionals and private banks from the January 2009 issue. |
The Motley Fool
August 16, 2005 |
How to Open a Brokerage Account Investing is easy, and it can get you started on a path to financial security. |
Registered Rep.
October 1, 2005
John Kador |
Schwab Does It Again Charles Schwab, the pioneering discount broker who was slammed by the tech wreck and suffered through protracted management struggles in the past two years, is beating the wirehouses at their own game. |
On Wall Street
July 1, 2011 |
Who's News UBS Wealth Management Americas hired a two-member Bank of America Merrill Lynch team... HighTower Advisors hired a three-member Morgan Stanley Smith Barney team... etc. |
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.
January 14, 2011
Kristen French |
Some MSSB Advisors Upset by Johnston's Departure Morgan Stanley CEO James Gorman announced Thursday that Greg Fleming, head of the firm's asset management business, will replace Charles Johnston as head of wealth management. |
The Motley Fool
September 24, 2004
Nathan Slaughter |
A.G. Edwards Misses the Mark The full-service broker reports Q2 earnings just shy of estimates. |
On Wall Street
December 1, 2008 |
Who's News Staffing announcements from wirehouses and regionals from the December 2008 issue. |
The Motley Fool
April 9, 2007
Selena Maranjian |
Beware of Iffy Advice Even when you feel you need advice, full-service brokerages don't always serve you well, due to various conflicts of interest that may exist. |
| Registered Rep. |
Most Influential Brokerages in Social Media A firm's social media footprint can say a lot about how a brand is perceived by clients and the public at large. Here, Wealthmanagement.com ranks brokerages by their social media influence. |
Registered Rep.
December 2, 2014
Megan Leonhardt |
Drivers of Advisor Satisfaction: Technology And Efficiency Financial advisors are known to harbor a strong streak of independence and autonomy, and aren't shy when it comes to letting their opinions be known, both good and bad. |
On Wall Street
March 1, 2012
Lorie Konish |
Go,Teams! When Hilliard Lyons introduced its current team-based award program in its compensation program five years ago, it led to what Executive Vice President Darryl Metzger now calls an "A-HA" moment for the firm. |
Registered Rep.
June 2, 2011
Diana Britton |
America's Top Independent Brokerages The Merrills and Morgan Stanleys of the world say it was never an exodus, the migration is over, and it was only those advisors who couldn't make it in the cutthroat wirehouse world who crossed over to the independent side of the business. |
The Motley Fool
May 11, 2011
John Rosevear |
This Investing Decision Can Cost You Big Choosing the wrong brokerage can be a costly mistake. |
On Wall Street
September 1, 2011
Lorie Konish |
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney's $1 Trillion Target Morgan Stanley Smith Barney focuses on growing its Consulting Group division, where it aims to double the assets in the managed account group to more than $1 trillion within the next five years. |
Registered Rep.
April 1, 2007 |
Comings & Goings Charles Schwab Corporation has named Walt Bettinger president and chief operating officer... UBS hired Greg Jones as head of diversity for UBS Wealth Management... etc. |
Registered Rep.
February 23, 2010
Halah Touryalai |
Clients, The New Breakaways First, there was the breakaway broker phenomenon; now, it seems, we have a growing vogue of breakaway clients -- former wirehouse investors who ditch their old advisors for new ones at independent RIAs or broker/dealers. |
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. |
On Wall Street
January 1, 2013 |
Who's News: UBS Snags Anning Group from Merrill Hirings this month include UBS luring Robert Anning, Sr., John Anning and Tollie Chavis from Merrill; and Baron C. Becker moving from Morgan Stanley to Baird. |
