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Registered Rep. April 27, 2011 Diana Britton |
Poll: Do Recruiters Promise Too Much? A former Raymond James advisor recently filed suit against the broker/dealer claiming an internal recruiter misrepresented the support, technology and compensation the firm could deliver. |
Investment Advisor March 2009 Kara P. Stapleton |
March B/D Briefs: News & Products The latest from the broker/dealer world: Commonwealth Financial Network announces Wayne Bloom will succeed Chairman Joseph Deitch as CEO... Tom Wirtshafter named president of American Portfolios Financial Services and American Portfolios Advisors Inc. ... etc. |
Investment Advisor June 2009 James J. Green |
Numerology: Fund Flows Bounce Back Independent and regional broker/dealers, along with RIAs, will account for the majority of mutual fund net sales by the year 2013. |
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. |
The Motley Fool May 20, 2004 Tim Beyers |
American Express Unit in Scandal The broker could be a target of a regulatory inquiry into mutual funds revenue-sharing. How can you tell if your own broker or advisor has a conflict of interest? |
Financial Planning October 2, 2007 Elizabeth O'Brien |
Bookshelf Dump all your retail mutual funds! That's the message that Ric Edelman shouts in his book, The Lies About Money. |
Investment Advisor March 2009 James J. Green |
The Commonwealth Case Study At the Commonwealth Financial Network Chairman's Retreat, the annual gathering of the broker/dealer's top producers, the vibe is collegial in more ways than one, with blunt talk accompanied by an easy camaraderie. |
The Motley Fool March 11, 2005 |
Mutual Funds vs. Unit Investment Trusts Know what you're dealing with. Here's the difference between a mutual fund and a unit investment trust. |
Investment Advisor May 2008 Melanie Waddell |
Donohue on the Rand Report & Paulson SEC exec doesn't foresee a single regulator for advisors and broker/dealers. |
The Motley Fool July 6, 2005 Tom Taulli |
Donaldson's Last Stand William Donaldson made his mark on the SEC -- up until his last day in office. Interestingly, even the U.S. Court of Appeals had concerns about the new mutual fund regulations. |
Registered Rep. February 22, 2005 Will Leitch |
SEC's Roye Out as Mutual Fund Head In a move that casts doubt on the future of mutual fund regulation, the SEC has announced that its chief mutual funds legislator, Paul Roye, will step down, effective immediately. |
Registered Rep. June 7, 2011 Diana Britton |
Advisor Group in Talks to Acquire Smaller B/D Independent broker/dealer network Advisor Group is talking to a number of small and mid-sized broker/dealers that the company would consider purchasing. |
Investment Advisor June 2008 Philip Palaveev |
The New Model: The Fee-Only Broker/Dealer Independent broker/dealers must tackle head-on the causes of their frustration if they wish to survive. |
Investment Advisor July 2007 |
Changes Shawn Dreffein, president of National Planning Corporation has retired... American Century Investments appointed Barry Fink... etc. |
Investment Advisor February 2007 |
In the Running Runners-up in this month's Mutual Fund Spotlight: AllianceBernstein International Growth A... DFA Invest Grp. International Value... etc. |
Investment Advisor August 2010 Melanie Waddell |
Advice to the SEC When it comes to the fiduciary standard, Capital Analysts President and CEO Matt Lynch says advisors "want to be sure the SEC seeks and gathers input from the industry as to how to implement these important changes." |
Registered Rep. May 17, 2011 Diana Britton |
Advisors Promised the Moon, But Get Hard Cheese Most advisors said they had been recruited to a broker/dealer at one time or another based on promises that the firm later could not deliver on. |
Investment Advisor October 2008 James J. Green |
When Big Is Better Larry Roth, CEO of the AIG Advisor Group, believes that in these troubled times, being big is quite an advantage. |
Investment Advisor November 2005 Ben Warwick |
Build Your Own Frustrated with the other options, a growing number of financial advisors are starting their own mutual funds. Here's how to do it all yourself, or with a partner. |
Investment Advisor May 2009 Melanie Waddell |
Danger & Opportunity: The SEC Reformation An exclusive interview with SEC chief Mary Schapiro regarding financial services reforms. |
Registered Rep. August 23, 2009 Halah Touryalai |
AIG Advisor Group NOT For Sale, New CEO Says After almost a year of looking for the right buyer, AIG's broker/dealer reps were told that they would not be sold. |
The Motley Fool July 30, 2007 Amanda B. Kish |
Old Mutual Spreads Its Wings It remains to be seen if Old Mutual's plans for growth will make this firm's funds worth owning, but one fund, Old Mutual Focused Fund, is already worth a look. |
The Motley Fool October 20, 2008 John Rosevear |
The Right Broker for Right Now Many who trusted a professional to guide them through the ups and downs of the markets are opening their statements or logging in now and seeing huge losses -- half or more of their portfolios, in many cases. So who is the right broker for now? |
Investment Advisor January 2006 Robert F. Keane |
Far From Fossilized Advisors Capital Management looks to provide clients with true individual portfolios of diversified securities at a much lower cost than is possible with mutual funds. |
Investment Advisor May 2007 |
The Original SEC Rule The Security and Exchange Commission's original decision on the broker/dealer exemption rule exempting brokers from regulation as an investment advisor even when they were being paid fees for investment advice. |
Registered Rep. June 1, 2012 Diana Britton |
Breaking Out: A New Era in Insurance Insurance firms constantly go through cycles of acquisition and sale when it comes to their broker/dealer subsidiaries. But the current sell cycle is different, and it may shake up how the business works. |
On Wall Street October 1, 2008 Larry Silver |
Keeping It Simple Perhaps the best investment strategy for these volatile times, shared by the most successful advisors, was quite simple: Remain fully invested in a basically conservative, diversified portfolio.. |
Registered Rep. May 1, 2008 Halah Touryalai |
Banc Of America Dishes Out $10 Million For Fiduciary Violations Banc of America Investment Services Inc. settles charges that it failed to disclose that it favored mutual funds affiliated with the firm. |
Investment Advisor February 2007 Thomas D. Giachetti |
When Should You Register? Should an investment advisor with $30 million of "assets under management" register with the SEC? It depends on whether the advisor has "qualifying" assets under management. |
Investment Advisor November 2006 Thomas D. Giachetti |
Defining Fiduciary What is a financial advisor's true fiduciary duty? |
Registered Rep. January 1, 2003 Pam Black |
A Separate Reality The separately managed account revolution might well be sweeping the financial services industry. That transformation, while still somewhat slow, is inexorable, but also incomplete. So far, for the most part, SMAs aren't being used correctly. |
Investment Advisor May 2009 James J. Green |
Catching Up With: Jeff Montgomery A conversation with the CEO of Al Frank Asset Management. |
Investment Advisor March 2008 James J. Green |
Coming Out Party Only fours years after its inception, the Financial Services Institute has achieved a high level of success as the primary advocacy group for independent broker/dealers. The recent FSI gathering was the broker/dealer group's biggest ever. |
Financial Advisor August 2006 Tracey Longo |
Late Summer Recruiting While the recruiting party will get tougher some day for broker-dealers who cater to independent advisors and reps, for now they are enjoying their competitive advantage: They give brokers and advisors who want to own their own business the chance to do that. |
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. |
Investment Advisor April 1, 2011 Thomas D. Giachetti |
Dodd-Frank: An Overview Of Pending Changes For Investment Advisors Dodd-Frank deadlines are fast approaching. Are you ready? |
Financial Advisor January 2004 Jay Gould |
Washed Up On The Banks Of Denial The SEC has changed its policies regarding anti-fraud consent injunctions. How should investment advisors react? |
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 June 2007 Melanie Waddell |
SEC Furthers Tool for Investors, While Frank Plans Hearings The SEC is working on an interactive system using the computer language called XBRL that's designed to give investors the tools they need to more easily compare mutual funds. |
Financial Planning October 2, 2007 |
New Products Alternatives: PowerShares Capital Management has launched two municipal bod ETFs... Insurance: Mass Mutual Life Insurance Co. has introduced Whole Life Legacy 100... etc. |
On Wall Street January 1, 2009 Larry Silver |
The Success Formula 2008 was a year we would all rather forget. Yet the lessons learned could direct both advisors and clients on new roads to successful investing this year. |
Investment Advisor June 2007 Lauren Barack |
Streamlining Broker/dealers are aiming for a one-click model for their technology platforms. |
Investment Advisor June 1, 2011 Bob Clark |
Viva la Middlemen Could the missing piece of the independent advisory model be institutional sub-advisors? |
Registered Rep. December 1, 2004 John Churchill |
If You're a Broker and You Know It As the holiday season approaches, the SEC is getting daily entreaties from registered investment advisors seeking an end to the broker/dealer exemption rule. |
Registered Rep. November 1, 2004 Will Leitch |
The Advisor as Traffic Cop As high-net-worth investors spread their assets around more liberally, they are finding themselves in need of a traffic cop -- a central advisor who can sit in the middle of all the financial activity and make sense of it all. |
The Motley Fool May 15, 2008 Dan Caplinger |
Don't Pay Your Broker for Free Funds No-load funds don't cost a dime to buy -- except from some brokers. |
Registered Rep. March 31, 2015 Megan Leonhardt |
The Increasingly Happy Broker Generally speaking, the smaller the firm, the happier the broker, according to our fifth Independent Broker/Dealer Report Card survey. |
Investment Advisor February 2008 Melanie Waddell |
A Groundbreaker SEC's Rand report, of the broker/dealer and investment advisory industries will dominate the discussion among brokers and advisors in 2008. |
Investment Advisor September 2007 |
No Assets, No Need For Insurance Letters to the editor: Look before you leap, then look again... Clarification... |
Investment Advisor September 2008 Philip Palaveev |
B/D or RIA? How to Decide for Yourself To help make the decision between the registered independent advisor and broker/dealer approach, first ask yourself where you belong. |