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Registered Rep.
September 14, 2005
John Churchill |
H&R Block On a Recruiting Spree The firm known primarily for its tax preparation services is ramping up its financial advisory force.   |
Registered Rep.
October 27, 2011
Diana Britton |
Ameriprise Profits, FA Productivity Down Amid Solid Recruiting Quarter Ameriprise Financial has been steadily improving the productivity of its advisors since the firm set its sights on this goal over a year ago - until now. |
Registered Rep.
July 28, 2011
Diana Britton |
Ameriprise: Rep Productivity at New High; Securities America Sale in `Near Future' Advisor productivity reached a new high for Ameriprise Financial. |
Registered Rep.
February 3, 2011
Jerry Gleeson |
Ameriprise Advisor Production Still Rising -- Investors Disappointed by Firm-Wide Results The number of advisors continues to drop at Ameriprise Financial, but the company is more than making up for it with sharply higher productivity. |
Registered Rep.
November 1, 2005
Kristen French |
The Ameriprise Challenge Formerly known as American Express Financial Advisors, the firm officially struck out on its own when it debuted on the NYSE. Ameriprise is one of the largest financial advisory firms, with more than 10,500 financial advisors and over $410 billion in assets. Still it's got a lot to prove. |
Registered Rep.
October 28, 2010
Jerry Gleeson |
Ameriprise Profits Pop, Advisors More Productive Ameriprise's Advice and Wealth Management business is doing more with less: fewer advisors, higher revenue and profits. |
Investment Advisor
October 2008 |
News & Products, October 2008 The SEC announces an enforcement action against LPL Financial Corp... ING Advisors Network announced a reorganization... Ameriprise Financial has signed an agreement to acquire H&R Block Financial Advisors... etc. |
Registered Rep.
April 1, 2005
Namita Devidayal |
True to Form H&R Block's ubiquity in tax-preparation has pigeon-holed the firm and hampered its efforts to become a serious player in the financial advisory business. |
Registered Rep.
July 27, 2006
Kristen French |
Ameriprise FAs, Without American Express, Gain New Assets, Improve Average Production by Double Digits So far, Ameriprise seems to be doing just fine without the backing of its former parent company. The firm had a good second quarter, meeting analyst expectations, enjoying strong asset flows, improving advisor productivity and increasing its mass affluent client base |
Registered Rep.
April 26, 2011
Diana Britton |
Ameriprise Profits Rise on Record Advisor Productivity The firm reported its best quarterly advisor productivity ever at $95,000, up 23 percent from 2010. |
Registered Rep.
March 1, 2006
John Churchill |
Unclean Hands H&R Block Financial Advisors recently lost an appeal to stop three departing brokers from soliciting or contacting their clients. For reps around the country, the ruling means that moving your book could get a lot easier. |
Financial Advisor
September 2008 |
Frontline News News of interest to the financial services industry: M&A Talks Hit Many Roadblocks... Ameriprise Buys H&R Block's Advisor Business... Morningstar Buys Developer Of dbCAMS+... Securities America To Buy Brecek & Young... etc. |
Registered Rep.
August 17, 2011
Diana Britton |
SAI Sale to Ladenburg Mostly a Positive for Reps--Depends on Retention Packages Ameriprise Financial's sale of Securities America to Ladenburg Thalmann is mostly a positive for the firm's rep base. |
The Motley Fool
April 20, 2007
Nathan Parmelee |
Quick Take: H&R Block Unloads Subprime Business H&R Block is up nearly 4% today, simply for selling its subprime mortgage business, Option One Mortgage. |
The Motley Fool
August 25, 2004
Nathan Slaughter |
H&R Block Files One Away Declining mortgage margins sink the tax-preparation specialist's first quarter. |
Registered Rep.
June 23, 2011
Diana Britton |
Ladenburg Thalmann Possible Buyer in Securities America Sale Ladenburg Thalmann, parent company of Triad Advisors and Investacorp, has emerged as a potential buyer of Securities America, which Ameriprise Financial announced plans to sell in late April. |
Investment Advisor
May 1, 2011
Janet Levaux |
Securities America Denies Charges of Departing Reps Anonymous sources insist advisors are leaving or planning to leave the firm |
Registered Rep.
August 17, 2011 |
Ladenburg Thalmann to Buy Securities America Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services Inc. has agreed to buy Securities America Financial Corp., the troubled independent broker/dealer, from Ameriprise Financial Inc. for at least $150 million in cash. |
Financial Planning
June 1, 2008
Stacy Schultz |
More Than Equal A study of the role of the female financial advisor. The research compares female to male advisors and looks at the varying performance levels of women advisors. |
Registered Rep.
February 7, 2006
John Churchill |
For Brokers, Leaving Just Got Easier H&R Block Financial Advisors recently lost an appeal to stop three departing brokers from soliciting or contacting their clients. For reps around the country, the ruling means that moving your book could get a lot easier. |
Registered Rep.
April 25, 2011
Diana Britton |
Ameriprise to Shed Securities America Amid Pending Settlement The company plans to sell its independent broker/dealer unit Securities America, while the firm is still in the process of finalizing a settlement with investors claiming SAI sold allegedly fraudulent private placement. |
The Motley Fool
February 26, 2007
Ryan Fuhrmann |
Did Berkshire Throw In the Towel on H&R Block? Berkshire recently trimmed its H&R Block holding, but that doesn't make it a sell. |
Registered Rep.
August 1, 2006
Kevin Burke |
Stay Wachovia's not the first firm to offer multiple affiliation options to its reps -- Raymond James has offered something similar for several years -- but it is the first wirehouse-type brokerage house to do so. Ultimately, the model could serve as a blueprint for the retail advisory business. |
The Motley Fool
February 14, 2005
Richard Gibbons |
One Cheap Stock The shares seem unreasonably cheap, despite major challenges for the company. H&R Block's price presents investors with the opportunity to buy into a great company at a discount to intrinsic value. |
Registered Rep.
July 1, 2005
Kristen French |
You're Calling It What!??? After several months of deliberations and input from all 18,000 of its employees, the soon-to-be-spun-off American Express Financial Advisors selected as its new name: Ameriprise. |
Registered Rep.
November 7, 2011
Diana Britton |
Ladenburg Thalmann's Acquisition of Securities America a Done Deal Ladenburg Thalmann has closed the deal to acquire independent broker/dealer Securities America from Ameriprise Financial. |
Registered Rep.
March 15, 2012
Diana Britton |
Ladenburg Thalmann Revenue Doubles Thanks to SAI acquisition, But Profits Are Slim The spike was primarily due to the company's acquisition of Securities America, adding $57.1 million to Ladenburg's 2011 revenue. Net income for the quarter was $6.4 million, compared to a net loss of $1.1 million for the fourth quarter 2010. |
The Motley Fool
June 10, 2004
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Chip Off the Old H&R Block The tax prep specialist announces its seasonally strongest quarter. |
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. |
The Motley Fool
October 14, 2010
Anders Bylund |
H&R Block Shares Plunged: What You Need to Know Shares of financial services veteran H&R Block are plunging today like a scandalous neckline, dipping more than 10% from last night's closing in intraday trading. |
Registered Rep.
May 1, 2005 |
60 Seconds With David Monday Wachovia Securities' new Individual Investor Group leader talks about his plans for the new division. |
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. |
The Motley Fool
March 14, 2011
Zeeshan Siddique |
H&R Block Upbeat Despite Third-Quarter Losses Despite a net loss, the company has lots of positive things to look forward to. |
The Motley Fool
October 18, 2010
April Taylor |
H&R Block Shares Plunged: What You Need to Know H&R Block shares are down 11.5% in trading today, with more than three times the volume of an average day. |
Financial Advisor
June 2009
Jeff Schlegel |
Money In Motion The economic crisis has wreaked havoc on wirehouses, and more advisors are looking for new opportunities. |
Registered Rep.
September 30, 2009
David A. Geracioti |
Do Retail Financial Advisors Have an "Unhealthy Focus?" The Financial Times suggests the way financial products and services are sold need to be completely overhauled. |
The Motley Fool
November 24, 2004
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Block in Blue The tax prep specialist H&R Block finds itself in familiar territory for its latest fiscal second quarter. It's in the red for the period, losing $0.52 a share as revenues fell by 5% to hit $539 million. |
The Motley Fool
January 15, 2004
Alyce Lomax |
H&R Block Party? With competitive pressure building, H&R's not celebrating yet. |
Registered Rep.
June 1, 2007 |
The Great Re-Sell How will registered reps re-position themselves with clients who have fee-based brokerage accounts? |
The Motley Fool
June 6, 2006
Rich Smith |
Foolish Forecast: H&R's Reality Block With the books finally closed on fiscal fourth-quarter, the nation's leading paid tax preparer, H&R Block, reports on the tax season (and full fiscal year) that was tomorrow. Want to know what Wall Street expects to see? Want to know what really matters? |
The Motley Fool
June 21, 2007
Ryan Fuhrmann |
H&R Block's Taxing Supbrime Exposure H&R Block looks to put its subprime woes behind it. But as it stands currently, smaller rival Jackson Hewitt is a purer play on tax services, with plenty of real estate to cover and with new store branches. |
Investment Advisor
February 2009
Kara P. Stapleton |
Stressed Out? It's no news that advisors are overwhelmed, considering the behavior of the markets and the state of the economy. |
The Motley Fool
August 31, 2007
Ryan Fuhrmann |
Option Weighs Down H&R Block H&R Block's misguided venture into the subprime mortgage business cost the company almost $1 billion last year, and selling off the unit is proving difficult. |
Registered Rep.
March 31, 2015
Diana Britton |
The Rare Prop Product In REP.'s fifth annual Independent Broker/Dealer Report Card, only 19 percent of 2,058 advisors surveyed said they sell in-house or proprietary products. |
The Motley Fool
December 13, 2005
Rich Smith |
Battle of the Tax-Prep Earnings Revisions What's with tax advisors these days? They've turned into a bunch of flip-floppers: Intuit thinks ahead, while H&R Block sinks. Investors, take note. |
Financial Advisor
January 2012
Bruce W. Fraser |
Full Steam Ahead What could have been a sad chapter for Securities America now seems to be a new lease on life for the firm. |
Financial Advisor
May 2006
David J. Drucker |
Virtual Made Easy Brent Hicks has created a business model that others want to adopt: For many advisors, the starting point isn't just having FocusPoint take over their back-office; it's making wholesale changes to their business plan. |
Registered Rep.
December 7, 2011
Philip Palaveev |
The Say on Pay: Registered Rep.'s 2011 Compensation Survey Financial advisors continue to expand their practices, work with more clients and receive ample compensation for their efforts. |
The Motley Fool
March 17, 2006
Alyce Lomax |
H&R Chopping Block H&R Block's shares have crumbled to a 52-week low this week. The company is standing by its financial guidance for the coming year, though it's already admitting to slow customer traffic. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
March 16, 2011
Cindy Johnson |
Profit From Something You Hate There's no escaping taxes; instead, profit from them by investing in H&R Block. |
