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Registered Rep.
December 21, 2010
Lauren Barack |
There's a Financial Planner App for That Experts agree that while financial advisors are increasingly adopting mobile devices, they should still use caution and common sense when client data is involved.   |
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. |
Financial Advisor
May 2009
David J. Drucker |
Crisis Intervention Broker/Dealers unveil new programs to help advisors survive the recession. |
Registered Rep.
June 16, 2011
Diana Britton |
Securities America Jumps on the Social Media Bandwagon Independent broker/dealer Securities America announced its new social media program, which will allow all of its 1,800 reps to access and post content on Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter. |
Registered Rep.
April 1, 2009
Halah Touryalai |
No Buyers--Still--For AIG-owned B/Ds AIG announced its plan to sell its independent broker/dealers back around October 2008. Six months later, nothing has changed except that reps we spoke to are even more frustrated. Some say they are ready to bolt. |
Financial Advisor
January 2009
Sherri Scordo |
Technology And Your Future The T3 conference's general sessions will cover buying software, educating staff, and creating good work flow processes for your advisory firm. |
Registered Rep.
September 7, 2011
Diana Britton |
Seven B/Ds Sign on With Erado for Interactive Social Media Use The partnerships will allow these firms' reps to post interactive content to Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn without pre-approval by their compliance departments. |
Registered Rep.
October 1, 2012
David Geracioti |
Private Ocean Greg Friedman, owner of Friedman & Associates, and Richard Stone, founder of Salient Wealth Management, met some years ago at a Schwab IMPACT conference. In 2009, the two companies, two of the oldest Bay Area financial advisory firms, joined forces to form Private Ocean. |
Registered Rep.
July 14, 2009
Halah Touryalai |
Financial Advisor Switching Firms Jumps in June June was a busy month for financial advisors on the move. The number of advisors switching firms jumped 45 percent in June versus May, according to Discovery Database. |
Registered Rep.
April 24, 2009
Halah Touryalai |
Raymond James Takes a 2Q Hit -- But Gains Retail Advisors Raymond James Financial posted dismal overall earnings for the second quarter, but its private client group appears to be a bright spot. |
Investment Advisor
June 2010
Robert F. Keane |
Limitless Horizons Buoyed by partnerships with a new broker/dealer and a local community bank, and an aggressive client segmentation initiative, Harbor Lights Financial seems set for many years of smooth sailing. |
Registered Rep.
July 8, 2011
Lauren Barack |
AIG's Advisor Group Kicks Open Door to Social Media For Reps Advisor Group will allow its more than 4,800 independent reps to, in many cases, post freely on Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook. |
Registered Rep.
July 27, 2011
Diana Britton |
NPH Adopts Social Media Strategy to Help Reps Connect with Clients National Planning Holdings plans to roll out a social media initiative this fall, which will allow its 3,563 reps to use Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook to communicate with clients. |
Investment Advisor
July 2008
Angela Herbers |
Learning to Listen Like many of their clients, it usually takes a few hard knocks for financial advisors to take advice |
Registered Rep.
August 10, 2011
Diana Britton |
LPL Conference Opens with New Initiatives, Support for Advisors LPL Financial kicked off its annual conference in Chicago on Monday by ringing the opening bell of the NASDAQ stock exchange and announcing some new initiatives aimed at supporting advisors. |
Registered Rep.
April 29, 2009
Halah Touryalai |
Wirehouse Advisors Switch Firms in March The number of reps switching broker/dealers during the month was up 34 percent versus the number who switched in February. |
Investment Advisor
February 2010
Angela Herbers |
The Fast Track: Bonus Babies It's time to once again take a more serious approach to advisor bonus compensation. |
Registered Rep.
October 1, 2005
Matt Barthel |
Insurance and the Generation Gap Reps historically have been reluctant to sell life insurance because of the steep learning curve associated with the products, and there is evidence that many still are hesitant to put forth the effort necessary to grasp the products' nuances. |
Registered Rep.
September 19, 2011
Diana Britton |
More Advisors Using, Prioritizing Social Media, Survey Says Not only are more advisors using social media for business purposes, but more are making it a priority. |
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 Advisor
July 2010
Andrew Gluck |
A New Era With broker-dealers now starting to embrace social media, advisors have many more ways to market their firms. |
Investment Advisor
July 2007
Jonathan Henschen |
B/Ds in the Year 2010 What the future holds for independent broker/dealers: technology... outsourcing... marketing... practice management... succession planning... alternative investments... fees... |
Investment Advisor
October 2010
Angela Herbers |
Show Yourself the Money Advisors need to learn to pay themselves first |
Investment Advisor
September 2009
James J. Green |
Chosen: 2009 Broker/Dealers of the Year The firms given the highest ratings among their peers by their own reps in the 19th annual Broker/Dealer of the Year balloting. |
On Wall Street
April 1, 2010
Lauren Barack |
Life Style Referrals Most advisory firms would now agree that viewing basic client referrals as an end game is an outmoded way to drive business growth. |
Registered Rep.
March 1, 2008
John Churchill |
Fix Advisor Laws! Laws should reflect the fact that the differences between registered reps and registered investment advisors have largely evaporated. |
Investment Advisor
December 2007
Angela Herbers |
Bottom Up Broker/dealer recruiting is largely a zero sum game. Here is why it more advantageous for B/Ds to help their existing advisors. |
Registered Rep.
November 1, 2007 |
Practice Makes Perfect Many independent broker/dealers are shifting their drive for growth inward, developing programs to help advisors build their businesses, as well as attracting new talent with incentives such as sign-on bonuses. |
Registered Rep.
April 1, 2008 |
Meet the Indies Choosing an independent broker/dealer to join isn't easy. We speak with five heads of independent broker/dealers about their businesses, an why you should join them. |
Financial Advisor
November 2006
LeBlanc & Brounes |
Embracing The Future Financial advisory affiliates Pershing and Lockwood get the thumbs-up for their vision, a smooth transition and high client satisfaction. |
Registered Rep.
November 1, 2005
Kristen French |
A Shopping Allowance: The Newest Recruiting Tool In the competition for top financial advisors, broker/dealers are offering forgivable loans to advisors who want to purchase other financial advisory practices. |
Registered Rep.
May 19, 2014
Anne Field |
Breathing New Life Into an Old Marketing Strategy Often, advisors can take a while before they understand the importance of using social media to solidify their reputation, at the least, and, at best, to attract real business. |
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. |
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. |
Financial Planning
June 1, 2011
Jim Grote |
Industry Veteran As Richard R. Lee Jr. sees it, attracting a big chunk of money to manage isn't a key sign of success, even though his Dallas firm handles roughly $1 billion for its clients. In Lee's opinion, planners should focus as much on planning as on managing money. |
Registered Rep.
January 1, 2005 |
I'm A Broker, You're A Broker At most publicly traded national broker/dealers, about 35 percent of employees are called financial advisors. |
Registered Rep.
September 7, 2015
Anne Field |
How to Recruit from the Top R.M. Zalatimo wants to grow by wooing big wirehouse advisors to his independent broker/dealer practice. |
Investment Advisor
February 2009
James J. Green |
Future Shock, Under Control Many advisory firms are thriving despite the roaring bear market and deepening recession. |
Registered Rep.
August 9, 2010
Susan Konig |
How One BOM Retains Top FAs The dizzying industry turmoil of the last few years has induced wirehouses to offer their top producers some of the largest retention packages ever. |
Investment Advisor
July 2006
Lauren Barack |
Contact Point CRM software makers are now combining clever programming with more robust software to offer advisors a more streamlined, smarter way to keep current clients happy and bring more clients into their financial family. |
Registered Rep.
May 26, 2006
Halah Touryalai |
NYSE Cautions Investors on Following Brokers to New Firms The release is part of the "Informed Investor" series developed by the NYSE Regulation to better educate investors. The announcement comes at a time when more reps are choosing to switch firms than at any time since 2002. |
Investment Advisor
January 2010
Angela Herbers |
The Fast Track: Where Credit Is Due As the financial crisis ebbs, advisory firms should be sure to take care of their employees. |
Registered Rep.
May 5, 2010
Kristen French |
Small B/Ds in A Crunch, Expect More Closures, Mergers In 2010 Squeezed by investor lawsuits, rising compliance and insurance costs, as well as departing advisors and clients, some of the industry's smallest independent broker/dealers are struggling to stay afloat. |
Financial Advisor
April 2004
Sydney LeBlanc |
What Have You Done For Me Lately? Are advisor marketing tools and business development what they should be? |
Investment Advisor
June 2007
Savita Iyer |
Building Collaboration Reps of Securities America are thrilled with the company's new knowledge-sharing and peer support program, which makes use of the Internet so that reps can share their brain power with each other to enhance the business performance of their practices. |
Registered Rep.
May 25, 2011
Lauren Barack |
Morgan First On Wall Street to Crack Social Media Code Morgan Stanley is in the process of testing a pilot program that would allow its financial advisors to interact with clients and others on social media websites Twitter and LinkedIn. |
Financial Planning
June 1, 2011
Scott Wenger |
Help Wanted The rising tide of the markets lifted virtually all boats among independent broker-dealers last year -- at least 82% of the firms in our 26th annual FP50 Survey reported revenue growth. Great time to have been looking for a job as an advisor, right? |
CIO
July 30, 2013
Jennifer Lonoff Schiff |
What to Look for When Hiring an IT Consultant How do you find the right IT consultant for your business and specific technology needs? IT executives share their tips and advice. We also suggest five questions you should ask all prospective candidates. |
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
July 1, 2011
John Sullivan |
Raising the Bar Top reps with Financial Network Investment Corporation are mad as hell about the state of the BD industry -- and they're not going to take it anymore. |
