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Registered Rep.
November 15, 2011
Charles Paikert |
Lockshin Sets Contrarian Strategy for Convergent An outspoken fixture in the wealth management industry for over two decades, Convergent Wealth Advisors chief executive Steve Lockshin is in the headlines again, embracing a new role as a contrarian.   |
Registered Rep.
February 1, 2012
Jerry Gleeson |
Focus Financial Obtains New Credit Line for Acquisitions Focus Financial Partners' pockets just got a lot deeper. A consortium of banks approved a credit facility of up to $320 million for the New York City-based registered investment advisor aggregator, almost double the size of its previous facility of $155 million. |
Registered Rep.
October 25, 2011
Charles Paikert |
Dynasty, Focus Team Up as Battle for Independents Intensifies The already fierce battle among service providers and aggregators to win the allegiance of independent advisors is heating up, with new business models, strategies and unlikely alliances roiling one of the industry's most competitive sectors. |
Registered Rep.
December 1, 2006
Kristen French |
60 Seconds with Deborah Doyle McWhinney A short interview about the rivalry between the registered investment advisor (RIA) firms that Schwab caters to and Wall Street wirehouses. |
Registered Rep.
February 13, 2012
Jerry Gleeson |
Raymond James Ramping Up Its RIA with New Leadership, Investment The new president, Bill Van Law, said the company plans to make a significant investment in the business in the months ahead. |
Registered Rep.
April 5, 2012
Jerry Gleeson |
Who will Aggregate the Aggregators? New RIA Consortium Advizent Thinks Big Two executives with deep roots in the registered investment advisor industry are looking to aggregate a broad swath of RIAs in the latest effort to squeeze better deals out of custodians and fund managers. |
Financial Advisor
October 2008 |
Frontline News News: Wall Street Meltdown Could Swell RIA Ranks... Citigroup Defection Illustrates Talent Flight To RIAs... Merger Creates $1 Billion Fee-Only RIA Firm... Boosting Retirement Savings Longevity... Is The Commodities Party Over?... Hometown Investing Can Spoil A Portfolio... |
Registered Rep.
March 3, 2008
Christina Mucciolo |
Krawcheck Says Advisors Not Forced Into Wealth Silos: UPDATE Citigroup's reorganization of its private bank and Global Wealth Management division, announced Tuesday, will absolutely not force advisors into silos based on client wealth. |
Financial Advisor
July 2010
Eric Rasmussen |
More Refined In 2009 RIA assets surged in 2009, but companies were still nursing a hangover from the crazy recession ride. |
Registered Rep.
June 30, 2014
Diana Britton |
The Engineer Craig Stuvland formed his company to "fan the flame of independence" in the financial services space. |
Registered Rep.
June 4, 2012
Lauren Barack |
The Fishbowl Effect As financial advisor ratings websites like BrightScope and Advice IQ proliferate, advisors are going to have to get comfortable with having their records a click away from clients and prospects. |
Registered Rep.
April 1, 2008
David Geracioti |
Sallie Krawcheck A conversation with Sally Krawcheck, CEO of Citigroup's Smith Barney unit, about the company's recent reorganization. |
Registered Rep.
June 4, 2013
Diana Britton |
Fading Bull Our annual compensation survey shows advisors are riding the market rally -- so what happens when it ends? |
Registered Rep.
December 4, 2012
Jerry Gleeson |
Taking Care of Business A survey this year by REP./Wealth Management.com shows how RIA attitudes differ from those among advisors in other channels. |
Registered Rep.
March 1, 2008 |
Independent Together The "RIA-in-a-box" model will attract plenty of wirehouse reps who may have previously balked at the idea of going completely independent, fearing they were unprepared to run their own businesses. |
Financial Advisor
March 2012 |
Raymond James Hedges Bets Raymond James Financial Services CEO Dick Averitt related a story of how the independent contractor grew from a relatively small base 25 years ago to the largest part of the brokerage firm's business today. |
Registered Rep.
February 14, 2012
Diana Britton |
Yield of Dreams: IBD's Biggest Competition Might be a Custodian As margins continue to be squeezed, IBDs are going to have to get creative with where their revenues comes from, and that means expanding into the RIA and custody market. The question is, who'll make the next move? |
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. |
Financial Advisor
August 2009
Eric Rasmussen |
Wish Upon An 'IAR' RIA or IAR? Registered investment advisor or independent advisor representative; the anagram you choose will depend on how big you are and how independent you want to be. |
Financial Planning
November 1, 2011
Donna Mitchell |
Hot Topics IRA abuse... Market-neutralizing ETFs... On the move... |
Registered Rep.
April 17, 2009
Halah Touryalai |
Smith Barney Losing Advisors, Client Assets But while Smith Barney is losing reps, it also appears to be recruiting heavily. |
Registered Rep.
July 7, 2010
David A. Geracioti |
Compensation 2010. Crisis? What Crisis? 2009 income for RIAs -- while lower than 2008, in some cases by a lot -- rebounded fairly nicely, bringing earnings back to 2007 levels. |
Registered Rep.
July 8, 2015
Jerry Gleeson |
No Slowing RIA Growth In the financial advisory industry there are potential regulatory burdens, fickle investors, and crafty competitors -- but nothing has changed the relentless march of the registered investment advisor space since the 2008 crash. |
Registered Rep.
September 16, 2011
Jerry Gleeson |
RIA Interest in Financial Planning Grows, Industry Data Suggests Financial planning activities are playing a growing role in the service offerings of registered investment advisors. |
Registered Rep.
September 1, 2004
David A. Gaffen |
Clean Machines Not all of these Top 50 Advisors have spotless records, but their ability to build such huge practices speaks to how astute they are in avoiding the sorts of complaints that can bring an advisory to its knees. |
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. |
Financial Advisor
July 2012
Bernie Clark |
The RIA Universe Advisors should look not just at their own internal business practices but also at the changes and trends occurring across the RIA field. |
Registered Rep.
April 2, 2013
Diana Britton |
Comings & Goings: April 2013 Scott Collins, former CEO of FirstPoint Partners, has moved to TD Ameritrade Institutional... Raymond James has named Vin Campagnoli as chief information officer... Convergent Wealth Advisors has hired John Mastal as managing director... |
Registered Rep.
December 1, 2005
Halah Touryalai |
Smith Barney: New Focus On the Horizon While most Smith Barney advisor respondents were generally unimpressed by the acquisition of Legg advisors, it'll be interesting to see if Smith Barney's jettisoning of its asset management group -- and resulting new focus on retail distribution -- will rejuvenate the firm. |
Financial Planning
March 1, 2012
Mitchell et al. |
Hot Topics Raymond James Financial names Van Law president of RIA division... European countries join U.S. effort to join tax cheats... Younger investors less optimistic about retirement... more... |
Registered Rep.
December 1, 2006
Anne Field |
The Metamorphosis If you are ready to go out on your own as a registered investment advisor, you're likely to encounter a host of tricky problems and stumbling blocks. Here's a look at five of those problems and what you can do about them. |
Investment Advisor
June 2008
James J. Green |
Catching up with...Deb McWhinney A conversation with Schwab's former institutional president, on her new position with Focus Financial Partners. |
Financial Planning
October 1, 2006
Marshall Eckblad |
Advisor Pulse The registered investment advisor market continues to add assets at a hefty rate. |
Registered Rep.
March 1, 2007 |
Gobbling Up RIAs The RIA holding company Focus Financial recently snatched up three more firms, bringing total acquisitions to 9 and assets under management to $15 billion. |
Registered Rep.
September 3, 2009
Mindy Diamond |
Talking To Clients About Breaking Away Here are some starting points for advisors to begin a conversation with clients about deciding to establish themselves as an RIA or joining an existing one. |
Registered Rep.
February 7, 2012
Diana Britton |
Are Regulations Killing the Hybrid Financial Advisor? Some advisors say new compliance and regulatory burdens under Dodd-Frank are making the hybrid model untenable. |
Financial Advisor
July 2010
Bernie Clark |
Gunning For Growth RIA firms estimate that they'll see 15% revenue growth this year. An emphasis on efficiency will free principals to go after new business again. |
Financial Advisor
March 2012
Bernie Clark |
The Changing RIA Advisors need to start thinking bigger and go beyond their current capabilities. |
Financial Advisor
August 2012
Jon Beatty |
A Promising Road Advisors are enjoying strong growth despite significant challenges in the financial markets. |
Financial Advisor
July 2011
Bernie Clark |
A Record Year For RIAs Discipline both on the expense and client care sides has created sound business practices for an evolving RIA industry. |
Registered Rep.
February 18, 2009
Halah Touryalai |
LPL's New RIA Offering Lookin' Healthy; But Still A Pipsqueak Compared To Rivals There are some folks in the industry actually doing relatively well these days. Seriously. LPL Financial said today its new-ish RIA platform now has over $1 billion in new assets. |
Financial Planning
April 1, 2012
Bob Veres |
21st Century Regulation What is the best way to regulate fiduciary RIAs? How best can we identify and weed out bad apples and better protect consumers in the process? |
Registered Rep.
March 2, 2011
Charles Paikert |
Social Media Catching Up To Face-to-Face Prospecting The personal touch is still the most effective way for wealth managers to grow their business, but the use of social media is gaining fast. |
Registered Rep.
January 1, 2005 |
Blotter John Van, head of Murphy Van Securities, was barred from the industry... The NASD fined 29 firms a total of $9.2 million for late reporting... The NASD's mutual fund task force released its initial report... |
