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On Wall Street September 1, 2010 Howard J. Stock	Talent Shortage Grips Firms As Financial Advisors Age After years of recruiting only established, top advisors in the so-called "war for talent" instead of hiring younger employees and training them, the industry is now facing a shortage.
Registered Rep. April 16, 2010 Jerry Gleeson	Merrill Advisor Defections Flat In Q1, Profit Falls Profits were down last quarter at Merrill Lynch but the brokerage's performance still helped to lift the fortunes of its new parent, Bank of America Corp.
Registered Rep. May 27, 2015 Megan Leonhardt	Can Deferred Pay Buy Long-Term Loyalty? With the level of retention deals falling, firms are turning more to deferred compensation as a means to keep advisors in their seats. But is it a short-sighted solution?
On Wall Street April 1, 2010 Howard J. Stock	Back Office Move Has Advisors Up In Arms -- Some Bolt Questions surround what will happen to BAI clients when Merrill moves their accounts from National Financial to Merrill Lynch.
Registered Rep. July 23, 2012 Diana Britton	Virgin Banks Few community banks and credit unions offer wealth management services to their customers. But many of these firms are struggling and looking for new sources of income. Broker/dealers are finally tapping these untouched firms with revenue-sharing partnerships.
Registered Rep. April 15, 2011 Kristen French	Merrill Earnings Strongest Since Bank of America Takeover Bank of America's Global Wealth and Investment Management division, which includes Merrill Lynch, reported its highest earnings since Bank of America's takeover of Merrill in late 2008, as asset management and brokerage fees rose.
Registered Rep. June 21, 2006 Kristen French	Morgan Stanley Retail Reports Second-Quarter Gains Finally, some good news for Morgan Stanley's retail brokerage. The unit reported strong second-quarter gains Wednesday, including an impressive surge in advisor productivity, which hit an all-time record for the firm.
Financial Advisor October 2010 Michael Patrick Jacobs	Investors Demand More This advisor provides highlights of what he's found clients today are looking for when they seek advice.
Registered Rep. May 12, 2011 Mindy Diamond	Golden Handcuffs Loosen Some advisors who signed retention agreements have already begun looking for a way out, but plan to hold off on the switch for a year or two, until they can pocket more of that retention money.
Registered Rep. November 22, 2010 Charles Paikert	Fewer Small Accounts Mean More Production For Advisors: Study What's more, firms that more aggressively reduced small household concentrations among their advisors added approximately $45,000 per advisor in production.
On Wall Street June 1, 2013 Braswell & Konish	Leaders: Ranking the Top Wirehouses and Regional Broker-Dealers This year, the leading wirehouse and regional wealth management firms took the steps necessary to ensure they reap rewards as markets hit new highs.
Financial Advisor September 2010 Caren Chesler	Going Dutch For Advisors? How do you merge finances in a marriage if both spouses already have separate advisors?
Registered Rep. June 18, 2014 Matt Oechsli	Building a Multigenerational Wealth Management Team The most common exit strategy for a veteran advisor getting ready to retire is to sell his or her book according to the guidelines established either by their firm or industry valuations standards.
On Wall Street February 1, 2010 Elizabeth Wine	The Battle For Super Star Advisors: Can It Be Sustained? The raucous bidding war for talent has been raging even as the industry reels from the financial crisis, leaving the casual observer to think 2010 should result in a cease fire.
On Wall Street February 1, 2010 Frances A. McMorris	When Firms Collide: Is Culture Clash Inevitable? Merged companies have been integrated and new executives have taken up their posts, but everyone is still trying to adjust.
Registered Rep. December 4, 2014 Diana Britton	Investors Prefer Holistic Advice, CFP Board Says Contrary to the prevailing belief in this industry that it pays to focus on a niche market, investors actually prefer to work with an advisor who can discuss all areas of their life.
The Motley Fool November 7, 2006 Dan Caplinger	When Your Advisor Quits Facing the retirement of a trusted financial advisor can be traumatic. By remaining objective and cautious during your transition to a new advisor, you can take steps to ensure that you will continue to receive the good advice you've come to expect.
Registered Rep. October 21, 2014 Mindy Diamond	The Breakup: When Partnerships Go Awry Like all too many marriages, advisor teams that often seemed inseparable wind up crumbling and falling apart for a variety of reasons.
Financial Planning September 1, 2008 John J Bowen Jr	Time to Say Goodbye Today's most successful advisors recognize a simple but powerful fact of business: It's better to work with a small number of great clients than to serve a huge base of clients who are only mediocre.
Financial Planning September 1, 2007 Elizabeth O'Brien	Advisor Pulse Advisor, advise thyself! A recent survey finds that most advisors did not understand the market value of their business or have a succession plan.
Registered Rep. July 18, 2007 Kevin Burke	Merrill Reports Strong Revenues, Adds 270 Advisors Merrill Lynch's retail brokerage arm turns in another strong quarter, as fee-based revenue continued to climb to record levels.
On Wall Street September 1, 2013 Danny Sarch	The Coming Retirement Storm The demographics mean your book is worth a lot right now. But the tides are about to turn. You need to create a succession plan just like the one you encourage your business-owning clients to create.
Financial Planning March 1, 2011 Roger Verboon	Succession Planning: Moving on Advisors excel at helping clients plan for the different stages of their lives. But when it comes to planning for stages of their own business lives-particularly the last one-many fail to take their own advice.
Registered Rep. November 9, 2009 Kristen French	BofA Pressures Merrill FAs To Sell Bank Products Some of Merrill Lynch's 15,000 financial advisors are feeling pressure to sell parent company Bank of America's checking and savings account products -- and they're not happy about it.
Financial Advisor October 2011 Joni Youngwirth	The Replacements The pros and cons of choosing an internal successor.
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On Wall Street April 1, 2011 Lorie Konish	U.S. Trust Defends Garden Policy, Codifies Processes Bank of America Corp. gave its U.S. Trust advisors notice in February that they were subject to "garden leave restrictions" if they left, sending shock waves through the industry.
On Wall Street August 1, 2010 Aarti N. Maharaj	The Wirehouse Way While the lure of independence has traditionally been viewed as the ultimate siren song for many advisors, many in the industry are finding good reasons to stay with the big companies. And it's not all about the money.
Registered Rep. February 25, 2013 Furey & Cooper	What Is Your Advisory Practice Really Worth? The perils of the valuation gap.
Registered Rep. October 30, 2014 Philip Palaveev	To Ensemble or Not To Ensemble Thousands of advisors are negotiating the combination of their practices with others in order to create scale, leverage each other's skills, gain resources, and tackle succession.
On Wall Street September 1, 2012 Bill Willis	Firms Recruit Top Advisors Instead of Developing Their Own Advisors need to feel the love from their firms and their branch managers
Investment Advisor March 2006 Mark Tibergien	Formulas for Success: Preparing for the Fall Are you succeeding at succession? This question increasingly comes up as advisors see each month flip away, and each year change a digit. In the autumn of your career, are you prepared for the inevitable?
Registered Rep. February 1, 2013 Diana Britton	Cold Call: Michael Swenson A private wealth advisor with Merrill Lynch's private banking and investment group in Wayzata, Minnesota talks about succession planning in family businesses.
Registered Rep. March 30, 2011 Matt Matrisian	Bridging the Succession-Planning Gap Too many advisors need help planning their financial futures. Today, only about 18 percent of independent advisors have a well-defined business succession plan that is ready to implement.
Registered Rep. April 15, 2009 Kristen French	Bank of America Launches Client Referral Program It's one of several referral programs the bank is putting together as part of its integration with Merrill Lynch, including one that would offer leads from the commercial banking division to certain Merrill Lynch advisors.
Investment Advisor July 1, 2011 John Sullivan	Finding Success in Succession Planning Whether you're affiliated with a broker-dealer or completely independent as an RIA, proper succession planning helps you realize value long before you walk out the door.
Registered Rep. October 28, 2015	Cetera Financial: A 90-by-90 Approach to Transition Cetera Financial built their 90-in-90 Plan to help advisors who are transitioning to another firm, overcome anxiety by laying out a defined, detailed and complete process.
Registered Rep. June 21, 2013 Mindy Diamond	The Ghost Generation There's a shortage of younger advisors entering the field, and it's only going to get worse. Firms need to beef up their training programs and explore new sources of talent.
AskMen.com December 9, 2001 Rashmikant Patel	Trusting Your Advisor Many of us are looking back at our investments over the last couple of years, and blaming our advisors for the less than stellar performance. It all comes down to one issue: do you trust your financial advisor?
Registered Rep. November 18, 2014 Mindy Diamond	Considering a Move? Conduct a Gap Analysis First Changing firms or starting an independent wealth management practice is not easy and is something that must only be done after much introspection and investigation.
Registered Rep. March 31, 2011 John Aidan Byrne	Merrill, Wells, Ed Jones Jack Up Trainee Hiring The new training comes at a time when a number of currents in the business are converging to create what many predict will be a talent crunch.
Registered Rep. March 22, 2013 Mindy Diamond	Of Myths and Moving: Part IV When it comes to preconceived notions about the wirehouse world and independence, many advisors have it all wrong. Here are the five most common myths advisors have today.
Financial Advisor March 2012 Bernie Clark	The Changing Affluent Investor Advisors must prepare for new affluent clients and the changes, attitudes and expectations they will bring with them.
Financial Planning January 1, 2011 Jonathan Beatty	Joining Forces Does your firm have the human resources infrastructure to recruit and integrate a new advisor or team of advisors?
Financial Planning October 2, 2007 Suzanne McGee	Higher and Higher Today, there are more than 9 million Americans with at least $1 million to invest. Even for the best-prepared and best-educated advisor, a time may come when they need to consider whether continuing to work with their ultra-affluent client is in the best interests of both parties.
Registered Rep. January 1, 2003 Grove & Prince	Staying Connected If financial advisors need yet another reminder about the importance of contacting clients, here it is: In our study of affluent investors conducted in late October, almost half of the respondents said they had changed primary advisors in the last year, often citing lack of contact.
Financial Planning June 1, 2007 Kathy Gevlin	Advisor Pulse The happiest financial advisors really do put their clients first, asserts the first study of advisor satisfaction.
Registered Rep. April 20, 2010 Kristen French	Merrill Won't Seek Growth Through Top Tier Advisor Hires Merrill Lynch plans to grow primarily by investing in current advisors and hiring rookies, said Merrill Lynch president of Global Wealth and Investment Management Sallie Krawcheck on Tuesday.