Rick Weinberg

Dain Rauscher is raising its consulting bar a notch by forming a consulting group for brokers. The new consulting group and a training and designation program will be officially unveiled this month. It has two tiers...

For the first time, the Securities Industry Association is hosting a conference for retail brokers. The event is June 8-10 at the Drake Hotel in Chicago.The theme of the conference is "Controlling Your Destiny."...

As months and years pass, everything changes--including this business. Old-school brokers, the stock pickers who dominated Wall Street for much of this century, are being challenged by a new generation of techno-savvy...

An accountants' group has asked Merrill Lynch to stop using the CFM designation.The Montvale, N.J.-based Institute of Management Accountants (IMA) claims it owns rights to the CFM mark, and is threatening legal action...

Don't expect the CFP Board of Governors to make quick, irrational decisions any time soon. It learned its lesson. The hard way.After a survey showed 80 percent of CFP licensees wanted the Associate CFP designation...

Imagine taking an upfront recruitment bonus and moving to a new office at a new firm. But before the note is completely forgiven, the office is closed with no nearby alternative. You assume you owe no money if you...

The perplexed look on a female client's face gave Ashley Dando an enlightened idea.During a portfolio review, Dando was talking about mutual funds when she noticed her client's confusion. "Then she said, 'You know, I...

And the winner is ... Salomon Smith Barney. SSB captured the race to become the first full-service brokerage firm to offer clients extended trading hours. The firm launched the new service this past month. It allows...