More Advisors Fleeing Morgan Keegan
Feb 16, 2012
Morgan Keegan has lost seven financial advisors since December, FINRA filings show. They follow some 190 other advisors who fled over the past six months, after corporate parent Regions Financial Corp. put the broker/dealer up for sale in the wake...
YIELD OF DREAMS: IBDs Biggest Competition Might Be a Custodian
YIELD OF DREAMS: IBDs Biggest Competition Might Be a Custodian
Feb 14, 2012
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The Art of Writing A Check
The Art of Writing A Check
Feb 14, 2012
A carefully designed compensation model is key to a successfully run practice. Here’s how to make pay work for you instead of against you.
Raymond James Ramping Up Its RIA with New Leadership, Investment
Feb 13, 2012
Raymond James Financial said it is moving its registered investment advisor unit out of Raymond James Financial Services, its IBD division, and setting it up as a separate division with its own president. The new president, Bill Van Law, said t...
LPL Posts Record Revenue For Year, Despite Volatility
Feb 07, 2012
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Got the Social Media Spins? Help Is On The Way
Got the Social Media Spins? Help Is On The Way
Feb 02, 2012
A bunch of social media services have emerged to help financial services firms comply with regulations and make the most of social networks to build business. They've got big plans for 2012.
The Big Shrink: Independent Broker Dealer Report Card 2012
The Big Shrink: Independent Broker Dealer Report Card 2012
Feb 01, 2012
In our second IBD Report Card, we examine the grades advisors gave their firms, and offer a look at one major trend that will shape the indie landscape in the next few years: consolidation.
A Raymond James building.
Raymond James Posts Lower Earnings, Revenues on Market Headwinds
Jan 26, 2012
Raymond James Financial (NYSE: RJF) reported fiscal 2012 first quarter revenue fell four percent to $782.5 million, while earnings were down 18% to $67.3 million.
Postcard from Orlando: RIA Model a Major Challenge For IBDs
Jan 24, 2012
Much of the talk at the Financial Services Institute’s OneVoice 2012 conference in Orlando is about the challenge independent broker/dealers face by allowing advisors to have their own registered investment advisor. During a Tuesday panel session...
Advisors Misclassify as Planners; Clients Don’t Know the Difference
Jan 23, 2012
A majority of advisors are marketing themselves as financial “planners,” even though they really don’t provide comprehensive planning services, according to a recent Cerulli Associates report. By adopting the nomenclature, they are hoping they can...
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