With the markets soaring this week, brokers across the country are expressing different views as to how they are approaching business. While one Merrill Lynch rep in the South says he’s “looking at this [market rally] as a chance to...

A (Sales Assistants) “Both quality and quantity are lacking at this firm. Training: They don’t offer enough for the sales support people or the brokers. Focus: They are making the transition to a fee based business, growing assets...

Consumer demand and the emergence of new services and products have elevated advice-giving over the past 25 years. Trading costs came under intense scrutiny as discounters showed what a transaction was truly worth. In 1975, the Dow Jones...

PaineWebber, which merged with UBS Warburg last fall, is now UBS PaineWebber. The change was official March 5 and announced in advertisements. The goal is to increase brand awareness for UBS in the United States, according to the firm. Its 15-year...

NREI presents the Top 100 Pension Fund Managers as ranked by Nelson Information Inc., Port Chester, N.Y., based on real estate assets managed as of July 23, 1997. Combined, these 100 firms manage $241.5 billion out of the total $256.6 billion of...