Are IBDs Turning a Corner?
Are IBDs Turning a Corner?
Jun 03, 2014
New report suggests the b/d business may be bottoming out and firm registrations are moving into positive territory
Make Your Move?
May 28, 2014
Retention and recruitment deals are still an active component in the big firm landscape. But for how long?
HighTower, Focus Financial Spur More Moves From Wirehouses
HighTower, Focus Financial Spur More Moves From Wirehouses
May 27, 2014
HighTower and Focus Financial continue to snag advisors from the wirehouses. The HighTower Network picked up a Sacramento-based advisor team with $300 million under management from Merrill Lynch on Tuesday, while Focus partner firm LVW Advisors...
Flush Times for Financial Advisors
Flush Times for Financial Advisors
May 27, 2014
Advisor compensation and assets continue to grow by double-digits. But competition is getting fierce.
10 Quirky Former Jobs of Advisors
May 22, 2014
Only one-fourth (26 percent) of advisors started their professional lives in the industry; the majority came into the profession after spending time in another career, according to REP.’s annual compensation survey. Of those career-changers, nea...
CFP Board: ‘We Could Have Done a Better Job’
May 21, 2014
Are you really "fee-only"? The CFP Board wants to know.
Where is the Next Generation of Wealth Management Professionals?
Where is the Next Generation of Wealth Management Professionals?
May 20, 2014
Firms beginning to feel the pressure to diversify their ranks
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Moving Can Cost You
May 19, 2014
Advisors who tend to switch firms make less
Envestnet Launches Education Portal
Envestnet Launches Education Portal
May 14, 2014
Envestnet today launched the Envestnet Institute, an online portal that aims to partner with asset management firms to become a one-stop shop for independent advisors to get industry information, find practice management tips and advice on how to...
Recruiting has Become a Private Equity Game
Recruiting has Become a Private Equity Game
May 14, 2014
Over the last 18 months there has been a significant shift in the “process” of recruiting in three different tiers of the world of wealth management. The wirehouses, regionals and hybrid RIA’s (think HighTower, Focus, Dynasty)...
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