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Registered Rep. May 1, 2004 John Churchill |
Whom Do You (Trust) The mutual find fiasco and impropriety have thrown the money industry into ill repute. This year's Outstading Broker Awards are a refreshing reminder that there are still exceptional reps working in the industry. Michael Hull... Mary Ellen Garrett... etc. |
Registered Rep. February 20, 2004 |
Extinct?: February's Cover Story Conferences were held to instruct reps in working as portfolio managers, and, in general, the improved technology made managing portfolios---and thus serving clients---a lot easier. |
Registered Rep. May 14, 2004 John Churchill |
Whom Do You (Trust) The brokerage business is good --- or better, at least. The market is climbing slowly, firms are showing a profit and hiring again (albeit after massive layoffs), and, according to industry studies, affluent investors are in search of advice. |
Registered Rep. December 1, 2002 David A. Gaffen |
Light A Candle, or Curse the Darkness For brokers and financial advisors, 2002 may be remembered as the year in which those who knew they had the right stuff redoubled their efforts to elevate their skills and become the kind of advisors who could survive the bear market and build a 21st century practice. |
Registered Rep. January 1, 2003 Gaffen & Geracioti |
The Future of the Industry The broker has to be a person who can handle every aspect of a client's financial life. The broker must evolve into a kind of chief financial officer for the client -- managing everything from investments to insurance to estate planning to mortgage banking. |
Registered Rep. December 1, 2002 David A. Gaffen |
Manning the Phones When wirehouses and other major brokerages introduced the notion of call centers a couple of years ago, brokers were suspicious. Although they understood the logic behind the move, it was a difficult adjustment. But call centers are here to stay and brokers are learning to live with them. |
Registered Rep. June 1, 2004 |
Corrections May's Outstanding Broker Awards package erroneously reported that Paula Jones was the director of the supporting fund for the Archdiocese of Milwaukee... The Raymond J. Lucia Cos. underreported its assets under management... |
Registered Rep. March 12, 2004 John Churchill |
Huge Growth in Fee-Based Brokerage Fee-based brokerage showed faster growth than any other segment of managed accounts over the last four years, according to a new report from Cerulli Associates. |
Registered Rep. April 29, 2005 Kristen French |
Raymond James Fined, Drops Fee-Based Brokerage---Will Others Follow? Following the NASD fine of Raymond James for pushing fee-based accounts on the wrong clients, the next question is how the settlement will affect other firms that offer the same accounts, including wirehouse giants Morgan Stanley, Merrill and Smith Barney. |
Financial Advisor May 2009 Eric Rasmussen |
New Clients, Anyone? Some advisors are turning the worst bear market in decades into a growth opportunity. Here's how they're doing it. |
Registered Rep. June 1, 2004 Kevin McKinley |
Fee-ling Good Tips for financial advisors on establishing and maintaining fee-based relationships the right way. |
Registered Rep. September 27, 2002 David A. Gaffen |
Bear Market Crushing Transaction Brokers Top advisors have been making the transition to the fee-based, "wealth management" style of advisory. But surveys have shown that many brokers remained resistant to the fee-based concept. |