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Registered Rep. May 1, 2005 Mindy Diamond	What About Your Retirement? Brokers often take a shortsighted view of their careers, and this usually turns an effort to convince them to think about their own retirements into an uphill battle.
Registered Rep. December 1, 2004 Mindy Diamond	Packing the Parachute Success in the brokerage industry can be as much about mindset as anything else, so it comes as little surprise that advisors avoid negative thoughts, such as the potential necessity of a quick exit from their practice.
Registered Rep. January 1, 2005 Mindy Diamond	A Clean Escape, With an Accomplice Brokers tempted to leap at a lucrative job at another firm are often held back by inertia, but in increasing numbers they are finding the powerful force they need to get moving: hungry branch managers.
Registered Rep. February 1, 2005 Mindy Diamond	Customize Your Career As a result of broker dissatisfaction with the status quo, the increasing clout of top producers (at some firms) and the need for firms to keep successful reps happy, we're beginning to see quite a bit more flexibility.
Registered Rep. September 1, 2004 Mindy Diamond	Of Myths and Moving A large number of brokers labor under a group of myths and misconceptions that keep them from managing their careers effectively.
Investment Advisor May 2006 Murphy & Green	Breaking Away As the number of breakaway brokers continues to rise, broker/dealers and custodians have implemented programs designed to make the broker's transition to independence as seamless as possible.
Registered Rep. April 1, 2006 Mindy Diamond	On the Rebound Big firms are sending low-producing brokers messages that they are no longer as wanted as they once were. Brokers who see the handwriting on the wall, may have better options if they jump to another firm before being pushed.
Financial Advisor April 2005 Tracey Longo	Winning Over Wirehouse Brokers AIG's transition suites help brokers become independent.
Registered Rep. March 1, 2005 Steve Watkins	Money in the Bank Bank-owned brokerage companies have awakened to the changes they need to make to attract top-shelf talent, and brokers are taking notice.
Registered Rep. June 1, 2006 Mindy Diamond	Valuable Lessons A broker in mid-career doldrums with a desire to teach, coach or mentor should let prospective employers know of this interest. It may provide an enriching experience for a whole class of brokers.
Registered Rep. August 29, 2014 Mindy Diamond	Ten Years of Myths and Moving Why advisors need to purge common "myths" from their thinking about changing jobs.
Registered Rep. February 1, 2006 Mindy Diamond	Passion Pays Superstar brokers are receiving unimaginable compensation to switch firms. But don't expect managers to throw money at just any advisor with great production numbers.
Registered Rep. June 1, 2005 Mindy Diamond	Don't Be Afraid to Go for It Openness to switching firms is essential if a broker wants to take advantage of an industry that can, and will, provide brokers with opportunities to capitalize on a lifetime of hard work.
Registered Rep. January 1, 2007 Mindy Diamond	New Year, New Job? January is a month for making resolutions in all areas of your life. Make one now to take a realistic assessment of your current career situation. Here are two questions every financial advisor should ask himself periodically.
Registered Rep. October 1, 2004 Mindy Diamond	Prospects Grim for Wirehouse Brokers with Hybrid Books of Business Hybrid brokers -- those with both retail and midmarket institutional accounts-- at wirehouses might soon be a thing of the past, but that doesn't mean those with this business model have no options.
Registered Rep. November 1, 2004 Mindy Diamond	Weighing a Merger's Implications When a securities firm is in the process of merging with another, the knee-jerk response of many reps is to scramble for the exit. Strangely enough, this hasty reaction often is a smart one.
Registered Rep. June 1, 2005 John Churchill	Wall Street's Big Curtain Call How baby boomer brokers move into retirement over the next 10 to 15 years will change the face of the industry in many ways.
Registered Rep. September 13, 2010 Susan Konig	Wirehouse Recruiting Stalls, Deals Keep Rising but Fewer Advisors Moving These days there are a lot more strings attached to recruiting packages and in the current market they're not great for brokers or firms.
Investment Advisor December 2005 Melanie Waddell	Breaking Away Brokers are finding it easier than ever to go independent, aided by custodians and other independent advisors.
Registered Rep. December 11, 2002 Rick Weinberg	PaineWebber Cuts Bonuses, Expense Accounts Brokers at UBS PaineWebber received a double hit of bad news this week in this tough time for brokerages. Not only were they informed that the bonuses they receive for bringing in new assets were being cut, but expense accounts are being trimmed as well.
Registered Rep. October 1, 2006 Mindy Diamond	The Devil You Know, The Devil You Don't Know Changing firms is never an easy undertaking. It requires serious research and due diligence. Here are stories about brokers who switched firms, and some tips on how they could have done it right.
Investment Advisor August 2008	Do You Believe Your Own Rhetoric? Many breakaway brokers spend more time designing a logo and picking out office furniture than they do planning their exit strategy.
Registered Rep. June 1, 2005 Kristen French	Star Wars Recruiting competition between the top brokerage firms is fiercer than ever, and Morgan Stanley is currently wielding one of the most powerful deals on Wall Street.
Investment Advisor August 2005 Mark Tibergien	Formulas for Success: Independence Day There is a growing trend toward registered reps moving out of the wirehouse environment -- a trend invisible to most, but obvious to the country's leading custodians: they are actively wooing breakaway brokers.
Registered Rep. October 1, 2005 Christopher O'Leary	It's in the Bank Wirehouse veterans who have switched to bank brokerages say Wall Street's perception of bank brokerages is stuck in the past, and that the best bank brokerages have become much more competitive in terms of production, assets and compensation.
Registered Rep. March 1, 2006 Mindy Diamond	Creative Giving Over the past year, top brokers who have switched houses on the Street have gotten some very creative compensation packages. The better the broker the more bells and whistles -- like loans and designer offices -- they are offered.
Registered Rep. September 1, 2005 Mindy Diamond	Look Homeward When financial advisors decide to embark on a job search, they often overlook one very important firm to evaluate: their current one.
Investment Advisor November 18, 2010 Bob Clark	After the Flood How will independent advisors deal with the rising tide of breakaway brokers?
Registered Rep. August 12, 2005 Kristen French	Morgan Pink-Slips Brokers, Clients Reassigned New Morgan Stanley CEO John Mack made his first big move on Morgan's rank-and-file this week, instructing branch managers to dismiss approximately 1,000 brokers.
Investment Advisor September 2005 Kathleen M. McBride	Happy Brokers New Broker Sentiment Index finds personal contentment and market optimism.
Financial Advisor January 2007 Tracey Longo	Allure Of Independence Remains Bright Independent broker-dealers step up their recruiting efforts among reps and the already liberated.
Registered Rep. December 1, 2006 Mindy Diamond	Catching the Big Fish It takes time and tenacity to become a great branch manager who can attract and close the big producers and successful teams. Recruiting skills are among the key criteria brokerage firms use to evaluate and compensate managers.
Registered Rep. August 1, 2005 Mindy Diamond	Comparison Shopping Here are several categories of information that can help guide a job seeker's evaluation of financial advisory firms.
Registered Rep. March 1, 2008 Mindy Diamond	What To Know Before You Switch Here are 10 things every financial advisor should evaluate when deciding where to land his next gig.
Registered Rep. July 1, 2006 Mindy Diamond	Culture Shock Two questions that should be on the mind of regional brokers are: "Would I want to work in a wirehouse, and will it serve my clients' needs?"
Registered Rep. November 21, 2002 Rick Weinberg	Morgan Stanley Firing 950 Brokers Morgan Stanley is firing 950 brokers, according to the various sources.
Registered Rep. September 13, 2006 Halah Touryalai	Morgan Joins Inter-Brokerage TRO Pact This firm has officially opted to join the inter-brokerage pact, which stipulates that members will not sue brokers departing to other firms when they try to take their clients with them -- as long as they are moving to another firm named in the pact.
Registered Rep. November 1, 2005 Kristen French	Bonus Bait Morgan Stanley is planning to offer bonuses to brokers who expand their production in 2006.
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.
Financial Advisor November 2011 Jeff Schlegel	Back In Gear After a slow period, recruiting is revving up again among broker-dealers.
Registered Rep. November 1, 2005 Mindy Diamond	In Good Company There's a trend brewing among brokers with nascent high-net-worth books. Increasingly, these reps are not interested in making a lateral move to a wirehouse, preferring instead to hold out for a position at a firm whose brand resonates with the ultra-wealthy.
Registered Rep. February 8, 2006 Kevin Burke	Merrill Brokers to Get Less Money Now, More Later--If They Stay Merrill Lynch has changed the way it pays its brokers to include more deferred compensation and less cash. The new package rewards brokers who stay a long time, while penalizing those that don't. Its aim is reducing turnover, but may also improve the firm's earnings.
Registered Rep. January 1, 2003 Nicholas Ferber	Switching Has Changed During trying times like these, many reps are looking to switch jobs. When pondering a move, no question occupies more time or discussion between brokers, hiring managers and (sometimes) recruiters than the following: "What's in it for me?"
Registered Rep. October 1, 2006 Halah Touryalai	Morgan Joins TRO Pact Morgan Stanley has officially opted to join the inter-brokerage pact, first created in the fall of 2004, which stipulates that members will not sue brokers departing to other firms when they try to take their clients with them.
Registered Rep. December 1, 2005 Mindy Diamond	Branch Manager Recruiting Tips In a branch office, reps are not the only ones who depend on their sales skills to increase bonuses. Here is what every manager needs to know in order to increase his success at recruiting the highest quality brokers.
Registered Rep. February 25, 2013 David Geracioti	Cold Call with Jeff Spears Each broker leaves for a different reason that is unique to their business or personal situation. The reasons range from a corporate merger, compensation change, loss of a large client to a life event, such as a divorce or children moving out of the house.
Registered Rep. August 10, 2005 Kristen French	Sources: Morgan Cuts Slated for Thursday Morgan Stanley's human resources department created a performance-based formula for selecting the 1000 people to let go.
Registered Rep. January 1, 2003 Will Leitch	Amex Advisors Seek Youthful Associates American Express Financial Advisors, through its 7,000 independent brokers across the country, is going on the recruiting warpath.
Registered Rep. May 1, 2006 Mindy Diamond	What Women Want Money counts, of course, but beyond the basic financial-package considerations, female financial advisors are looking for a compatible culture, flexibility and independence.
On Wall Street February 1, 2011 Carri Degenhardt-Burke	The Year Of The Wirehouse If you are serious about growing your business, get to a wirehouse! And if you just left, go back. It's been a long-standing notion that financial advisors perform better within the wirehouse system.