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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.
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.
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.
October 1, 2004
Nick Ferber |
Sunny Days In the interest of arming financial advisors with all they need to assess broker acquisition packages, here is a guide to deciding when it is mathematically justified to make a change. |
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.
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. |
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.
March 1, 2007
Mindy Diamond |
Of Myths and Moving: Revisited The thought of changing firms is a big step for any financial advisor. But don't let cloudy thinking get in your way. Make sure you stop paying heed to old Wall Street myths. Don't fear change. Embrace it. |
Registered Rep.
June 1, 2005
William A. Jacobson |
Don't Do It Turning down a transition package is not an easy thing to do, but when confronted with an offer of "upfront money," the two smartest words an advisor can utter are, "No thanks." |
Registered Rep.
May 14, 2013
Mindy Diamond |
The Economics of Choice In many cases, the economics of the independent model can be exponentially better than those being touted by the wirehouses today. |
Investment Advisor
June 2008
Jonathan Henschen |
Transfer Time For advisors pondering a move from a wirehouse to an independent broker/dealer with visions of large, forgivable transition loans dancing in their heads, it's time for a reality check. |
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, 2003
David A. Gaffen |
An Employer's Market It's a hirer's market out there, but brokerage firms have not stopped recruiting. In fact, although it is quieter than usual, many firms are still willing to pony up big bucks in hopes of attracting top-shelf talent. |
Registered Rep.
April 1, 2008
Mindy Diamond |
Take it or Leave it The market may be ugly, and the economy may be teetering, but the major wirehouse firms aren't cutting back on the dough they're throwing at new recruits. |
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. |
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.
April 1, 2005
Mindy Diamond |
Should I Stay or Should I Go? The process of deciding to change firms often hinges on concrete comparisons. But other less tangible factors come into play, too. Here are four questions that get to the heart of both types of criteria. Any rep considering changing firms should answer these before taking any major action. |
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. |
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. |
Registered Rep.
October 1, 2002
Ross Tucker |
Payback Time During the heady days of the bull market brokers found themselves lured to other firms by big upfront bonuses, in the form of forgivable loans. Unable to maintain prior production rates under worsening market conditions, many have lost their jobs and their clients. Now their firms want to collect on those loans. |
Registered Rep.
May 12, 2011
Mindy Diamond |
Golden Handcuffs Loosen Some advisors who signed retention agreements have already begun looking for a way out, but plan to hold off on the switch for a year or two, until they can pocket more of that retention money. |
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.
April 28, 2003
David A. Gaffen |
Wachovia's Banking Unit Has New Deal for Reps Wachovia Securities, which offers reps several different affiliation levels, has predictably come up with a recruiting deal that has several different plans reps can choose from. This particular deal is only for those reps applying to work in the bank branches. |
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. |
Registered Rep.
November 11, 2010
Kristen French |
Sources: New SEC Rules Won't Kill Upfront Bonuses New rules governing broker recruiting bonuses? The idea, floated by Mary Schapiro on Monday, met with skepticism this week from securities industry attorneys, compensation experts and recruiters. |
Registered Rep.
September 4, 2013
Megan Leonhardt |
The Golden Handcuffs Come Off This year was arguably the best time to snag free-agent advisors from the wirehouses, with 21 percent of the big four firms' retention packages expiring, according to data compiled by Cerulli Associates in IMCA's quarterly research report. |
Registered Rep.
June 6, 2011
John Aidan Byrne |
Wall Street Brokerages Set For More Advisor Defections? Switching for big signing bonuses spiked during the recent financial crisis when Wall Street's biggest brokerages merged or were acquired. But it died down a bit after Merrill Lynch and Morgan Stanley offered their financial advisors retention packages. |
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. |
Registered Rep.
April 1, 2007
Mindy Diamond |
New Broker Disorientation Firms are paying gigantic transition packages these days, but they are cutting corners when they bring a new financial on board: There is an almost complete absence of so-called on-boarding, or integration training for new hires, in the brokerage world. |
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. |
Financial Advisor
April 2005
Tracey Longo |
Winning Over Wirehouse Brokers AIG's transition suites help brokers become independent. |
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.
February 12, 2003
Ross Tucker |
Slow Growth in Fee-Based Business Relatively few brokers are increasing their commitment to fee-based advisory practices, a new report indicates. |
Registered Rep.
March 22, 2013
Mindy Diamond |
Of Myths and Moving: Part IV When it comes to preconceived notions about the wirehouse world and independence, many advisors have it all wrong. Here are the five most common myths advisors have today. |
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.
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.
October 1, 2004
John Churchill |
PNC Aims for the Mass Market PNC Investments, the brokerage arm of PNC Bank, is deep into an aggressive hiring campaign, aiming to add 100 financial consultants by year's end --- an effort it hopes to duplicate in 2005. |
The Motley Fool
March 5, 2004 |
Cheap Trades Here! A big part of how brokers compete is through price-per-trade. And while cost is a factor -- particularly for more frequent traders -- it should not be your only guidepost. Investment selection and services should be tops on your broker search list. |
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. |
On Wall Street
September 1, 2009
Helen Kearney |
On Life Support a Year Ago, Merrill Pays for Top Producers Merrill, under BofA, seems to be on the hunt to add to its ranks, and it's offering a very competitive package that has almost unlimited upside for top producers. |
The Motley Fool
September 9, 2011
Dan Caplinger |
What You Really Need From Your Broker Don't obsess about the wrong things. Stick with what's important. |
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 11, 2010
Susan Konig |
Advisor Movement Should Pick Up in 2011, Experts Predict Aggressive and lucrative recruitment packages essentially prompted anyone who wanted a big check to move last year, Diamond says. |
Registered Rep.
February 11, 2010
Halah Touryalai |
Victory For Broker in Citi Bonus Repayment Case A former Citi broker doesn't have to pay back the full amount owed on his sign-on bonus, a FINRA arbitration panel rules. |
Registered Rep.
May 26, 2010
Jerry Gleeson |
Bonuses No Balm For Some Breakaway-Minded Brokers Paying retention bonuses to top brokers to keep them from jumping ship is a pricey strategy that only works some of the time, a report released today by Aite Group shows. |
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.
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.
May 15, 2015
Mindy Diamond |
Nine Ways to Evaluate an IBD With so many IBD options out there, what should an advisor look for to ensure the move he makes is the best one for his clients and his business goals? |
Registered Rep.
October 24, 2008
John Churchill |
Merrill Retention Is Adequate for Top Dogs, Scanty for Lower-Tier Producers The long-awaited Merrill Lynch retention package has arrived. Not surprisingly, top producers will probably be pleased, but others may not. |
Registered Rep.
April 23, 2010
Halah Touryalai |
Compensation Key To Breakaway Recruiting Pitch RIA principals and consultants discuss strategies for wooing and hiring advisors from various different kinds of firms. |
