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Investment Advisor September 2009 James J. Green |
How the Representatives Voted The year 2009 marked the 19th time that Investment Advisor asked its readers who are representatives of independent broker/dealers to rank their own B/Ds on 14 discrete categories, along with an overall rating. |
Investment Advisor September 2007 James J. Green |
Leading the Way The leaders of the 2007 Broker/Dealers of the Year reflect their reps: optimistic, opinionated professionals whose business savvy is growing in a challenging environment |
Investment Advisor October 2007 |
Clark Strikes Another Nerve Letters to the editor: Genius, Pure Genius... Who Says They're the Good Guys... In Favor of Full Disclosure... etc. |
Investment Advisor September 2009 |
Broker/Dealers of the Year, Through the Years A list of the top Broker/Dealers of the Year, as chosen by Investment Advisor readers, from 1994-2009. |
Investment Advisor December 2009 Kathleen M. McBride |
B/D Briefing: Surprise Broker Sentiment Most appear to support a fiduciary standard. |
Investment Advisor November 2006 |
Tell Us How You Really Feel Letters to the editor: Board to Death: Reloaded.. At a conference near you... Corrections... |
Investment Advisor August 2007 Bob Clark |
Genius, Pure Genius Fake studies with unsound data and faulty conclusions put people who are trying to do the right thing on the wrong track. The problem is that for over a hundred years, the financial services industry has gotten away with a fraud: acting like "advisors" but being compensated as salespeople. |
Investment Advisor October 2006 Kathleen M. McBride |
What Matters Most Results from a Broker/Dealer of the Year poll offer valuable tools for b/ds to see how they are doing, on average, among reps, and where there's room for improvement. |
Investment Advisor September 2007 |
Through the Years Broker/Dealers of the Year 1991-2007 |
Investment Advisor October 2007 K. McBride & K. Stapleton |
Birds of a Feather More than ever, the professional associations that cater to financial planners and advisors are having a meaningful impact outside the planning community itself, among consumers, in the courts, and on Capitol Hill. |
Investment Advisor September 2009 James J. Green |
Who Representatives Voted For Win, place and show in this year's Broker/Dealer of the Year voting. |
Investment Advisor March 2006 Melanie Waddell |
Piling On Keeping up with compliance chores will continue to occupy a substantial portion of advisors' time, as industry officials and observers are steadfast in their belief that regulatory scrutiny by the SEC and NASD isn't going away. |
Investment Advisor June 2007 James J. Green |
A Level Playing Field An interview with NAPFA's Dick Bellmer on the group's consumer education campaign on fiduciary standards. |
Investment Advisor June 2006 Kathleen M. McBride |
Stretched For broker/dealers who are already stressed, dually registered advisors are a challenge being met in varied ways. |
Investment Advisor February 2010 Bob Clark |
Clark at Large: Declaration of Independence Starting with fiduciary duty, I propose standards for a new profession. |
Investment Advisor July 2009 Melanie Waddell |
Regulatory Reform Angst It's clear that advisors are worried about the impact of regulatory reform measures. |
Investment Advisor March 2009 James J. Green |
Editor's Note: For Your Consideration RIAs and broker/dealers are more alike than they are different, and it's always better to merge from strength than weakness. |
Investment Advisor June 2008 Philip Palaveev |
The New Model: The Fee-Only Broker/Dealer Independent broker/dealers must tackle head-on the causes of their frustration if they wish to survive. |
Investment Advisor October 2009 James J. Green |
Catching Up With: Bill Baldwin A telephone interview with the editor-in-chief of this publication and the new chairman of NAPFA, Bill Baldwin. |
Investment Advisor October 2006 Melanie Waddell |
Catching up with... An interview with Tom Grzymala, a former RIA and Accredited Investment Fiduciary Auditor about ensuring those advisors who proffer advice are living up to fiduciary standards. |
Investment Advisor September 2005 |
Fantastic 5 This year's winning broker/dealers of the year reveal some of the machinery behind the success: Division I -- Geneos Wealth Management... Division II -- Brecek & Young Advisors... etc. |
Investment Advisor September 2009 Bob Clark |
Clark at Large: These Guys Are Good Did you ever get the haunting feeling that something was going too well? That's how I'm starting to feel about the reregulation of the advisory world, which is part of the Obama Administration's overhaul of the financial services industry. |
Investment Advisor February 2008 Melanie Waddell |
A Busy Year in Washington Now that the Rand report assessing the advisory and broker/dealer industries has been released, No doubt advisors and brokers will be anticipating any possible regulatory actions that the SEC may take. |
Investment Advisor August 2005 Bob Clark |
Clark at Large: Why NAPFA Matters Can the future of financial planning really depend on folks who fudge their numbers? |
Registered Rep. August 19, 2009 Christina Mucciolo |
Haggling Over The F Word Continues Regulators, consumer advocates and politicians continue to hammer out what it might mean for Series 65 investment advisors and series 7 registered reps to adhere to the new fiduciary standard. |
Investment Advisor June 2010 Marlene Y. Satter |
Tenacity The financial crisis gave independent B/Ds a drubbing from which they've yet to fully recover, according to the IA 2010 broker/dealer survey. |
Investment Advisor August 2010 Bob Clark |
Can't Beat 'Em? Then Stall 'Em Despite the reform bill's ambiguity, a fiduciary standard for all seems likely. |
Investment Advisor May 2010 Bob Clark |
Clark at Large: Hope and Change Hope is waning for a fiduciary standard for brokers. But the battle's not over yet. |
Investment Advisor May 2008 Melanie Waddell |
Donohue on the Rand Report & Paulson SEC exec doesn't foresee a single regulator for advisors and broker/dealers. |
Investment Advisor January 2010 Bob Clark |
Clark at Large: The Riddle of the CFP Board Have you ever wondered what those folks at the Certified Financial Planning Board are thinking? |
Investment Advisor March 2006 Melanie Waddell |
The Playing Field: Here, There and Everywhere Dually registered advisors (advisors who are registered with both the SEC and the NASD, and are collecting both fees and commissions) have the best -- and worst -- of both worlds. However, a new study shows when implemented properly, the hybrid model can be very profitable. |
Investment Advisor August 2006 Kathleen M. McBride |
B/d Briefing: A New Regulatory Framework? In a move that may be the opening salvo in a fight for unified investor protection rules, the SEC is seeking information from potential contractors to conduct a study about how investments and advice are marketed to individual investors. |
Investment Advisor September 2008 Philip Palaveev |
B/D or RIA? How to Decide for Yourself To help make the decision between the registered independent advisor and broker/dealer approach, first ask yourself where you belong. |
Investment Advisor October 2005 |
Letters: Get Off it, Already A broker might act like a fiduciary, but he is not allowed to call himself one... The Question's Been Answered... Corrections... |
Investment Advisor May 2006 Kathleen M. McBride |
B/D Briefing: Pick Three In a recent reader survey, when asked where reps would go if they were to consider moving to another B/D, three firms were consistently mentioned: Commonwealth Financial Network, LPL Financial Services and Raymond James Financial Services. Here's why. |
Investment Advisor January 2006 Kathleen M. McBride |
Balancing Act The broker/dealer model is changing, spurred by business and regulatory pressures, and reps may stop talking to their clients. |
Investment Advisor September 2010 Green & Sullivan |
Optimists: The 20th Annual Broker/Dealers of the Year Any broker/dealer that isn't getting into continuity planning better hurry up or they'll be out of business. |
Registered Rep. March 16, 2012 Kristen French |
Wire Houses Minting Fiduciary Advisors -- Or Are They? None of the firms will go on record as to whom specifically in the rank and file is adopting the standard, nor will they provide much detail on what that training looks like. |
Investment Advisor July 2007 Melanie Waddell |
Protect Yourself It's an annoying but necessary task: here's the latest intelligence on how to guard your financial practice from both the regulators and your clients. |
Investment Advisor September 2010 Bob Clark |
Clark at Large: Time to Represent, Advisor Leaders! Advisors can play a powerful role in the SEC's fiduciary deliberations, if they can get their leaders to lead. |
Investment Advisor October 2008 James J. Green |
Is Consolidation Finally Here? Several recent deals for mid-sized independent broker/dealers raises the question. |
Investment Advisor March 2008 Melanie Waddell |
Figuring Out Fiduciary What, exactly, does fiduciary advisor mean? How can an advisor know for sure if he's fulfilling his fiduciary obligations? Are there any real guidelines? |
Investment Advisor August 2010 Melanie Waddell |
Broker/Dealer Marketing: Finding Their Voice Broker/Dealers are waking up to the new, post-downturn marketing environment. Here are a few of the best ideas. |
Investment Advisor June 2009 James J. Green |
Best of Times, Worst of Times Securities America and Capital Analysts have responded to the financial crisis in quite different ways. But they're also quite similar in how they're proactively changing their business models to help reps and the home office thrive |
Investment Advisor May 2007 Kathleen M. McBride |
Exemption Vacation "To be, or not to be?" a fiduciary is the question of the hour for broker/dealers. |
Registered Rep. February 2, 2006 Kristen French |
Brokers Learning to Play by New Rules It's no longer business as usual on Wall Street. Starting yesterday, broker/dealers must follow a new SEC rule that requires them to disclose at certain times that they may not be acting in their clients' best interest. |
Registered Rep. July 9, 2010 Jerry Gleeson |
Broader Fiduciary Standard Could Kick Up B/d Insurance Bills Will a broader application of the fiduciary standard be accompanied by higher insurance costs? Some broker/dealers are bracing for the possibility. |
Investment Advisor June 2008 McBride & Roberts |
The Presidents Speak Recruiting and building margins are top challenges for independent broker/dealers today. |
Investment Advisor September 2008 Melanie Waddell |
Whither the Independent B/D? Securities America's acquisition of Brecek & Young is yet another sign of dwindling independent broker/dealers. |
Investment Advisor September 2008 Eric Schwartz |
B/D or RIA? The Case for the Flexible B/D How independent broker/dealers and advisors can thrive by leveraging the trends of the future. |