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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 August 2008 James J. Green |
Not Slowing Down LPL Financial is pushing its already big envelope under the leadership of Mark Casady |
Registered Rep. July 29, 2013 Diana Britton |
No Man Is an Island Independent broker/dealers are dressing up their offerings to attract and retain advisors tempted to start their own RIAs. |
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 June 2008 Kara P. Stapleton |
Power of the Platform LPL will build a custodial offering for its own -- and outside -- RIAs. |
Registered Rep. May 5, 2008 |
LPL Financial Heats Up The RIA World The largest independent broker/dealer in the U.S. announced today it's going to launch an RIA custodian later this year, which will serve both hybrid and fee-only investment advisors who operate independent RIAs. |
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 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. |
Registered Rep. February 14, 2012 Diana Britton |
Yield of Dreams: IBD's Biggest Competition Might be a Custodian As margins continue to be squeezed, IBDs are going to have to get creative with where their revenues comes from, and that means expanding into the RIA and custody market. The question is, who'll make the next move? |
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 2008 James J. Green |
You're the Tops In a comprehensive face-to-face discussion, the leaders of the Broker/Dealers of the Year explain their firms' unique charisma and how they plan to remain at the summit of their professions. |
Investment Advisor May 2009 James J. Green |
Pershing Service for RIAs at B/Ds Pershing LLC introduces a new service for its affiliated broker/dealer firms called RIA Complete. |
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. February 7, 2012 Diana Britton |
Are Regulations Killing the Hybrid Financial Advisor? Some advisors say new compliance and regulatory burdens under Dodd-Frank are making the hybrid model untenable. |
Investment Advisor June 2006 Green & Murphy |
Recruiting Wars: Freedom and Culture The underlying dilemma of independent broker/dealers and their reps -- interdependence versus independence -- is one of the main dynamics in play when it comes to recruiting reps. |
Registered Rep. November 1, 2005 Christopher O'Leary |
Going All the Way Across the country, registered rep employees of national broker/dealers daydream of chucking it all and going off on their own. But how far do you go? Which is the best model for keeping the most of what your business generates? |
Registered Rep. September 1, 2010 Halah Touryalai |
Outgrowing the SERIES 7 There is a coveted cohort of dually registered advisors who are dropping their Series 7 licenses and leaving their b/ds behind. |
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 September 2007 Kathleen M. McBride |
Around the Table The leaders of the 2007 Broker/Dealers of the Year speak frankly about their challenges and opportunities. |
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. |
Investment Advisor June 2009 Russ Diachok |
Coming to an RIA Near You One of the scenarios arising from the financial crisis and frauds like the one perpetrated by Bernie Madoff will be greater regulation of broker/dealers. |
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 April 2007 James J. Green |
Watch LPL Grow The largest independent broker/dealer acquires three Pacific Life Insurance Co. broker/dealers. |
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. |
Registered Rep. May 2, 2011 Diana Britton |
Top LPL Advisor Leaves to Start His Own B/D, Eyes Acquisitions Registered Rep.'s top-rated 2010 independent broker/dealer advisor Ron Carson has announced plans to leave LPL Financial |
Registered Rep. February 18, 2009 Halah Touryalai |
LPL's New RIA Offering Lookin' Healthy; But Still A Pipsqueak Compared To Rivals There are some folks in the industry actually doing relatively well these days. Seriously. LPL Financial said today its new-ish RIA platform now has over $1 billion in new assets. |
Investment Advisor March 2009 Kara P. Stapleton |
Succession & Valuation A Financial Services Institute OneVoice Broker/Dealer session dealt with internal succession, discussing the steps that advisors and independent broker/dealers need to take when developing a succession plan. |
Registered Rep. March 1, 2006 Kristen French |
The Best of Both Worlds Advisors say the broker/dealer-RIA hybrid model gives them freedom to choose what products, services and fees are best for their clients. |
Investment Advisor November 2007 Kathleen M. McBride |
Migration Time Is repapering accounts for 202(a) the last straw for wirehouse reps? |
Registered Rep. March 31, 2015 Megan Leonhardt |
The Increasingly Happy Broker Generally speaking, the smaller the firm, the happier the broker, according to our fifth Independent Broker/Dealer Report Card survey. |
Investment Advisor July 2009 Jonathan Henschen |
Broker/Dealer Briefing: Which B/D Model Works Best? Advisors typically don't have a clue as to what the profit centers are at broker/dealers and, frankly, the broker/dealers would like to keep it that way. |
Investment Advisor June 2009 James J. Green |
Numerology: Fund Flows Bounce Back Independent and regional broker/dealers, along with RIAs, will account for the majority of mutual fund net sales by the year 2013. |
Investment Advisor September 2008 Melanie Waddell |
Striking While the Iron Is Hot Under the direction of Ron Fiske, Fidelity's HybridOne platform aims to serve the booming dually registered market. |
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 July 2007 Jonathan Henschen |
B/Ds in the Year 2010 What the future holds for independent broker/dealers: technology... outsourcing... marketing... practice management... succession planning... alternative investments... fees... |
Registered Rep. November 1, 2006 Susan Konig |
A Big Trade Off? For advisors looking for further independence through a registered investment advisory firm, compliance burdens can increase. Reps working under an independent b/d's umbrella RIA, also known as "dually registered" advisors, must comply with both NASD and SEC rules. |
Registered Rep. March 1, 2008 |
How to Dance the Wall Street Shuffle There's no such thing as an easy route to independence. But there are some things reps can do to ease the transition. |
Investment Advisor June 2007 Lauren Barack |
Streamlining Broker/dealers are aiming for a one-click model for their technology platforms. |
Registered Rep. April 16, 2014 Mindy Diamond |
Outgrowing the IBD For advisors who are managing more than $500 million in client assets and are looking to build an enterprise, the independent broker/dealer model may have become too limiting for them. |
Investment Advisor September 2009 James J. Green |
Where Representatives Would Go This year, more than many others, many representatives of broker/dealers are reassessing their options when it comes to with whom, and how, they will affiliate. |
Investment Advisor September 2008 James J. Green |
Culture Wars The editor of this publication makes a modest proposal for the future of the advisory industry. |
Investment Advisor July 2008 James J. Green |
Further Integration at Fidelity Registered independent advisors and broker/dealer arms at Fidelity announce a joint program. |
Registered Rep. December 1, 2006 Anne Field |
The Metamorphosis If you are ready to go out on your own as a registered investment advisor, you're likely to encounter a host of tricky problems and stumbling blocks. Here's a look at five of those problems and what you can do about them. |
Registered Rep. June 7, 2011 Diana Britton |
Advisor Group in Talks to Acquire Smaller B/D Independent broker/dealer network Advisor Group is talking to a number of small and mid-sized broker/dealers that the company would consider purchasing. |
Registered Rep. September 1, 2005 Kevin Burke |
RIAs and Their Fat Payouts Registered investment advisors continue to take home fatter paychecks than their counterparts at regionals and wirehouses, even after factoring in the RIAs' higher overhead. |
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 2008 James J. Green |
Is Consolidation Finally Here? Several recent deals for mid-sized independent broker/dealers raises the question. |
Investment Advisor July 2009 Melanie Waddell |
Regulatory Reform Angst It's clear that advisors are worried about the impact of regulatory reform measures. |
Registered Rep. June 1, 2012 Diana Britton |
Breaking Out: A New Era in Insurance Insurance firms constantly go through cycles of acquisition and sale when it comes to their broker/dealer subsidiaries. But the current sell cycle is different, and it may shake up how the business works. |
Investment Advisor September 2010 James Manouse |
IA Soapbox: B/D Marketing Departments Are Wrong A marketing department must help to make the affiliated rep the dominant rep in their local area. |