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Financial Planning
June 1, 2010
Paul Menchaca |
Tale of a Tough Year What the numbers show: a dramatic seven-month stock market rally was not enough to help most of the top 50 broker-dealers counter the aftershocks of the financial crisis.   |
Financial Advisor
August 2012
Karen DeMasters |
The Great Migration Though they aren't moving as fast as they were a few years ago, advisors are still in play for independent broker-dealers. |
Financial Advisor
March 2012
Eric Rasmussen |
Swimming In Shallow Water Broker-dealers face a stagnant rep pool, shrinking margins and the choke hold of regulators. But it's been a boon to the biggest consolidators. |
Financial Planning
June 1, 2012
Ann Marsh |
Go Big or Go Home There's a stark choice facing many players in the rapidly consolidating independent B-D game for the foreseeable future: Grow like crazy or call it quits. |
Financial Planning
June 1, 2011
Donald Jay Korn |
FP 50: Revenue Rising The money stream is flowing again: After two years of stagnant or, worse, shrinking revenue, the 50 largest independent broker-dealers report their annual revenues rebounded last year - significantly in many cases. |
Financial Planning
June 1, 2009
Paul Menchaca |
Oh, the Drama The broker-dealers who spoke to Financial Planning in this year's annual survey are busy negotiating the downturn by improving their infrastructure, expanding through recruitment and eyeing an economic rebound. |
Financial Planning
February 1, 2010
Marion Asnes |
One Fee to Bind Them In 2009, broker-dealer Capital Analysts introduced a new flat-fee business model. So how's it going? |
Financial Planning
June 1, 2008
Philip Palaveev |
Be Careful What You Wish For Understanding the advisor and independent broker-dealer relationship. |
Financial Planning
June 1, 2007
Donald Jay Korn |
FP50: Pressure Points It's a great time to be in financial services. But broker-dealers' challenges are growing as fast as their opportunities. |
Financial Planning
June 1, 2013
Ann Marsh |
FP50: Big IBDs Hit a Speed Bump Is the boom over? After years of double-digit growth, independent broker-dealers hit a rough patch in 2012. We report from the front lines of the FP50. |
Financial Planning
January 1, 2010
Paul Menchaca |
Plains Vision Surrounded by nothing but miles of farmland are the offices of Cambridge Investment Research, a pioneer of the hybrid advisory model. |
Financial Advisor
June 2009
Jeff Schlegel |
Money In Motion The economic crisis has wreaked havoc on wirehouses, and more advisors are looking for new opportunities. |
Financial Advisor
January 2012
Bruce W. Fraser |
Full Steam Ahead What could have been a sad chapter for Securities America now seems to be a new lease on life for the firm. |
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 |
Financial Advisor
January 2006
Tracey Longo |
Working Smarter, Not Harder As more independent broker-dealers set themselves up as strategic outsourcing partners, they are finding bigger and better firms driven to their door by stagnant or shrinking profit margins and the accelerating compliance melee. |
Financial Advisor
November 2010
Bruce W. Fraser |
Out Of Retrenchment Independent broker-dealers see good recruiting opportunities in 2011. |
Financial Planning
June 1, 2008
Donald Jay Korn |
All Systems Go Clients and income hold steady in the financial services industry. |
Financial Planning
October 1, 2012
Scott Wenger |
Looking to the Future: Securities America Wants to be a Leader in Retirement Income Distribution The author has a question and answer session with Securities America CEO Jim Nagengast |
Financial Advisor
November 2008
Gail Liberman |
War Breaks Out For Wirehouse Brokers The economic crisis on Wall Street, among many other things, is causing wirehouse brokers to reconsider the value proposition offered by the giant financial service firms. |
Registered Rep.
March 8, 2011
Diana Britton |
IBDs Dress Up Offerings For Hybrids Independent broker-dealers have lately been ramping up their efforts to attract hybrid advisors. |
Financial Advisor
September 2008 |
Frontline News News of interest to the financial services industry: M&A Talks Hit Many Roadblocks... Ameriprise Buys H&R Block's Advisor Business... Morningstar Buys Developer Of dbCAMS+... Securities America To Buy Brecek & Young... etc. |
Registered Rep.
July 8, 2011
Jodie Papike |
What To Do When You Smell a Storm Coming At Your B/d New technology and today's 24-hour media cycle have put advisors in a much better position to sniff out trouble at their broker/dealer. |
Financial Advisor
November 2010
David Lawrence |
Back In The Fold? Will the new regulations force independents to return to broker-dealers? |
Financial Advisor
September 2005
Bruce W. Fraser |
How To Survive The SEC Assault Advisors cite a new, more demanding compliance environment. Despite the extra financial and time burden, many advisors feel much better about their businesses, having gone through the compliance process. |
Financial Advisor
June 2007
Sherri Scordo |
Financial Advisor's 2007 Broker-Dealer Guide Top independent broker-dealers ranked by gross revenue: LPL... AIG Advisors Group... ING Advisors Network... etc. |
Financial Advisor
June 2008
Tracey Longo |
Swimming Upstream California investment advisor John Threlkeld has been working diligently to serve wealthier and wealthier investors, even purchasing two other advisors' practices and turning all but his top clients over to a junior planner. |
Financial Advisor
November 2011
Jeff Schlegel |
Back In Gear After a slow period, recruiting is revving up again among broker-dealers. |
Financial Advisor
June 2010
Jeff Schlegel |
Who's Your Market? Some broker-dealers have niches that set them apart. |
On Wall Street
July 1, 2010
Bill Willis |
Defining A Firm's Label, Where Do You Fit In? We in the securities industry make a big deal of classifications for our firms. However, over the years these categories have become blurred, as have their advantages and weaknesses. |
On Wall Street
June 1, 2011 |
The Leaders Speak The most influential leaders in wealth management today expound on evolution, revolution, moving the debate past wirehouse versus independent, and more. |
Investment Advisor
May 1, 2011
Janet Levaux |
Securities America Denies Charges of Departing Reps Anonymous sources insist advisors are leaving or planning to leave the firm |
Financial Planning
October 1, 2010
James E. Warren Jr. |
Beyond the Payout Eight critical points that every financial advisor contemplating a change of affiliation should consider. |
Financial Planning
March 1, 2007
Elizabeth O'Brien |
Clearly, Competition LPL's clearing deal with AXA Advisors prompts questions about recruitment among independent broker-dealers. |
Financial Planning
March 1, 2012
Ann Marsh |
Cetera CEO Scales Up Valerie Brown is CEO of one of the fastest-growing networks of independent advisors in the country, Cetera Financial Group in El Segundo, CA. |
On Wall Street
June 1, 2013
Braswell & Konish |
Leaders: Ranking the Top Wirehouses and Regional Broker-Dealers This year, the leading wirehouse and regional wealth management firms took the steps necessary to ensure they reap rewards as markets hit new highs. |
Financial Advisor
May 2006
Tracey Longo |
What Have You Done For Me Lately? The race is on among independent broker-dealers to recruit more top fee-based advisors. |
Financial Advisor
August 2004
Tracey Longo |
All Aboard Planners and advisors continue to switch independent broker-dealers. |
Investment Advisor
January 1, 2011
Marlene Y. Satter |
Sitting Tight 2010 will be remembered by broker/dealer recruiters as 'The Year of Going Nowhere.' |
Registered Rep.
November 1, 2007
Erik Kolb |
Fighting The Brand X Syndrome How do independent advisors choose a broker/dealer firm to work for? Since most firms offer similar services, the decision usually comes down to "squishy" qualitative factors, like feel, culture and personal touch. |
Investment Advisor
April 2010
James J. Green |
Broker/Dealer Briefing: Cetera Ready to Grow Former Ing Broker/Dealers Are Committed to the new Cetera Financial Hybrid Model. |
Financial Advisor
March 2012
David Lawrence |
Consolidation Quickens Advisors are increasingly turning to others to increase service and decrease costs. |
Investment Advisor
April 1, 2011
Jonathan Henschen |
Making the Case for Midsized Broker-Dealers Between financial viability and less cumbersome compliance burdens, midsized BDs have a lot going for them |
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. |
Financial Planning
June 1, 2008
Stacy Shultz |
Lookin' Good, Broker Dealers As baby boomers approach retirement, some believe there could be no better time to be in the financial services industry. |
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. |
Financial Planning
June 1, 2005
Black & Liptow |
FP50: The Rising Tide Among the 50 largest independent financial advisory firms--this year's FP50--revenues and assets under management were up, and losses were down. The leaders are holding their top slots, while many newbies are growing at a dramatic clip. |
Registered Rep.
March 23, 2011
Philip Palaveev |
How To Handle An Imploding Broker/Dealer As we watch one independent broker/dealer after another succumb to regulatory action, financial problems or consolidation, many advisors are questioning the security of their very livelihoods. |
Financial Advisor
August 2007
Tracey Longo |
A World For Advisors Broker-dealers across the country are reporting record revenue increases -- a significant portion of these from fee-based business -- and say they're continuing to step up their game in order to recruit advisors with significant practices. |
Financial Planning
May 1, 2010
Paul Menchaca |
The Road Ahead Securities America's executive team seems to view its stellar growth with a mix of pride, and a small degree of hesitation. |
Financial Advisor
May 2009
David J. Drucker |
Crisis Intervention Broker/Dealers unveil new programs to help advisors survive the recession. |
