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Registered Rep. February 13, 2012 Jerry Gleeson |
Raymond James Ramping Up Its RIA with New Leadership, Investment The new president, Bill Van Law, said the company plans to make a significant investment in the business in the months ahead. |
Financial Advisor March 2012 |
Raymond James Hedges Bets Raymond James Financial Services CEO Dick Averitt related a story of how the independent contractor grew from a relatively small base 25 years ago to the largest part of the brokerage firm's business today. |
Financial Planning August 1, 2010 Donna Mitchell |
Who's Planning? A study by Boston-based AiteGroup found that only 18% of independent advisors make financial planning the center of their practice. |
Financial Advisor June 2007 Raymond Fazzi |
Follow The Money Broker-dealers sum up the future of advisory services in two words: rich folks. |
Financial Planning November 1, 2009 John J. Bowen Jr. |
Getting the Right Help Financial services firms aren't doing enough to support the transition to wealth management. |
On Wall Street September 1, 2008 Parisi & Leung |
Are You Prepared for the Retirement Boom? Meeting the retirement and estate planning needs of the baby boomer generation represents today's greatest growth opportunity for financial advisors. But are advisors ready for it? |
Financial Advisor October 2006 |
Frontline News Many Planners Underwhelmed By Software... EISI Buys Financial Profiles... Affluent Ignore Retirement Planning, Survey Finds... Skip Viragh Award Goes To Evensky And Hopewell... Oxford Financial Names Investment Chief... etc. |
Registered Rep. January 25, 2010 Halah Touryalai |
LPL's New RIA Platform Rakes in Assets Since launching the platform in October 2008 through the end of 2009, the firm gathered $7.3 billion in assets. |
On Wall Street September 1, 2012 Frances A. McMorris |
Editor's Letter: Wealth Management with a Personal Touch Things that financial advisors need to consider as baby boomers approach retirement. |
On Wall Street March 19, 2013 Bill Willis |
Recruiter's Tour of Raymond James Morgan Keegan employees were required to make a home office visit after their firm was acquired by Raymond James. |
On Wall Street November 1, 2010 Gallant & Schneider |
Navigating The Retirement Business The demand for retirement income support will continue to grow rapidly in the coming years as the aging of the baby boom generation is inevitable. |
Registered Rep. April 2, 2013 Diana Britton |
Comings & Goings: April 2013 Scott Collins, former CEO of FirstPoint Partners, has moved to TD Ameritrade Institutional... Raymond James has named Vin Campagnoli as chief information officer... Convergent Wealth Advisors has hired John Mastal as managing director... |
Registered Rep. November 16, 2011 Diana Britton |
How Much Cash Are Your Clients Really Holding? The Sum May Surprise You Investors say they're holding 27 percent of their investable assets in cash, according to an MFS Investment Management survey of 929 investors. |
Registered Rep. July 22, 2010 Christina Mucciolo |
Raymond James Financial and Wells Fargo Retail Brokerage Units Hang In There A report on earnings from two major financial firms. |
Investment Advisor June 2009 Lewis Schiff |
The Affluentialist: Best Practices for Retirement Planning According to an in depth survey of experienced advisors who devoted a significant portion of their practices to retirement planning, demands from clients are driving the evolution of retirement services. |
Financial Advisor October 2006 Raymond Fazzi |
Embracing The Small Client The trend is to seek out big accounts, but many investment managers and planners continue to value relationships with small clients. |
Registered Rep. January 1, 2008 |
Top 50 Independent B/D Advisors Our list of the top broker/dealer advisors. |
Financial Advisor August 2009 Eric Rasmussen |
Wish Upon An 'IAR' RIA or IAR? Registered investment advisor or independent advisor representative; the anagram you choose will depend on how big you are and how independent you want to be. |
Financial Planning June 1, 2012 Ackermann et al. |
Hot Topics Ultrawealthy increase allocation to aternative investments... Independent broker-dealers struggling to survive... LPL nabs $560M team... |
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. |
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. |
Investment Advisor September 2007 Lewis Schiff |
The Affluent and Retirement In addition to the details of a comprehensive advanced planning strategy, clients may worry about retirement -- how to live it and what it means to retire with significant assets. Retirement for advanced planning clients has evolved over the years. |
Financial Planning June 1, 2008 Elizabeth O'Brien |
Millionaires Ahoy! Independent advisors who are looking to snag more millionaire clients should focus their efforts on prospects who do not already have a registered investment advisor, according to a new study by Fidelity Investments. |
Registered Rep. February 29, 2012 Jerry Gleeson |
It's a Tough Route for Younger Advisors Anew report by Charles Schwab, which shows that advisors under the age of 40 are more likely than their older peers to feel pressure to grow their book of business, or to focus on selling proprietary products. |
Financial Planning November 1, 2012 Elson et al. |
Hot Topics Rosy outlook for advisory firms... Changes coming for ce credit... Retirement sweet spot... |
Registered Rep. February 7, 2012 Diana Britton |
LPL Posts Record Revenue For Year, Despite Volatility While other firms suffered in the fourth quarter on slow client activity, LPL Financial announced earnings today of $39.4 million for the quarter, up $156 million from a net loss of $116.6 million in the fourth quarter 2010. |
Financial Advisor December 2005 |
Frontline News Fee-Only Practices Are The Most Profitable... FOLIOfn Subsidiary Launches Proxy Compliance Service... Advisors Got Wealthier, And Happier, In 2004, Says Survey... FPA Names Nicolette 2006 President-Elect... etc. |
Financial Advisor November 2008 Raymond Fazzi |
Disclose, Baby, Disclose Firms such as Schwab, Fidelity, LPL and Raymond James have made no secret of their desire to take advantage of the distress on Wall Street by luring top producers from Merrill Lynch and other troubled wirehouses. |
Financial Planning December 1, 2006 Marshall Eckblad |
The Retirement Puzzle Serving retirees might be a lot less profitable than most financial planners imagine. There are certainly opportunities in catering to this wealthy crowd, but only if you know where to look. |
Financial Planning September 1, 2006 Elizabeth O'Brien |
Target: RIAs The New York City-based company has expanded well beyond its roots as a discount brokerage for do-it-yourself investors. E*Trade seals a greater foothold in the crowded wealth management arena. |
Investment Advisor April 2009 Lewis Schiff |
Danger & Opportunity: Seling Wisdom Advisors with a wealth-management practice orientation can provide the kind of services affluent families need during difficult market times. |
Financial Advisor March 2012 Bernie Clark |
The Changing Affluent Investor Advisors must prepare for new affluent clients and the changes, attitudes and expectations they will bring with them. |
Registered Rep. October 29, 2009 Kristen French |
RJFS Raises RIA minimums, LPL Pulls Past RJ in RIA Assets Raymond James is raising minimums for new RIAs who want to custody assets on its RJFS-IAD platform from $30 million to $50 million. |
Registered Rep. December 1, 2002 Walter H. Zultowski |
Who Wants a Wealth Manager? Are potential clients excited about the prospect of receiving wealth management services? And of those who are, what characteristics do they share? Phoenix, which specializes in this market, set out to answer these questions in a survey of the high-net-worth population. |
Financial Advisor May 3, 2010 |
Advisor Emporium News: Automatic 401(k) Plans Growing... ProShares Offers Inverse ETFs... First Allied Launches Fund Allocator... Curian Adds New Investment Strategies... Advisor Partners Upgrades Portfolio Program... Van Eck Offers Small-Cap Investments... more... |
Financial Planning September 1, 2010 Marion Asnes |
Real Wealth Wealth management is a study in anxieties, as advisors relate how even their multimillionaire clients are struggling to unload overpriced homes and pay astronomical college tuition bills. You have to wonder: What is wealth, anyway? |
Financial Planning January 1, 2013 Donald Jay Korn |
Top Custodians: Battling for Custody Custodians try different strategies for growth as advisors break away to join RIA firms. |
Financial Planning July 1, 2013 Katie Kuehner-Hebert |
Quitting Your Job? Create an Exit Strategy Advisors considering a change of venue need a game plan and a clear sense of who owns their client relationships. |
Financial Planning May 1, 2013 |
Advisor Optimism Hits New High Sentiment climbs, buoyed by big increases in retirement planning activity and fees. |
Financial Advisor November 2008 |
Frontline News News for the Financial Industry: Tumult Could Expand Ranks Of RIAs... M&A Activity Remains Healthy... Independent B-Ds: Don't Tread On Us... Who Has The Most Satisfied Advisors?... The Business Of Serving Business Owners... etc. |
Financial Planning August 1, 2007 Marshall Eckblad |
Advisor Pulse If a new survey is to be believed, advisors who help their clients with retirement planning -- and that's most of you -- will soon face a difficult choice: Change the way you service clients or watch your profits shrink. |
Financial Planning March 1, 2011 Donna Mitchell |
Staffing: The Next Generation Early in the life cycle of a financial planning firm, once it grows beyond a few seasoned principals, comes the day you hire your first new young associate planner. It's an important step for your firm, and for the profession. |
Financial Planning August 1, 2012 |
Women Advisors Forum/Boston: Sharing Strategies Women planners are changing the face of the financial services industry. |
Financial Planning September 1, 2012 Scott Wenger |
Editor's View: FP has a new Retirement Advisor Index FP s new Retirement Advisor Confidence Index will help planners gauge industry business conditions |
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 January 2007 Ivanova & Kahler |
The ABCs Of Retirees To meet the needs of retiree clients, financial advisors will need to beef up their knowledge not only of investment-related retirement issues, but also non-investment areas. |
Investment Advisor October 2008 |
Catching up with... Dick Averitt A short conversation with Dick Averitt, chairman and CEO of Raymond James Financial Services. |
Financial Planning January 1, 2010 Stacy Schultz |
Making a Statement When Raymond James bumped up its minimums in November, it positioned itself for a new standard, but could bad timing hinder its strategy? |
Financial Advisor March 2007 |
Frontline News New Firm To Invest In Advisory Businesses... Morningstar Launches SMAs... Americans Tops In Retirement Saving... Focus Unveils Major Acquisitions... National Financial Had Record-Setting Year... etc. |
Financial Planning February 1, 2007 Joel Bruckenstein |
Retirement Software: Do You Have What Boomers Need? Here is a radical proposal for serving the next generation of retirees more effectively -- and profitably. |