Broker Dealers
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4 Ways Diversity-Focused Firms Do Better
By Marlene SatterDiversity-minded firms have happier, better compensated advisors, a Fidelity study found.
October 03, 2018
Drinker Biddle Launches Best Interest Compliance TeamMore than 20 lawyers will help advisors and BDs navigate the "stream of rules and regulations."
October 03, 2018
LPL Adds Waddell & Reed Team, Raymond James Picks Up Wirehouse Reps: Recruiting RoundupAlso, Cetera Financial Group says advisors who have affiliated with its broker-dealers over the past few weeks could bring over $650 million in client assets.
October 03, 2018
RIA Breakaways Rose 20% in 2017: SchwabThe new independent firms represent $84 billion in AUM.
October 03, 2018
Charles Schwab Laments Image of Advisors as 'Used-Car Salesmen'The chairman says that the industry needs to embrace a fiduciary standard that puts it on the right path to help Main Street investors.
October 02, 2018
Morningstar and Mercer Pair Up to Offer Data PlatformThe two firms announced an alliance to provide institutional asset management data on a single global platform.
October 02, 2018
Tips for Getting Referrals and Finding New Clients, From Top AdvisorsDuring Raymond James' 2018 Women's Symposium, four top FAs shared their experience and advice.
October 02, 2018
3 Ways an Advisor Can Become a Local CelebrityIndependent advisors can't afford to be "the best kept secret" if they want to grow and remain profitable.