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BenefitMall Scoops Up BenefitPort
By Staff WriterCenterstone Insurance and Financial Services Inc. has acquired BenefitPort Southwest.BenefitPort, Fort Worth, Texas, is a general agency founded in 1985 that distributes individual, group and ...
July 01, 2008
Questions to facilitate changeFor an advisor, changing broker/dealers could be one of the most difficult decisions to make. If advisors aren't getting everything they need from their current...
July 01, 2008
Don't Stop SpendingThe credit crunch of 2007 has led to a decline in value of structured products like credit derivatives. "These products had been highly leveraged by...
July 01, 2008
NEWS & PRODUCTS, JULY 2007Marcia Martin was named senior vice president, operations and partner support, at Cambridge Investment Research. Martin, who joined Cambridge in January 2005, assumes oversight for...
July 01, 2008
Fight the PowerEver wonder whether you could take on the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and actually come out better than if you had settled? The answer,...
July 01, 2008
Greener PasturesLooking over the fence at other broker-dealer pastures is always a fun experience for financial advisors. An advisor at one firm might look longingly at...
June 30, 2008
Celebrating the spirit of independenceHappy Summer! Can you believe that half of the year is already behind us? July is always a great month to take some time off, smell the roses and on a professional level, assess your practice so as to gear up for a strong second half of the
June 26, 2008
Auld To Head AIG Financial Advisors, American General SecuritiesJeffrey Auld has been named President and CEO of AIG Financial Advisors, Inc. and American General Securities Incorporated (AGSI), effective June 30, 2008. Auld succeeds...