Broker Dealers
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How We Define You
By Staff WriterGreen: When you say [you're researching] "financial advisors," who do you mean--brokers, RIAs? Harrington: All of those. What's your term for the generic? I always say our...
September 01, 2007
Division II, Brecek & Young Advisors, Inc.Brecek & Young Advisors, Inc. Chairman and CEO Christopher Ranney Founded: 1992 Producing reps: 291 2007 estimated gross revenue: $42.2 million 2006 average annual gross production per rep: $150,538 Ratio...
September 01, 2007
I'm really happy here. But if I weren't . . .Each year, there are several "fill-in-the-blank" fields on the Broker/Dealer of the Year ballot. One, for instance, asks which products and services reps would like...
September 01, 2007
Division III, Capital Financial Group/H. Beck, Inc.Capital Financial Group/H. Beck, Inc. Founder, Chairman, and CEO Eric Meyers Founded: 1981 Producing reps: 624 2007 estimated gross revenue: $70 million 2006 average annual gross production per rep:...
September 01, 2007
Clustered Near the TopThe good news for the independent broker/dealers who competed in the 17th annual balloting for Investment Advisor Broker/Dealers of the Year is that the vast...
September 01, 2007
A Practitioner's View on the Merrill RuleBefore we move on to portfolio management, let's discuss some of the recent developments concerning the broker/dealer exemption rule, aka the Merrill Lynch rule. The...
September 01, 2007
Through the YearsThis is the 17th year that Investment Advisor readers have chosen Broker/Dealers of the Year. During the first four years of voting, the top five...
September 01, 2007
Know What Else I Could Use?It would seem that reps participating in this year's survey are for the most part pretty satisfied with the products and services that their B/Ds...