Broker Dealers
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The LTC Insurance Industry Is Not Waiting For Godot
By Peter GoldsteinIn Samuel Beckett's famous existential play, "Waiting for Godot," the characters eagerly anticipate and alternatively despair for the all-important but always elusive "Godot" to arrive.For ...
January 01, 2006
Balancing ActWhat a remarkable time these last few years have been for independent broker/dealers. The markets have recovered from a bubble, a crash, a grinding bear...
December 29, 2005
Broker Scoops Up Benefits FirmHub International Ltd. has acquired the assets of Employee Benefit Specialists Inc.[@@]Hub, Chicago, is a large insurance broker.Employee Benefit, Denver, is a benefits brokerage ...
December 22, 2005
Microsoft Enters Advisor BusinessWeb-based platform designed to tie together back-office systems
December 01, 2005
Ownership Shift at LPLIn a move that allows the founders to diversify their holdings and appraises one of the largest U.S. independent broker/dealers at $2.5 billion, Linsco/Private Ledger...
December 01, 2005
Breaking AwayPlenty of advisors today are looking to make a career move like Colin Higgins. In 2003, he left his job as a rep for a...
November 23, 2005
Security Breach? Quick! Lets Hide Under The Covers!The industry remains infantile in its approach to data securityBy ara c. tremblyWhen I was a little boy, the possibility of monsters, bogeymen and ...
November 20, 2005
Post-SwitcherooAny post-election period is a fascinating time for those of us devoted to following politics. But this is especially so when you have a "new ...