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Ex-LPL Rep Charged With Fraud, Could Get 37 Years Behind Bars
By Jeff BermanThe former LPL broker is accused of raiding clients' annuities, the Justice Department says.
January 31, 2022
Merrill's New Training Program: Less Selling, More Coaching, Plenty of SkepticismCan Merrill meet its goal of graduating 1,000 new advisors a year? Will they stick around? Recruiters have doubts.
January 27, 2022
SEC Bars Imprisoned Ex-Woodbridge Sales ManagerIvan Acevedo recently started a five-year sentence for his role in the $1.2 billion Woodbridge Ponzi scheme.
January 27, 2022
5 Tough Questions Prospective Hires Ask in InterviewsFirm owners often flub the answers to these questions, causing talented candidates to reconsider their interest.
January 27, 2022
New Ameriprise Ads Spotlight Personalized AdviceThe BD's new tagline is intended to capture the surging demand for advice since 2020, a marketing exec says.
January 25, 2022
FINRA Bars Ex-BofA Rep Accused of Forging Document, Taking Client FundsThe former broker and advisor trainee also failed to inform the wirehouse he was engaged in an outside business activity.
January 25, 2022
Ex-UBS Broker Spent $4.6M of Client Money on Gifts for Women: SECThe former broker is charged with defrauding a family out of more than $5 million.
January 25, 2022
Integrity Marketing Acquires Lion Street and Maryland LifeThe two firms generate about $180 million in sales per year.