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FSI Chair Blasts White House Fiduciary Memo as ‘Offensive’
By Janet LevauxFSI Chairman and Cetera President Antoniades says the memo's "ignorance" is "frankly offensive"; FSI also says its fighting FINRA's CARDS plan.
January 23, 2015
Getting appointments: Success is closer than you thinkMost advisors are only inches from the success they desire. To get there, they must adjust their perspective.
January 23, 2015
Raymond James Grabs $1M Rep From Morgan Stanley in MiamiMeanwhile, Lebenthal Wealth adds a manager and a branch in Michigan.
January 23, 2015
White House Memo Offers a Peek at DOL Fiduciary StrategyTwo top Obama economic advisors write in an internal memo that DOL should tighten broker rules; they share some details from the long-awaited fiduciary redraft.
January 23, 2015
More Focused, Less Frequent Marketing Gets Advisors’ AttentionProduct providers efforts to reach financial advisors may be for naught if they dont ease up on how often theyre communicating with them.
January 22, 2015
Raymond James Tops Estimates as Private Client Sales Rise 8%The number of advisors jumped by 79 in the latest quarter to 6,336.
January 20, 2015
NY Fed’s Dudley, CFAs: Industry Has a Big Trust Problem. Are Advisors the Solution?To restore investors' trust, Wall Streets leaders must lead by actions, not words, but advisors themselves are part of the solution.
January 16, 2015
Schwab Posts Record '14 Profits, Sales; New Client Assets Hit $124.8 BillionNet income was up 23% for year to $1.3 billion on 11% rise in revenues to $6.1 billion; client assets up 10% to $2.46 trillion.