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Industry Leaders on Practice Management: Sales and Marketing
By James J. Green, John SullivanWe convened with four industry experts in June to hash out the results of our groundbreaking Pursuing Practice Excellence study. In this transcript, their insights on what works, and doesn't, on advisor sales and marketing support.
August 03, 2012
Harris, M&I Banks Merge Broker-DealersThe BMO Financial Group now has 165 financial advisors in nine states, BMO Harris Financial Advisors President Mike Miroballi told AdvisorOne.
August 03, 2012
Facebook: Work in progress (Economist)Facebook has initiatives underway to boost revenue off the members it already has.
August 02, 2012
LPL Grabs Russo’s Advantage Financial, $2 Billion in Assets From NPCRusso described the move of 63 advisors to LPL from NPC as a process that Advantage Financial undertook as it created a philosophy reflecting the strong currents that are sweeping through the industry.
August 01, 2012
AIG Advisor Group and Woodbury Upbeat on Retention, Sales After DealThe AIG group, led by Larry Roth, plans further acquisitions in the independent space; the recently announced deal could add 1,400 reps to the 4,400-advisor firm.
August 01, 2012
India restores power after massive blackouts (Al Jazeera)The two-day blackout left 620 million without electricity. The Confederation of Indian Industry puts the loss to business in the hundreds of millions of dollars.
July 31, 2012
AIG Advisor Group Buys Woodbury FinancialThe wait is over. AIG and The Hartford announced Tuesday evening that the insurance giants had signed a definitive agreement to make Woodbury Financial Services part of AIGs Advisor Group
July 31, 2012
LPL Adds 223 Advisors as Profits Drop 13%In a repeat from last quarter, LPL Financial reported that quarterly profits were down although revenues were up.