Broker Dealers
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What Matters Most in Wealth Management
By Kate McBrideIn the long run, what is important for investors is crucial for the health of the industry.
May 26, 2011
Morgan Stanley to Allow Some Social Media UseAbout 600 Morgan Stanley financial advisors can use LinkedIn and Twitter starting in June -- but not Facebook.
May 26, 2011
Envestnet's Agents of Change; Ken Fisher Responds; 2011 Broker-Dealer Issue: June Investment Advisor—SlideshowThe June issue of Investment Advisor is our annual Broker-Dealer issue. Look for special coverage of the issues broker-dealers are facing now and in the future. We also present our 2011 Broker-Dealer Reference Guide and Directory, a compendium of which broker-dealers are top in five major categories.
May 24, 2011
Securities America Agrees to Settlement in MassachusettsSecurities America, Inc., charged last year with improper sales of Medical Capital Notes in Massachusetts, has agreed to make full restitution to 63 Bay State investors, Secretary of the Commonwealth William Galvin said Monday.
May 23, 2011
Fidelity Poll: Broker-Dealers and RIA Firms Focused on Hiring in 2011New clients to be primary driver of growth this year.
May 23, 2011
LPL Says Hiring of Ameriprise’s Reich Signals Commitment to Retirement Plan SpaceLPL's Derek Bruton says Reich rounds out management team to help its advisors win more 401(k) business.
May 23, 2011
FINRA Annual: LPL's Casady, BofA's Krawcheck Urge Caution on Single Fiduciary StandardWhile broker-dealer executives agreed at FINRA's annual meeting in Washington on Monday that the time has come for a single fiduciary standard for brokers and advisors, they argued that the industry should work with regulators to ensure a hasty decision isn’t made on how to implement such a standard.
May 22, 2011
CannibalismWith the average age in the financial services industry hovering in the high 50s, there is a critical need for new and younger representatives to reach our growing population.