Broker Dealers
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Roel Campos Forecasts Regulatory Landscape
By Melanie WaddellFormer SEC Commissioner Roel Campos, who is now part of President-elect Barack Obama's economic transition team
December 01, 2008
Breaking AwayA new report, Wealth Management Goes Independent: Spotting the Breakaway Brokers, released by Aite Group in late October found that more than one in four...
December 01, 2008
The Small-Town TouchThe crisis on Wall Street has led many wirehouse brokers in particular to reconsider their affiliation options. So when a major producer with LPL Financial...
December 01, 2008
B/D Briefings News & ProductsAmeriprise Financial, Inc. announced that it has completed its all-cash acquisition of H&R Block Financial Advisors from H&R Block. The more than 950 H&R Block...
December 01, 2008
A Wealth Management Future?In a discussion with Mark Tibergien this past summer, the conversation turned to people who not only clearly see the big picture now, but also...
December 01, 2008
Commonwealth Leaders, Advisors Fired Up(Phoenix) Commonwealth Financial Network advisors seem to be taking a measured approach to the present financial crisis. And that means they were quite keen to...
December 01, 2008
Raymond James Upbeat about RecruitingFor many broker-dealer firms, 2008 is a year to forget. But that's not the case for Raymond James. "This will probably be the most successful recruiting...
November 25, 2008
Progressive Benefit Joins ConsortiumA benefits broker group has added a member firm in the Southeast.Progressive Benefit Solutions L.L.C., Raleigh, N.C., is now a member of the Benefit Advisors ...