Broker Dealers
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How Much Do Agents Make On Settlements? It Depends.
By Matt BradyJust as life insurance policies brought to the secondary market may attract any number of varying offers, the agents who bring those policies to life ...
September 01, 2007
A Word of ThanksThe Investment Advisor editorial staff wishes to extend special gratitude to the leaders of the 2006 Broker/Dealers of the Year for their willingness to share...
September 01, 2007
How We Define YouGreen: When you say [you're researching] "financial advisors," who do you mean--brokers, RIAs? Harrington: All of those. What's your term for the generic? I always say our...
September 01, 2007
Leading the WayThe representatives of independent broker/dealers are fiercely independent people who utterly reject the drawbacks (and benefits) of the wirehouse employee broker model. As independent reps,...
September 01, 2007
The Fair Value Pricing Gap Narrows"A more universal view of fair valuation policies and procedures exists today in the investment management industry," writes Paul Kraft, a partner in Deloitte &...
September 01, 2007
Division II, Brecek & Young Advisors, Inc.Brecek & Young Advisors, Inc. Chairman and CEO Christopher Ranney Founded: 1992 Producing reps: 291 2007 estimated gross revenue: $42.2 million 2006 average annual gross production per rep: $150,538 Ratio...
September 01, 2007
I'm really happy here. But if I weren't . . .Each year, there are several "fill-in-the-blank" fields on the Broker/Dealer of the Year ballot. One, for instance, asks which products and services reps would like...
September 01, 2007
Division III, Capital Financial Group/H. Beck, Inc.Capital Financial Group/H. Beck, Inc. Founder, Chairman, and CEO Eric Meyers Founded: 1981 Producing reps: 624 2007 estimated gross revenue: $70 million 2006 average annual gross production per rep:...