Focus Expands
By James J. GreenFocus Financial Partners, the buyer of advisory firms led by CEO Rudy Adolf, has entered the business of providing consulting help to brokers looking to...
December 01, 2008
Five Questions for the Top RecruitersWhen should an advisor speak with another firm? Is it OK to just "explore" or should the advisor be fully prepared to "exit" when contacting...
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...
November 25, 2008
Charles Goldman Finds New Home at FidelityFidelity Investments announced November 25 that it had hired Charles Goldman
November 24, 2008
The Priceless Value We OfferThe end of a year is always a good time to reflect upon the value that we as advisors bring to our clients. 2009 will...
November 19, 2008
Fidelity Names New Head of RIA UnitFidelity Investments on November 19 named Michael Durbin as president of its RIA custody unit
November 19, 2008
Searching for a Custodian, and Questioning DiversificationI am in the final stages of selecting a new custodian and I'm rethinking my long-time belief in diversification. On the custodian front, I have spoken...