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Five Questions for a Top Executive
By Janet LevauxA discussion with St. Louis-based John Peluso, president of Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network, which has more than 800 independent advisors and $40 billion in assets.
May 06, 2010
Wells Fargo Hires Merrill Manager; Baird Adds from Smith BarneyWells Fargo Advisors tapped Thomas R. Isaacs from Merrill Lynch to serve as the market manager for its New York City branches, while Baird picked up William H. Sewell from Morgan Stanley Smith Barney to open a new office in Raleigh, N.C.
May 01, 2010
50 Top Women in Wealth Management for 2010Selected by an advisory board of distinguished women involved in the wealth management business, the list of the 50 Top Women in Wealth Management...
April 29, 2010
Five Lessons on Using Phones and E-Mail from the Emily Post InstituteAccording to Peter Post, director of the Emily Post Institute and author of five etiquette books, "When using cell phones and e-mail, be sure you don't put confidential information out there for the public to see."
April 29, 2010
Stifel Shares Q1 Growth Report on Heels of Merger NewsStifel's wealth-management operations are poised to include 1,900 financial advisors and $100 billion in assets under management after its merger with Thomas Weisel Partners is completed.
April 28, 2010
Turning Crisis into Opportunity; RJFS Advisor Shares Blueprint at ConfabNancy Caton of Raymond James Financial Service explains her methods of surviving the financial crisis -- and thriving -- with colleagues during the group's annual meeting in Nashville; her practice is based in the San Francisco Bay Area.
April 26, 2010
Stifel to Buy Thomas Weisel; Would Have 1,900 FAs, $100 Bn AUM after MergerDeal should give Stifel more private-equity products and Silicon-Valley clients, as well as about $1.6 billion in yearly sales.
April 23, 2010
Morgan Stanley's Branch Plans: Consolidation to 750 Offices in U.S.In the latest quarter (ended March 30, 2010), MSSB had 18,140 financial advisors, down a tad from 18,135 in the fourth quarter of 2009 and 18,444 in the second quarter of 2009.