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An Unromanticized Guide to Merging Advisory Firms
By Gil WeinreichGreg Friedman shared lessons from Private Ocean's merger; another panelist at MarketCounsel conference discussed the unthinkable consequences of not having a succession plan.
December 11, 2013
Are Brokers Greedy Scumbags?Despite bad press and widespread bias, FINRA statistics tell a much different story about the behavior of most financial advisors, recruiter Jon Henschen says.
December 10, 2013
The State of Fiduciary After 1,640 Days: Time for a Reset?Fiduciaries need to apply our risk analysis skills to what could be the most important regulatory action in decades: the SEC's fiduciary rulemaking.
December 10, 2013
Consumers have had enough, ‘rage survey’ findsCustomer service is much to blame for customers increasing frustrations.
December 10, 2013
LPL Welcomes Back $200M Team; Raymond James Adds $220M Wells GroupThe advisor group returns to LPL from Ameriprise, while Raymond James welcomes three reps to its Advisor Select channel.
December 09, 2013
Lessons on Digital Disruption From Down UnderAn award-winning paper tells advisors how they can avoid being the slowpokes in a two-speed economy seeing a surge of investors flocking to online advice.
December 06, 2013
Bogle Hailed as Warrior for the Common InvestorMichael Zeuner and Jim Patrick of Institute for the Fiduciary Standard remain optimistic, tying John Bogle's "investor first" approach to the fiduciary standard.