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By Chris CarosaThe already jaded consumer can only conclude the debate over fiduciary standard vs. suitability standard is nothing more than Madison Avenue sloganeering.
May 08, 2013
Warning: Micromanagement Doesn’t Build Successful FirmsYou hired them, you trained them and you coach them. Let employees do their job.
May 08, 2013
Stephen Hawking “backs Israel boycott”The master of space and time joins the academic, artistic and athletic boycott of Israel.
May 08, 2013
New Hire Roundup: Marcus Goes to GenworthThis week in new hires, Joel Marcus joined Genworth Wealth Management and Direxion brought in Patrick Rudnick as CFO.
May 07, 2013
Middle-Age White Guys Need Not Apply: AIG’s Advisor Group Diversifies RecruitmentThe traditional image of the wirehouse-trained advisor serving strictly HNW white males is giving way as women challenge assumptions about who the average investor is.
May 07, 2013
The survey says…A recent survey of financial advisors indicates what they want to do, and whats preventing them from doing it.
May 06, 2013
Mark Tibergien: The 2013 IA 25 Extended ProfileTibergiens influence on the industry started before his affiliation with us and will last far beyond 2013.
May 06, 2013
Advisor Group Unveils Initiative to Help Women Advisors Grow Their PracticeThe AIG-owned Advisor Group is putting its power behind an initiative to help women advisors grow their business in an admittedly "male-dominated industry."