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Top 10 Best Cities for Educated Job Seekers
By Marlene Y. SatterIn a tough job market it always helps to know some of the best places to find work. More educated members of the labor force will find more opportunities in some of these cities, where the demand for education narrows the field of applicants.
October 06, 2011
Create a compelling Facebook business pageFive quick steps to fashion an incentive to visit your page.
October 05, 2011
Why Market Volatility Is Slowing Move to IndependenceWith the daily raging seas of a tumultuous market, the virtues of independence are becoming secondary concerns for many advisors.
October 05, 2011
Eurozone PMI Shrinks as Optimism FadesPrivate business activity in the euro one fell for the first time in two years in September with a drop in new orders, stoking fears that the region could be heading back into recession.
October 05, 2011
Advisors on the Go: Barclays Adds 3, Baird Picks Up 2 and Raymond James Hires 1Barclays Wealth said Wednesday that it had hired three advisors for its Latin American ultra-high-net-worth operations, while Baird announced on the same day that it had picked up two advisors in San Francisco. On Monday, Raymond James employee-channel added a top producer in Houston.
October 05, 2011
ABIA Report: More Cross-Selling Yields More ReferralsThe ABIA report dissects the financial and operational performance of banks, independent agents and brokers, and high performers; and covers topics such as organic growth, new business production, acquired growth, earnings margins, expense ratios, staff investment and staff productivity.
October 03, 2011
Focus Financial Signs 5th Deal of Year With Investment in Nationwide RIA HuffordHufford Financial, which has clients in all 50 states and focuses on dentists, has become the 22nd Focus partner firm.
October 01, 2011
You need to deal with needy clientsGreat customer service is obviously paramount, but when does client service turn to monopolization of your resources?