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Utilities Plugging Away
By Staff WriterOver the past few years, the dull utilities sector has been turning heads with stock market performance that's been anything but boring. Through the first quarter...
June 01, 2007
WisdomTree Targets 401(k) PlansDespite the mutual fund industry's domination of the 401(k) business, ETF insiders seem intent on giving them a run for their money. WisdomTree Investments has announced...
June 01, 2007
Job Growth Takes a BreakFinancial firms shed 11,000 workers in April 2007, reports www.BrokerHunter.com. This job trimming occurred mostly in commercial banking and real estate. The securities industry did...
June 01, 2007
Adding ETFs to Managed AccountsSecurian Financial Services has introduced a new investment platform that uses exchange-traded funds. Dubbed "Securian Signal," the new managed accounts marry index investments with strategic...
June 01, 2007
How You Are HeardStrong communication skills are imperative to success in the financial planning industry. Whether it's prospecting new clients, working well with employees, or dealing with vendors,...
June 01, 2007
Bond iShares Get CompetitiveOver the past several years Barclays Global Investors (BGI) has been the lone provider of U.S.-listed bond ETFs, but now they've got company. In April, the...
June 01, 2007
Among IBDs, a Blue Chip ChoiceBreaking with an already established tradition, I meet Larry Roth not at the restaurant where we were going to have lunch, but at Royal Alliance's...
June 01, 2007
Merrill Nears 16,000 FAs; AUM Tops $1.6 TrillionMerrill Lynch has reported its second-best results ever, says Richard X. Bove of Punk, Ziegel & Company in Lutz, Fla. The company continues to aggressively...