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By Staff WriterMost registered investment advisors find new clients the old-fashioned way: referrals from satisfied customers. Word-of-mouth referrals have always worked well in this business, since would-be...
August 01, 2008
Morgan Stanley Shares Q2 ResultsMorgan Stanley says income from continuing operations in the second quarter ended May 31, 2008, was $1 billion compared with $2.4 billion in the second...
July 31, 2008
A useful terminology guide for LTCIQ. I want to pursue financial planners as referral sources. What key words should I be using when I talk to them, and what information would it be helpful for me to provide to show them that I am a credible resource for their referrals? A.
July 22, 2008
Ameriprise Financial to Acquire SeligmanA definitive agreement has been reached between Ameriprise Financial, Inc. and J. & W. Seligman & Co., Inc. under which the Minneapolis-based financial services firm...
July 01, 2008
UMA integration within the broker/dealer - In their own words"We've been working on a unified managed account platform to better serve our advisors who manage assets on fee-based platforms. Our UMA platform will provide...
July 01, 2008
Merrill Lynch Adds to Net Losses While Boosting Number of 'Experienced FAs'Merrill Lynch reported a net loss from continuing operations for the first quarter of 2008 of $1.97 billion and an overall net loss of $1.96...
July 01, 2008
The Intelligent InvestorAs a contrarian investor, advisor John P. Elwood has carved out a niche turning long-term losers into winners. Now in his 40th year in the...
July 01, 2008
The MatchmakerTennessee Williams wrote the famed line for tragic character Blanche DuBois in his play, "A Streetcar Named Desire." But veteran executive recruiter Mark Elzweig says...