Diana Britton

Assistant Managing Editor, WealthManagement.com

Diana Britton is the Managing Editor of WealthManagement.com and REP. Magazine, covering asset management and independent broker/dealers from all angles. A native of Los Angeles, she now lives in Queens, N.Y.

Posts by Diana Britton

by Diana Britton in Indie Advisor May. 17, 2013

Walnut Street Team Turns Down Cetera Deal to Join Boutique IBD

A $145 million AUM team from Walnut Street Securities has turned down a retention deal from Cetera to join SCF Securities....More

by Diana Britton in Indie Advisor May. 13, 2013

New Broker/Dealer Hopes to Bring the Best of brokersXpress

MoneyBlock hopes to fill the void left by brokersXpress, the independent broker/dealer that was suddenly closed by Schwab last year....More

by Diana Britton in Indie Advisor May. 2, 2013

On Mutual Fund Assets: This Round Goes to the Indies

In the fight for mutual fund assets, the indies seem to be winning, with mutual fund assets growing at a faster pace at the independent broker/....More

by Diana Britton in Yield of Dreams Apr. 30, 2013

Everything You Know About Portfolio Construction Is Wrong

One speaker at IMCA takes a lot of common investing perceptions, and throws them out the window....More

by Diana Britton in Indie Advisor Apr. 25, 2013

LPL, Raymond James Report Lackluster Recruiting Quarter

Independent broker/dealer LPL Financial and Raymond James had a lackluster first quarter for recruiting advisors....More

by Diana Britton in Rulebook Apr. 24, 2013

FINRA Withdraws Proposal Requiring BrokerCheck Link

A proposed FINRA rule requiring financial advisors to post a link to their BrokerCheck information on their websites and social media sites is no....More

by Diana Britton in Advisor Intelligence Apr. 17, 2013

BofA’s Wealth Management Margins Jump to 26%

Bank of America's wealth management segment reported a record pre-tax margin of 26 percent for the first quarter of 2013, although advisor count....More

by Diana Britton in Indie Advisor Apr. 15, 2013

NFP Sold to… Guess Who? Private Equity

NFP said it will be sold to private equity firm Madison Dearborn Partners, further solidifying the private equity push into the wealth management and....More

by Diana Britton in Rulebook Apr. 1, 2013

You’re Now a Fiduciary, But It Doesn’t Change Much

This April Fool’s joke, courtesy of former NAPFA Chair Ron Rhoades, is a doozy....More

by Diana Britton in Advisor Intelligence Mar. 29, 2013

Sallie Krawcheck on the Real Reasons to Hire a Financial Advisor

If active money managers can’t beat the market, how can a financial advisor be expected to? They can’t, or that’s the idea behind a recent LinkedIn....More