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REP. March 2012

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Cover Story

  • Mar. 2, 2012
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    Staying Out of the Murder Holes

    In this excerpt from his book Backstage Wall Street: An Insider’s Guide to Knowing Who to Trust, Who to Run From, and How to Maximize Your Investments , Joshua Brown comes clean about some of the more dangerous investment products Wall Street sells to largely unsuspecting investors. A financial advisor and the blogger behind ReformedBroker.com, Brown is a frequent contributor to Registered Rep....More

Features

  • Feb. 27, 2012
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    Protect Your (Online) Rep

    These days you can’t afford not to be online if you want to build and safeguard your “brand.” There are many things you can do to head off potential trouble and make sure potential clients don’t stumble upon a nasty surprise during a search....More

Special Supplement: RIA Trends, Custody and Clearing

  • Mar. 14, 2012
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    The Long Goodbye

    I'm leaving you. I'm leaving you for someone else. It's over. It's been great, really. You've given me so much space, so much freedom. Most people don't...More
  • Mar. 1, 2012
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    Custodian Checklist: Reeling in Breakaways

    In a year that saw roller-coaster market moves, the nation's top custodians seemed to do all right in their efforts to lure new assets and advisors to...More
  • Mar. 5, 2012
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    Your Broker/Dealer May Be Headed for Divorce

    As independent broker/dealers continue to consolidate and the search for profitability accelerates, some firms may be considering dropping their clearing relationship and taking it in-house. Building scale comes first. Could your firm be next?...More

Investing

  • Mar. 1, 2012
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    A Yen for Yield?

    Yield-starved investors have good reason to be increasingly frustrated. Money-market funds yield next to nothing, and five-year Treasuries yield less...More
  • Mar. 1, 2012
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    Correlations, Schmorrelations

    I don't know if market guru Dennis Gartman speaks French, but his recent announcement of a course correction making him once again wild-eyed bullish on...More
  • Mar. 1, 2012
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    Time to Invest in Mortgage REITs?

    Commercial mortgage REITs are well-positioned to take advantage of increased borrower demand and the upcoming wave of maturing commercial property loans,...More

The Practice

Opinion

  • Mar. 1, 2012
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    Editor's Letter: March 2012

    This month we're pleased to feature a piece by Joshua Brown, a financial advisor, a blogger (TheReformedBroker.com) and, well, industry gadfly. On page...More
  • Feb. 15, 2012
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    Mapping Your Social Network

    Elite advisors have turned mapping their affluent clients’ social network into an art form....More
  • Mar. 1, 2012
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    The Puzzler #29

    This Month's Contest:THE PRISON BREAK There are two cellmates locked in a prison cell. The guard will come in five hours to execute them. There is a window...More

Reports

  • Feb. 3, 2012
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    Fight for Facebook Shares May Be Messy

    For Morgan Stanley, doling out IPO shares to clients was a discreet but formulaic business. But with the integration of Smith Barney and an iconoclastic Facebook founder calling the shots, this time may be different....More
  • Mar. 1, 2012
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    Dually Registered Rivalry

    RIA custodians like Schwab and TD Ameritrade may be stealing business away from the IBDs. According to a report by Cerulli Associates, 76 percent of dually-registered...More
  • Mar. 1, 2012
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    Blotter: March 2012

    Fool Me Twice Robert Pinkas was not deterred the first time, SEC charges suggest. The regulator says Pinkas stole $173,000 from a fund client to cover...More
  • Mar. 1, 2012
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    60 Seconds: Alok Prasad

    Does Merrill Edge, Merrill Lynch's brokerage, banking and financial advice platform for the mass affluent, compete directly with Merrill financial advisors?...More
  • Mar. 1, 2012
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    You Charge What?

    When it comes to what they are paying their advisors, investors are clueless. A 2011 survey by Cerulli Associates and Phoenix Marketing International...More
  • May 1, 2009
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    Comings and Goings

    Woodbury Financial Services hired Deb Berg as vice president and chief administrative officer of operations and technology...More
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