In our third annual Independent Broker/Dealer Report Card Survey, reps turned out to sing the praises of their firms. But who are they kidding? The IBD business is in a tight spot.
The Department of Labor is most likely to put a stake in the ground first on a fiduciary proposal in July, and it could highly influence what the SEC’s standard looks like.
Although advisors are demanding access to social media at a rapid pace, broker/dealers say there's limited adoption and limited results from social media.
Industry recruiters said advisors at independent broker/dealers are expecting more from their firms than they ever have before, especially when it comes to up-front money.
During a media breakfast this morning at FSI’s OneVoice 2013 conference, FSI said the DOL assumes that getting paid by commission is conflicted, but that’s wrong.
In this interview, Michelle discusses her decision to leave the wirehouse world 6 years ago (she was a “breakaway broker” long before the term was even coined), her partnership with her mother, and her vision for Source Financial...
The fundamentals of the economy look remarkably good, said Greg Valliere, chief political strategist of Potomac Group, at the Financial Services Institute’s OneVoice 2013 conference here in San Diego, Calif.
