In 1988, broker Conrad Santiago was new to Orlando, Fla., and new to the financial services industry. The Puerto Rican native came to Florida to build a better life with his wife and new baby. He wanted (and needed) to get to know people to help...
After gaining approval last month from the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance, Prudential Financial plans to go forward with a $3.9 billion IPO late this year, assuming stable market conditions. It will trade on the NYSE under the...
The odds against a fight breaking out at the Prudential Securities office in Hartford, Conn., are astronomical, but if one ever did, the winner would likely be declared by Glen Feldman. That's because Feldman, a rep at the firm, is a professional...
Let's face it. It has been downright brutal out there for the past 18 months. My business will be down for the first time in 17 years. Many of my clients are quite disappointed with the performance of their investments. I have been buying the dips...
Imagine what would happen if you lost your hand-held computer. All of the personal and client data stored on your personal digital assistant (PDA) would be at risk. A potential computer hacker could gain access to confidential information, such as...
The Web site of Investor's Business Daily (IBD) is available only to subscribers of the paper. Register at www.investors.com and remember your user name and password you'll need them every time you log on. Top and center on the home page are...
Retirement scares people, says Roger Smith, a registered rep, CFP and co-owner of Planned Solutions, an RIA firm in Sacramento, Calif. I don't want to exaggerate, but these people are as close to petrified as you can get, says Smith, a 21-year...
The affluent are searching for unbiased, multidimensional solutions for protecting, growing and distributing their wealth. Therefore, wealth management has become the latest catch phrase in the financial services industry to describe a business...
