Is arbitration fair? Do retail investors get a fair shake in arbitration hearings, considering one member of the three-member panel is an industry person? The argument has been ongoing, with the most recent salvo...
Financial firms have written down more than $100 billion in capital (at the time of this writing). And, the destruction of capital is expected to spread now that some bond insurers seem to be on the lip of insolvency...
Registered Rep.: Why write a book on a magazine list? And how much money do you have to have to make it on the Forbes list? Peter Bernstein: The amount of net worth you have to have to be on the list has increased at...
We, the editors of Registered Rep. magazine, are officially opening our annual hunt for the best in the business. That's right, we're asking for nominations for the Outstanding Advisor Awards (formerly Outstanding...
Shortly, Treasury Secretary Paulson and President Bush will announce their plan to freeze sub-prime loan rate “resets.” Is it any wonder why we like to call Democrats and Republicans, “Remocrats&...
Registered Rep. spoke with Greg Hopper about how the liquidity crisis has affected high-yield issues. RR: There has been a flight to safety, and the spreads between risky corporate debt and Treasury yields have...
We all know what a lousy third-quarter Merrill Lynch had it reported the worst loss in its 93-year history (a $2.3 billion net loss along with a staggering $8.4 billion in bond write-downs). As a result, CEO Stan O...
At an auction in mid-November, a poster for the movie Bride of Frankenstein, starring Boris Karloff, fetched $334,600. That's right a movie poster. Granted it was and considered to be in condition, according to a...
Is conventional financial planning good for your financial health? Before you automatically respond, Yes, of course it is, and angrily turn the page, seriously consider that provocative question for a moment. That was...
