The man who led the overtime wage battle against wirehouses (and won millions for reps) is now making the argument against the largest independent broker/dealer in the nation, LPL.
Christopher E. Baggini has been appointed as senior portfolio manager/security analyst at Turner Investment Partners. Baggini previously was the lead portfolio manager of the Aberdeen Equity Long-Short Fund, which won...
Maybe financial planning isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Sure, it’s been held out as a “must have” service, especially during down markets. But it turns out it doesn’t really give...
Under reform legislation, RIAs with less than $100 million in assets will no longer be regulated by the SEC. State regulators will step in. Will states be more successful than the SEC?
The nervous-client-syndrome has yet to wear off. That’s according to a new survey that says most advisors are still spending the majority of their time with existing clients rather then generating new business.
LPL to go public. As one advisor puts it, “[The private equity firms] didn’t invest in LPL to hang out. It was a business decision and they’re ready to monetize their investment.” The PE firms&...
What does your CEO's face look like? If he's he might be perceived as less competent than a CEO with a more mature appearance. On the other hand, he's probably considered more likeable. That's what Duke University...
Broker/dealer firms eat away at their advisors' take-home pay with little fees on nearly every product and service. Sometimes the slices they take aren't very transparent.
