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Greenwich, China?
Jul 01, 2011
Is Greenwich, Conn., where a high concentration of New York-based hedge fund managers live in sprawling mansions with elaborately manicured grounds, the secret to the U.S. hedge fund industry's financial success...
Babes in Boyland
Jun 06, 2011
Women are starting to trip up the rungs of rich lists—one of the last holdouts of male economic dominance, says the Wall Street Journal's wealth report.
Blotter: June 2011
Jun 01, 2011
Variable annuities get a bad rap for a reason: they're so often used to abuse seniors. Despite a big coordinated effort among regulators to stamp out such abuse in recent years, plenty of fraudsters still manage to...
Tech Bubble 2.0?
Tech Bubble 2.0?
Jun 01, 2011
Shares of LinkedIn (LNKD) rose 109 percent from the offering price of $45 per share on their first day of trading, May 19, making it the third-best performing IPO of the current bull market and the fifth-best...
For Quantum Growth, Wow Your 50 Top Clients
May 17, 2011
Financial advisors should focus extra attention on their 50 best clients to achieve growth and build their “ideal” practice, said Nancy Petrucelli, a coach who has worked with wirehouse advisors for the...
Edward Jones Aims to Quadruple Veteran Hires
May 04, 2011
Edward Jones is changing tack a little bit. Long known as a firm that trains greenhorns and career changers from the ground up and then holds onto them (mostly) for life, the firm is getting serious about recruiting...
George Cook: A Voice for the Voiceless
George Cook: A Voice for the Voiceless
May 01, 2011
Financial advisor George Cook displays a pair of steel cuffs once worn by a child slave on his office coffee table. He knows what effect they can have on those who see them for the first time. Cook first saw cuffs...
David Rae: Racing Against AIDS
David Rae: Racing Against AIDS
May 01, 2011
Financial advisor David Rae started riding in the AIDS Life/Cycle race just four years ago, and he has since gotten heavily involved in recruiting and fund-raising for the event. The seven-day race, which raised $11...
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