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A.G. Edwards Installs New Workstations
Aug 01, 2000
A.G. Edwards says all of its 6,800 retail brokers will be equipped with the firm's new ClientOne workstation by the end of October. And despite some complaints about not being able to install unauthorized software...
Wirehouses Form Electronic Bond-Trading Systems
Aug 01, 2000
Several wirehouses have formed online bond-trading consortiums in the past few months in an attempt to compete with independent bond-trading Web sites.PaineWebber, Goldman Sachs and Spear Leeds & Kellogg were expected...
How Profitable Is the Mutual Fund Business?
Aug 01, 2000
Even though Congress ordered the General Accounting Office (GAO) to look into high mutual fund fees and profits, no one yet can say exactly how lucrative the mutual fund business is.A GAO report released in July cites...
Seven Steps Toward 1 Million Dollars
Aug 01, 2000
Nine years ago, Fred Hensler had second thoughts about being a broker. Today he's making strides toward 1 million dollars in production.When Fred Hensler graduated from his wirehouse's month-long training program in...
First Union Guarantees Good Service to Brokers
Jul 01, 2000
First Union Securities says it plans to start treating its retail brokers more like clients. It implemented Service First, a program to improve how it meets reps' needs.Effective July 1, all corporate offices that...
'Forward' Thinker
Jul 01, 2000
Even during his rookie season with the Philadelphia 76ers, Jim Spanarkel knew basketball wouldn't last forever. He's a Merrill Lynch broker now.Jim Spanarkel knows how to rebound. As a standout swingman with Duke...
American Express Settles on New Work Options
Jun 01, 2000
Asking 10,000 reps to make a decision about their futures is a tricky task, as American Express Financial Advisors (AEFA) found out.The firm completed a broker "platform" restructuring process at the end of March...
Balancing Brokers and a Book
Jun 01, 2000
Imagine working for a branch manager who is so busy with his own book that he's rarely around when you need him. Even worse, he spends the branch's marketing budget lavishly on himself and competes against you for...
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