Companies like mine will have to compete through global brand names--much like Coke and Pepsi now compete.--Philip Purcell, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter CEOIf youre thirsty, youre never far from a can of Coke--whether...
Ric Edelman's friend was 50 years old and eager to see if his retirement goals held water. But he didn't ask Edelman, a financial planner who runs The Edelman Financial Center in Fairfax, Va., for help."He used a...
Remember when good branch managers reminded you of your dad? Whether man or woman, they'd push you hard to succeed, dress you down when you deserved it, take the time to listen--and always be there. Just like dad...
About a year ago, the broker began to take a close look at small-cap stock charts. With a client base mainly of individual stock traders, he'd grown frustrated at price moves that didn't jibe with trading volume. The...
In his 13 years as a broker with Prudential Securities, Ellis Prince Jr. figures about seven managers came and went at his branch. Prince sat back and watched only slightly less turnover in the regional manager...
In the real world, if you want to start a new career, you get some education, find a company to hire you, and if it doesn't work out, you move on to another employer.Then there's the brokerage industry. Under NASD...
