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SA: Gripes and Grunt Work
Oct 01, 2001
Mundane administrative and clerical work is what sales assistants like least about their jobs. And do not view them as mere secretaries, either, assistants say. Almost a quarter (24%) mention something about mundane...
What's the Redemption Rate on Managed Accounts?
Oct 01, 2001
Even though industry data does not track redemption rates of managed accounts, industry sources say the number is about 15% less than mutual funds. There's no industry statistics to draw from, so I can only go by what...
SA: Portrait of a Sales Assistant
Oct 01, 2001
Registered Representative magazine's second annual Sales Assistant Study surveyed 329 sales assistant subscribers (and assistants of broker-subscribers) in July and August to uncover key information about these vital...
Big-League Broker
Oct 01, 2001
If Bill Heath's career in the brokerage industry mirrored his days as a major-league baseball player, he probably wouldn't be handling $300 million in assets at Barrington Financial Advisors in Houston. Heath, an All...
Morningstar Launches Managed Money Program
Sep 05, 2001
For years, Morningstar has provided research tools to financial advisers. But now the company has decided to get into the advisory business. Morningstar, a Chicago-based provider of investment information and...
UBS Penalizes Reps for Flipping
Sep 01, 2001
UBS PaineWebber will charge brokers two times gross commissions when clients sell newly issued stock within 40 trading days, provided the stock hasn't moved up or down by 10%, the firm announced July 27 when the...
Survey: Nearly 60% of Americans Do Not Have Wills
Aug 28, 2001
Fifty-nine percent of American adults don’t have a will, according to a survey by the legal Web site, FindLaw (www.findlaw.com). The survey found that people are more likely to have a will as they get older...
Study: Investment Firms May Miss the Wealthy
Aug 23, 2001
It seems every financial services provider claims it is aiming at the high-net-worth market. But according to a study by The Boston Consulting Group (BCG), many firms risk missing the target. The study looked at the...
Brokers’ Median Pay Topped $366K Last Year
Aug 13, 2001
Retail broker production and pay hit yet another record high in 2000--the sixth consecutive year of higher commissions, fees and earnings, according to the Securities Industry Association’s Report on Production...
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