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Most of the biggest brokerages risk paying big bucks to bring successful advisors into the fold in the hope they add to the bottom line. But firms can improve the odds by seeking out younger advisors with a predominately fee-based businesses.
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Capital One Sharebuilder rebranded on Monday as Capital One Investing, merging its online brokerage and advisory practice divisions. Yvette Butler will manage the new business, which will include a new team of advisors and the upcoming launch...
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Critics of factor investing, and there are many, often claim the results of back-tested studies used to prove the worth of strategies built around a stock’s momentum, size or value are really just “mini...
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If you focus too much on getting the top prospect, you’re going to overpay and underperform, says Raife Giovinazzo, the director of research at Fuller & Thaler, and Richard Thaler, princ...
The financial services industry needs to accept the reality of the Department of Labor's fiduciary proposal and move onto figuring out how to live with it, advisors and industry trade associations said in candid comments at Pershing's INSITE 2015...
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Museum-goers would probably love to see Eli Whitney’s cotton gin or a singing baby doll invented by Thomas Edison. But what about fuzzy dice and two Beanie Babies previ...
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced two separate fraud cases Wednesday against financial advisors who allegedly made false claims to gain investors’ trust. ...
Wall Street lobby group SIFMA reiterated its opposition to the Department of Labor’s fiduciary proposal on Wednesday, calling the proposed restrictions for brokers working with clients' retirement accounts “unworkable.&rdquo...
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Financial technology is booming. CB Insights reported that global investment in fintech companies grew from $4 billion in 2013 to $12 billion in 2014. The majority of tha...
Many investors don’t know what the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority’s BrokerCheck website is, but that’s about to change. FINRA launched a national ad campaign Monday to bring more awareness to the site, where investors can access info...
