A labor lawyer, armed with depression era law that was originally intended to protect blue-collar workers, is threatening Wall Street's age old compensation structure. Do you deserve to be paid overtime? Sick of paying your assistants salary?
Edward Jones has a unique approach, an 84 year tradition - and a host of challenges. Can Jim Weddle bring the company into the 21st century and preserve its core strengths?
Anat Kendall: Hello, everyone. On behalf of The New York Times and Registered Rep. magazine, I’d like to welcome all of our participants to The New York Times Job Market Roundtable. Our purpose here today is to have a robust discussion of &...
Why hasn't the retail investment business done a better job recruiting and retaining minorities and women? The firms say they try, but some former UBS reps say it's racism, pure and simple
After stepping into the ring last spring with California Attorney General Bill Lockyer over fund disclosure practices, American Funds recently knocked the AG on the canvas; Edward Jones, another Lockyer target, hasn't been so lucky. In November...
Most reps noted a lot of improvements at their firms this year. For the first time in three years, the cumulative average of all of the firms increased to 7.8, up from 7.6. Reps at Merrill Lynch, Wachovia and A.G. Edwards heavily influenced the...
According to Chinese astrology, 2005 is the Year of the Wood Rooster a year marked by prosperity, both spiritually and materially. Under this zodiac animal system, much of the world's population should have experienced a surge of optimism and...