Raymond James Financial Inc. was ordered by an NYSE arbitration panel to pay Wachovia Securities $6.6 million for improperly recruiting two brokers and a branch manager, according to the exchange and the firms.

Brokers, listen up. Investors will give you more trades if you give them better online investing tools, according to a new report from Internet research firm Gomez. Online information stimulates interaction between brokers and their clients, the...

Raymond James and Cuso are winning new business by tapping into this potentially lucrative market for investment advice.

New Page 1 PRIMEDIA’S REGISTERED REP MAGAZINE HONORS AMERICA’S LEADING STOCKBROKERS 22nd Annual Outstanding Broker Awards Recognize Ten Innovative and Successful Financial Advisors New York - April 25, 2002 – What does it take to...

It has never been hard to convince parents and grandparents that they should put some money into the market now so that when that adorable little bundle from heaven is ready to get his first tattoo and body-piercing, the money will be there for...

Before reading Values-Based Financial Planning, Raymond James rep Keith Cline could never even think about taking more than a week's vacation every July. Since reading Bill Bachrach's book, Cline has taken off the entire month of July for the past...

Every broker knows that the largest wealth transfer in history will take place as the baby boomers inherit money from their parents. But not everyone knows how to best capitalize on intergenerational planning opportunities. Begin by asking about...

The RR roundtable participants are: Richard G. Cohen, CIMA, is a first vice president investments and senior investment management consultant at Salomon Smith Barney's Westwood office in Los Angeles, where he also serves as producing assistant...

Raymond James Financial Services (RJFS) has launched a program to help small banks and credit unions deliver “wealth management” services to their affluent customers. “Community banks have missed an entire strata of their client...

Has Wall Street finally lowered its testosterone level? The nurturing female rep who listens well and builds well-functioning teams is seen by some as a role model for all brokers. Women brokers talk about a much more female-friendly industry...