In 2005, Frank Martin, founder of private, independent RIA Martin Capital Management in Elkhart, Ind., wrote an essay in his annual report to his clients called “The Perfect Storm,” which warned of a potential financial crisis related...
LPL Financial (NASDAQ: LPLA) reported record revenues in the second quarter of $894 million, a 13.1 percent gain from the year-ago quarter, and record asset levels of $341 billion, 23 percent higher than the second quarter of 2010. . Second...
The once embattled Wealth Management Americas unit reported a dip in net new money (NNM) – including dividends and interest -- from $8.4 billion in its last quarter to $7.9 billion in the latest quarter, down six percent. But UBS notes that...
Raymond James Financial’s (NYSE: RJF) private client group added 20 advisors in the U.S. during the fiscal third quarter despite a tough recruiting environment for regional firms. But second-quarter earnings were down.
Profits and revenues fell at TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. last quarter as trading waned at the discount brokerage, but Chief Executive Fred Tomczyk said TDA Institutional has brought on 260 breakaway brokers over the past three quarters, a 20...
Wells Fargo’s (NYSE: WFC) wealth, brokerage and retirement business posted slightly lower second-quarter earnings. Advisor headcount was also down compared to the first quarter, but, on a positive note, advisor cross-selling continued to...
RIMM will continue to lose market share, and face declining revenue, margins and average selling prices. The end result will be a firesale of RIMM, perhaps to Dell (DELL), MSFT, or an East Asian hardware maker...
