The Internet is freewheeling “ether,” where, it seems, anyone can say anything about anyone or anything. Wealth managers are becoming increasingly concerned about how to effectively manage their valuable, but vulnerable, reputations. They are even...
Yesterday, I came across a data-free screed on Registered Rep. lambasting the financial advisory community in general and the way it is compensated specifically. The piece was written by Andrew J. Haigney, Managing Director of El Cap Investment...
UBS top brass sent out a blitzkrieg of reassurances to its prized financial advisors Monday to keep them in their seats and get them to reach out to potentially nervous clients. The effort follows the double whammy of bad news about the bank out...
Health stocks have faced strong headwinds. The sluggish economy has caused patients to postpone elective surgery, while pharmaceutical companies have been hurt by healthcare reform and expirations of patents on blockbuster drugs. Should you avoid...
Readers of our work know that we’ve been outspoken critics of the investment management industry. Much of our criticism has been focused on how investment advice is priced and dispensed (see The Truth About Asset-Based Pricing and Investment...
Merrill Lynch’s John Thiel announced in an internal memo Wednesday plans to shake up leadership in the US wealth management and private banking divisions of the firm. The news comes just two weeks after Bank of America announced a major...
Every wealth management firm needs new business. Conventional wisdom says the most effective way to get new business is referrals from satisfied clients. But some firms, ranging from large national financial service companies to regional boutiques...
Focus Financial Partners LLC in New York is one of the largest registered investment advisor aggregators in the country, but Chief Executive and founder Rudy Adolf likes to say that the company is not interested in turning entrepreneurs into...
