The Firm: Capital Investment Management,Denver Principal: Christopher Pelley B/D Affiliation: Secrurities Service Network Year of Independence: 1992 Assets Under Management: $150 million I guess you could say I'm a contrarian because while some...

Wealth management professionals from around the country gathered Oct. 17 in New York City for the Trusts & Estates The daylong conference at the Marriott Eastside Hotel included: —The guru of estate planning, Roy M. Adams of Sonnenschein...

Is now a good time to go independent? With the market continuing its unnerving slide and the state of the economy still uncertain, it's a perplexing question. On the one hand, the larger payouts that independents earn are a big plus when...

The Firm: The Lowry Group,Gainesville, Fla. Principal: Joe Lowry B/D Affiliation: Investacorp Year of Independence: 1994 Assets Under Management: $60 million I've been in the financial services business 28 years. I started in the life insurance...

The Firm: Hudock Moyer Financial Advisors,Williamsport, Pa. Principal: Barbara Hudock and Jason Moyer B/D Affiliation: Wachovia Year of Independence: 2001 Assets Under Management: $220 million After 26 years at Merrill Lynch, Barbara Hudock didn't...

The Firm: Smedley Financial Services Inc.,Salt Lake City Principal: Roger Smedley B/D Affiliation: Securities America Year of Independence: 1983 Assets Under Management: $128 million What's unusual about me is how I got to be a financial planner...

The Firm: Foundation Asset Management,Blue Bell, Pa. Principal: Jeffrey Heinel B/D Affiliation: The Investment Center Year of Independence: 1995 Assets Under Management: $100 million I went from food to finance in my career. After I graduated...

The Firm: Jeb Bashaw & Co., Houston Principal: Jeb Bashaw B/D Affiliation: Linsco/Private Ledger Year of Independence: 2001 Assets Under Management: $100 million Prior to going independent, I was with UBS PaineWebber from June 2000 until November...