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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...
For single-family offices, a recent Securities and Exchange Commission ruling marked the beginning of an identity crisis writ large–one that will reshape the family office business and may ultimately benefit wealth and asset managers.
Under an SEC order issued today, it will require considerably more wealth or assets for an investor to qualify to pay an investment adviser performance fees. The higher thresholds, mandated by Dodd-Frank reform, are meant to take inflation into...
The Social Security Administration sends a statement every year to workers that projects their future benefits. Financial planners look at those statements when they project future retirement income—but most are advising clients not to believe...
Given its size and growth, the registered investment advisor channel is a critical market for asset management firms who want to grow, according to a report released Monday by Boston Consulting Group. But the fragmentation of the RIA market also...
Coaching is a pivotal part of any branch manager’s role as a leader—of course. Being truly effective at it can make all the difference in the morale and success of your branch office.
When broker-dealers shut their doors, a lot of people suffer: home office staff, advisors, clients. The good news is, new technology and today’s 24-hour media cycle have put advisors in a much better position to sniff out trouble and to know...
Advisor Group, a network of three independent broker/dealers which is a subsidiary of insurance firm AIG, launches an ambitious social media initiative Monday, allowing its more than 4,800 independent reps to, in many cases, post freely on Twitter...
With small independent broker/dealers blowing up left and right, it’s become that much more important to know what kind of compliance regime your firm has and who your colleagues are.