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Austin—“I’m not certain how to handle this Occupy Wall Street movement,” admitted Michael, a veteran wirehouse advisor. “Now it’s Occupy Austin, and I know there are children of some of my affluent clients out there protesting.” Michael was...

By turns invaluable and disappointing (and over-priced), “Freedom from Wealth: The Experience and Strategies to Help Protect and Grow Private Wealth” ( McGraw Hill, $50) is undoubtedly the big book of the season in the wealth management world. T...

What a difference three months can make. Summer market volatility took its toll on Charles Schwab Corp.’s third-quarter results, with sharply higher trading revenue being offset by flat asset management fees. Schwab today said its trading revenu...

Often times, when you leave a place of employment for greener pastures it is not the most amicable separation. Usually, feelings of resentment and betrayal materialize regardless of the culture or climate existing beforehand. There is no better...

One of the more interesting sessions at last week’s Fusion Advisor Network conference in Las Vegas focused on “Creating Profitable Client Relationships.” This panel discussion featured successful advisors Kathy Fish of Fish and Associates, Eric...

You might be surprised what you find if you review your clients’ insurance needs. Many universal and variable universal life insurance policies underperformed over the past 10 to 15 years due to falling interest rates and huge stock market losses...

Wells Fargo’s wealth brokerage and retirement businesses reported third quarter income of $291 million, up 14 percent versus the year ago quarter, while revenue for the division was down 1 percent from the year ago quarter. Revenues declined on...

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