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Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services Inc. has agreed to buy Securities America Financial Corp., the troubled independent broker/dealer, from Ameriprise Financial Inc. for at least $150 million in cash, Ladenburg and Ameriprise said this morning...
These are the times that try men's souls. -- Thomas Paine
Tom Paine should have been a financial advisor. Attempting to bolster the spirits of Continentals after a retreat from a superior British force in the winter of 1776, Paine wrote, “The...
Despite stomach-churning market volatility and continuing economic uncertainty, the summer swoon of 2011 is still a far cry from the perilous plunge that shook the country in 2008, say wealth managers and family office executives.
The independent b/d industry successfully lobbied to amend a bill recently introduced in California that would prohibit the “willful” misclassification of independent contractors who fit the definition of an employee...
Retiring baby boomers are pouring their money into variable annuities with guaranteed lifetime withdrawal benefits. The problem is, these products have a number of hidden drawbacks. Financial advisors need to keep clients informed.
