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LPL Financial reported net income of $49 million, or 43 cents a share for the first quarter of 2011, a 92 percent jump from the first quarter of 2010. Revenues grew 17.5 percent from the year ago quarter to $873.9 million. Nearly 70 percent of...
Ameriprise Financial (NYSE: AMP) plans to sell its independent broker/dealer unit Securities America, according to the company’s first quarter earnings report released today. Meanwhile, the firm is still in the process of finalizing a...
Americans are getting fatter and older by the minute. While that’s not happy news for us individually, it certainly represents an opportunity for healthcare real estate investment trusts...
Commodities are big news nowadays. Not that that’s anything new. After all, the market breakdown of 2008 was preceded by huge run-ups in oil, precious metals and foodstuff futures. Speculation—fostered by a proliferation of exchange...
In a disappointing quarter for Morgan Stanley, the firm’s global wealth management group was, once again, a bright spot, with revenue, earnings and client assets up, though advisor headcount and pre-tax profit margins were down. Morgan’...
Raymond James Financial’s (NYSE: RJF) Private Client Group led the firm’s growth in the second quarter, posting a record $275 billion in client assets under administration, up from assets of $242 billion a year ago and $262 billion in...
Chicago -- “We’re holding small social events for clients; some bring a guest, and everyone has a good time, but…” Bob began. “We struggle with the followup. We’re not contacting any of the guests because we...
