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The securities industry’s biggest lobby held its annual meeting today, and, as usual, congratulated itself on the great job the industry has been doing in raising capital for business

Less than a week after Stan O’Neal retired as CEO and Chairman of Merrill Lynch, sources in the know say the firm’s Board of Directors has offered the position to BlackRock’s Chairman and founder Larry Fink

Another one bites the dust. Citigroup’s Charles Prince resigned Sunday night in the aftermath of Citi’s horrendous third-quarter earnings report

Deal with the mortgage crisis. Minimize the pain of a hedge fund implosion. Play a game of bridge. Smoke a J. That may be a day in the life of Bear Stearns Chief Executive, Jimmy Cayne.

The subprime debt market blowup has had very different effects on Wall Street firms Goldman Sachs and Merrill Lynch. Goldman earnings shined in the third quarter, and Merrill earnings stunk. But according to news reports

A list of the biggest independent b/d firms by number of reps. ...

The next time one of your clients is passing out cigars to celebrate the birth of a baby, tell him that if he wants to educate that bouncing bundle of

If you've been an advisor for even a few years, then the sub-prime mortgage crisis probably has you feeling like it's d vu all over again. A high-growth sector of the economy has collapsed, investors are panicking and selling off shares, brokers...

Tis the season for giving and receiving, as well as for high-pressure television ads that force you to search frantically for the button on the remote control. But sometimes, paying attention to those special offers available for a limited time...

The next time one of your clients is passing out cigars to celebrate the birth of a baby, tell him that if he wants to educate that bouncing bundle of joy at an in-state public school, he should begin saving at least $300 per month right away. And...