As Wells Fargo Takes Over, Integration at Wachovia and A.G. Edwards Still Faces Hurdles
May 18, 2009
As Wells Fargo begins its summer-long re-branding of Wachovia and A.G. Edwards, some financial advisors at what is now the largest retail brokerage firm in the U.S.—16,000 FAs—say the integration of the Wachovia and A.G. Edwards is...
The Evolution of Stockbrokers
May 14, 2009
Can a rank-and-file Series 7 holder who works for a major national broker/dealer ever truly work as a fiduciary? Go to VonAldo.com, the blog of Registered Rep. Editor-in-Chief David A. Geracioti.
Advisor Switching Cools in April
Advisor Switching Cools in April
May 12, 2009
The number of advisors switching firms in April dropped 25 percent versus the number who switched in March. According to Discovery Database, 1,961 reps changed b/ds in April, compared with 2,624 in March.
Morgan Dresses Up For TARP Exit
May 08, 2009
Morgan Stanley is aggressively dressing itself up to exit TARP. The firm raised $8 billion in new capital on Friday through the sale of debt and equity, over 50 percent more than it announced on Thursday. The funds will cover an $1.8 billion...
Are You Worth It?
Are You Worth It?
May 01, 2009
For financial advisors whose clients have seen years of hard-earned savings evaporate in the last 18 months, there's some okay, very little comfort in knowing there were few places to hide
Van Pearcy
Van Pearcy
May 01, 2009
As co-captain of the track team and starting wide receiver for the football team, Van Pearcy lived the proverbial young athlete's dream when he went to college at the University of Notre Dame, where he majored in economics
Green Shoots or Weeds?
May 01, 2009
Positive bank earnings announcements from Wells Fargo, Goldman Sachs and then Citigroup provided enough juice to propel the stock market through a sixth week in the green in mid-April. But a lot of non-believers are dubious that this is the sign...
Obama Tops Depression-Era Stimulus
Obama Tops Depression-Era Stimulus
May 01, 2009
The government has spent 29.9 percent of GDP to get the economy growing again
Andrew Koerner
Andrew Koerner
May 01, 2009
Like many recent college graduates, in his early 20s, Andrew Koerner threw a backpack over his shoulder and explored the world for six and a half months. His wife of 20 years, who is from the Dominican Republic, made a similar trip
Fay Debellis
Fay Debellis
May 01, 2009
Fay and Robert DeBellis decided when they were married in 1996 that they wanted charitable giving to be a component of their joint financial plan
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